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JCʸp 49
SUDOKU
CRYPTIC:Across– 1 Untruth; 8 Abstain; 9 Sealion; 10 Knock up; 11 Romance;
12 Rustler; 14 Cobbler; 18 Earlier; 20 Allying; 21 Alabama; 22 Lurcher; 23 Deserve.
Down – 1 Unserviceable; 2 Trauma; 3 Union; 4 Hanker; 5 Espouse; 6 Jackal;
7 Inappropriate; 13 Sleight; 15 Belfry; 16 Regard; 17 Midair; 19 Roams.
QUICK: Across – 1 Miserly; 8 Equator; 9 Senegal; 10 Postage; 11 Nowhere; 12 Diabolo;
14 ¦ĪǿŲĪģ᠒ 18 Rebirth; 20 Tessera; 21 Plugged; 22 Oversee; 23 Robbery.
Down – 1 Misunderstood; 2 Sinewy; 3 Rogue; 4 Yelped; 5 Russian; 6 St Malo
7 Order of the day; 13 Inverse; 15 Foster; 16 Draper; 17 Prague; 19 Blurb.
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CRYPTIC CLUES
Across
- Exercises using a vegetable! (3)
- Girl to rewrite Hamlet (6)
- Arrange in detail, although the chart cannot be
considered (3,3) - No kite blown about when this is tied perhaps (7,4)
- Hurry round to publicise impartially (6)
- The charm of variegated laurel (6)
- More repulsive sounding shopkeeper (6)
- My tea’s stirred – it looks hot (6)
- Spirited literary person? (5-6)
19.ŲĪǝŊżģƣżƠƫÿŧŏŲĪŧĪǽƸŏŲƸĪŰƠĪƣᠤᚂᠥ - Man found in a tavern once (6)
- It’s the same English deer (3)
Down
1.FÿƸŊĪƣǝĪŲƸƣżǀŲģƸŊĪǿƣĪƠŧÿĜĪěĪłżƣĪSŊÿģÿŰżƣěŏģłĪÿƣᠤᚂᠥ
2. ÿŧŰģżǝŲŏłŊĪŧģěǣƫǝŏǽƸᠤᚂᠥ
- A second English degree on elementary life form (6)
- Sharp-ended boat? (6)
- Not a place of higher education (5,6)
- Metalworker who is more successful than the team of
experts (5,6) - Confusion in the mist (3)
- Relying on part of the city (3)
- Deputy who has a street in the West End (6)
- Trader resolved to delay progress (6)
- Worked hard and converted voters (6)
- Tom turned weapon inside on the rodent (6)
CROSSWORD
QUICK CLUES
Across
- In favour (3)
5. ƣÿǽƸǣᠤᚂᠥ
7. ƣĪƸÿŲᠤÿŲÿŃ᠇ᠥᠤᚂᠥ
9.rŏģŧÿŲģƫłżżƸěÿŧŧƸĪÿŰᠤڑ᠁ᚂᠥ
10. ǀƸƸĪƣᠤᚂᠥ
11.ǀŧŧǿŃŊƸĪƣᠤᚂᠥ
13.ŧżżģƠƣżģǀĜƸᠤᚂᠥ
16.®ŰÿŧŧŃÿƸĪᠤᚂᠥ
18.®ĜÿƣŏŲŃᠤᙷᙷᠥ
19.ŰÿŧŃÿŰÿƸŏżŲᠤᚂᠥ
20. ƣÿǭŏŧǣᠤᚂᠥ
21.ƣŃÿŲżłƫŏŃŊƸᠤᙹᠥ
Down
1.tǀƠƸŏÿŧᠤᚂᠥ
2.®ƠżƣƸƫŰÿŲᠤᚂᠥ
3.ǜĪƣŊĪÿģĪǢƠĪŲƫĪƫᠤᚂᠥ
4.NǀŲŃÿƣŏÿŲᠤᚂᠥ
6.£ƣżŃŲżƫƸŏĜÿƸŏŲŃᠤᙷᙷᠥ
8.¦ĪģǀĜƸŏżŲᠤᙷᙷᠥ
10.ßĪŃĪƸÿěŧĪšǀŏĜĪᠤᙹᠥ
12.®ĪŧĪĜƸᠤᙹᠥ
14.¦ÿŏƫĪģᠤᚂᠥ
15.ŲģƣǣŧÿŲģᠤᚂᠥ
16.ƣĪÿƸŊĪÿǀģŏěŧǣᠤᚂᠥ
17.®ǝÿŧŧżǝǀƠᠤᚂᠥ
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