70 Puzzles
Double Crossword CRYPTIC
Across 9 Not quite so high a score (9) 10 Willing to, which is nice (9) 12 Most of all, to a singer (4) 13 No wood carried in to be chopped (6)
14 Getting confidential with the soldier (7)
15 Not managing to keep afloat, having little training (9)
17 Fool around and I help round up, right at the end (9)
18 Gets going when one attacks (5,2) 19 Deal with direct (6) 20 A spot for one in the programme on vending machines? (4)
23 The expurgated version of ‘Made a Fortune’ ? (7,2)
25 Down in value and one’s unhappy (9)
26 ‘Dust-up’ is w-well backed (4) 27 Grasp why the hen wants you to go away (6)
29 Regretted having, for shade, planted a tree in it (7)
32 Prepare to eat in a restaurant not far away (3-2-4)
34 A silly sap sprinkling sugar on a vegetable! (9)
35 ‘Chicken,’ you yell, about to set off (7)
36 Give up quietly, cunning about it (6)
37 Curves in front (4) 38 He sees things from a different aspect, high ground (9)
39 Promise given with confidence(9)
Down 1 It’s not diluted, honest (8) 2 Do what you like, but don’t be a nudist! (4,8)
3 Show up and I play the clown (8) 4 Stopping and repairing, when the top comes off (6)
5 At the end nips back and there’s a rapid decline (8)
6 Saying no more and preparing to brave the cold (8,2)
7 a Round about lunchtime decants the claret performance (7)
8 Treated badly at prison, went through it (10)
11 Establish ownership of the stock (5)
16 Slowly going ahead with one’s attempt to find out? (6)
19 Take up the dog hair (3) 21 Falling behind in the land- grabbing battle? (6,6)
22 He detains the guardian (6) 23 Type ‘A secret I foolishly try to hide’ (10)
24 Meant to put one’s mind to (10) 25 A note from the said money (3) 28 At the exchange rate, having a certain value (8)
29 Brighten up again after a dull spell? (8)
30 Said ‘Throw the rest out an absolute flop’ (8)
31 As a rule, shut half in, say (7) 33 Standing right beside one, you find (5)
34 Father returned with fruit, it would seem (6)
Solution to this week’s puzzles will be printed here next week
QUICK Across
9 Unwilling (9), 10 Golf club (4,5), 12 Unit of length (4), 13 Antelope (6), 14 Followed the track of (7),
15 Once more (4,5), 17 Deadlock (9), 18 Hang (7), 19 Cloak type (6), 20 Greek spirit (4), 23 River feeding another (9), 25 Emphasise, reinforce (9), 26 Unsightly (4), 27 Choice (6),
29 Curved sword (7), 32 Table game (9), 34 Large reptile (9),
35 Of the present (7), 36 Day nursery (6), 37 Magician’s stick (4), 38 Try (9),
39 Long slender cigar (9) Down
1 Renegades (8), 2 Percussion
instrument (12), 3 Agricultural
worker (4,4), 4 Accomplish (6), 5 Hit man (8), 6 Not engaged or married (10), 7 Perspired (7), 8 Intrusive (10), 11 Greek letter (5),
16 Broad street (6), 19 Remuneration
(3),
21 Unthought-of (12),
22 Small cave (6), 23 Torture
instrument (10), 24 Phantom (10), 25 Vase (3), 28 Unsafe (8), 29 Garments collec -
tively (8),
30 Motorcycle sport (8),
31 Sour liquid (7), 33 Sensational (5), 34 Slightly scary (6)
Last week’s answers Cryptic Across:
8 9 1
3 6 4
3 2 4, Alleg-e 7, Left over 8, ES-
teem 10, Speak 13, T-act 14, Par-R 15, (the) Was-H 16, A-do 17, Step 19, Orly 21, Po-wer to-ol 23, Cone 24, Oils 26, Bat 27, Atom 29, I-a- go 32, Skim 33, Angel 34, Refuse 35, Road-side 36, Wastes. Down: 1, C-lasp 2, Af-t-er 3, L-O-OK 4, Are- as 5, Lett 6, Gre-Ed-y 9, School 11, Pat 12, Arson 13, Tapr- oo-m 15, We-e 16, All 18, Tweaks 20, Rosin 21, Pot 22, Tim 23, Camera 25, Age 28, Tiers 30, A-gain 31, Older 32, Su-it 33, Aids. Quick Across
4, Geneva 7, Anaconda 8,
Lancet 10, Stein 13, Pare 14, Earn 15, Base 16, Web17, Fail 19, Need 21, Lend a hand 23, Dart 24, Vast 26, Keg 27, Heed 29, Emit 32, Pear 33, Erase 34, Claims 35, Economic 36,
2 4 9 3 5
THE PEMBROKESHIRE HERALD FRIDAY JANUARY 30 2015
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Fill the grid with the number 1 to 9 so that each row, column and 3x3 block contains the numbers 1 to 9. Target: 30 minutes
1 7 7
Sudoku 4 8
9 5 6
4 1 9
5 6
Brutal.Down:
1, Pause 2, Water 3, Soon 4,
Galas 5, None 6, Viewed 9, Arenas 11, Tar 12, Infer 13, Palaver 15, Bid 16, Wed 18, Anthem 20, Enter 21, Lag 22, Had 23, Dealer 25, His 28, Easel 30, Maims 31, Teach 32, Pint 33, Erne.
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