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down 1. God armed an apocalyptic war to end
all wars (10) 2. Alternative practises can give rise to comic lust (9) 3. Norse god raised above a cross, left a chest (6) 4. Evil goblin is part sorcerer (3) 5. A clan who starts late summer/early autumn period (4) 6. A lichanos recomposed, becomes saintly (8)
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7. Ask your computer to binarise 128 characters (1,1,1,1,1) 8. Del Boy starts pandering illicit vehicles (4) 12. A non-believer is beheaded, becomes a worshipper (6) 14. A maths problem leads to poor circulation (6) 15. The deil performs ‘nicht airts’ (10) 18. Her cloak looks like it’s being taken apart (9) 19. Silicate material, makes boss teas (8)
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22. Order a lover (6) 24. eg. The Sa?HIJKLMNO?hara (5) 26. Japanese algae, often eaten in-pairs (4) 27. Wetsuit contains small French container, eg. needles (4) 30. <pic> (3)
across 1. May include 28 hangovers, 29 fried breakfasts, 30
roasts dinners and/or 31 Posts (1,5,2,7) 9. A cosmic crop, chaotic and observable to the naked eye (11) 10. Patterns contained within pictographic gimmickry (1,1,1) 11. They all sang tall about their dashing bravery (8) 13. It’s hard to post-identify our nearest star (5) 16. GP in part starts, often found under loose taps (4) 17. Alternate legs filling someone else’s boots? (5-2) 20. Molecules slowly moving through cosmochemistries (7) 21. It’s a turning place in Italy (4) 23. A different tale to begin and end nomad’s travel (5) 25. Coins as opposed to notes (4,4) 28. Airy medium, often ‘stepped on’ (3) 29. Wee Rick sings about a frozen yoghurt (5,6) 31. Restrains tigers, struggle ensues. Offenders are not taken easily (9,6)
F H I I T
T S
across 1. Purchase denominations? Splits (7)
5. Most dust can improve focus (5) 8. Girl, nothing to do with a catchy rope (5) 9. Soil spiker? Rare oat mixer (7) 10. Little Chinaman’s debt :-( sounds like a sad tree (7,6) 11. A card gets half of the face (6) 12. Safety measure for requesting silence (4,2) 15. UN dwarf opens a fruit can, unquestionably honest (13) 18. Wealthy Spaniard hid ol’ gold (7) 19. Lift his Energy? (5) 20. R-Boat propellants sound like an angry beast (5) 21. 7 Up stirred. Squares. (5,2)
O O R
C O D N S Wee Mingers solution on Letters Page
down 1. Self-imposed (next to) regulation (2-3)
2. Sixth year initially stalks organisations (7) 3. Dove’s calling monarch a bit of a fruitbasket? Bittersweet ingredient (7,6) 4. a.k.a. Norville Rogers (6) 5. Offering cubes over + or - ? eg. The cost of maintaining lubrication (7,6) 6. Praise a former spouse over some duty (5) 7. Southern team ascend, epic fail (5,2) 11. Token contender (7) 13. Stripey cats sound appreciative of busy insects (7) 14. She half adores in abundance (6) 16. The land of spices and monkeys (5) 17. A spherical organ, above contradictory final placement. Check out. (3,2)
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