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THE WEEK CROSSWORD 1203

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firstcorrectsolutiontothecrosswordandtheclueoftheweekopenedonMonday13April.

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ACROSS

7 Now that could be something! (7)

8 Caught one on the way out with a

chopper (7)

10 Storming rant, officials backed –

give over! (8)

11 Obsessive rear admiral seen in

one, right? (6)

12 Sound is mostly very slow in

music (6)

13 Asteroids could produce this,

nothing less (8)

14 Gifts I’ll reckon to get sorted

before end of Xmas! (8,7)

18 Plaice seenwithout tails at sea?

Not commonplace! (8)

21 Cook batting after introduction

of off-spinnerRoot (6)

23 Illegal activity in group

together British rejected(6)

24 Intermittently switch

positions (2,3,3)

25 Soundsliketheyhavetrouble

in their...chests? Chests (7)

26 English in eastern island resort

is the language (7)

Clue of the week:Butcher has ox tongue(5, last letter A)fromAWeek in

December,anovelbySebastianFaulks

k’s winner will receive an

ettinger.co.uk) travelpass

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SolutiontoCrossword 1201

ACROSS: 1 Scarecrow 9 Adamant 10 Snubbed 11 Granite 12 Piecemeal

14 Beta test 15 Townie 17 Marshal 20 Peking 23 Carolina 25 Olfactory

26 Salerno 27 Pesetas 28 Eternal 29 Ecstasies

DOWN: 2 Centimo 3 Rubicon 4 Cream tea 5 Wangle 6 Palatable 7 Cabinet

8 Attesting 13 Abysmal 15 Towcester 16 Imploring 18 Apparent 19 Trolley

21 Kittens 22 Narrate 24 Noodle

Clue of the week:The scandal of fees charged in this capital market?

(12 first letters BI)Solution:Billingsgate

The winner of 1201 is Rhys Barnett from London

Charity of the week

LaburnumBoat Clubisasmall children’s charity,

working with some of the most disadvantaged

children in eastLondon. Our mission is to provide

opportunities for the personal development

of young people and theirfamiliesinthe local

community through participation inarange of

water-based activities. We aim to beapositive

force for changing lives inasafe and supportive environment.

Prior to the UK lockdown,weprovidedafter-school and holiday clubs;

activities for young peoplewith disabilities; employmenttraining for

teenagers; an adult mental health club; travel and independent livingtraining

for young adults withdisabilities.Visitlaburnumboatclub.com to find out

more about Laburnum, to makeadonation or find out how to get involved.

Fillinallthesquaressothat

each row, column and each

of the 3x3 squares contains

all the digits from1to9

SolutiontoSudoku 746

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238147596

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8 9

4 1 3 2 6

7 3 4 6

1 7

6 7 5 2

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Sudoku 747 (difficult)

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cutandcut(5-3)

2 SundayTimesbrieflyputover

anewchurchposition(6)

3 Scrapsintheshowerafter

match(8)

4 Tucksinplacewithfood(6)

5 Musicalgirlkeepsemployment(8)

6 Entertainroyalwithbuttofwine(6)

9 Onereturningforarchaeological

workfurthernorth(8,3)

15 HeardRussiandramatist?Tick

list(5,3)

16 Besottedadmirergivesmarriage

promiseafteratime!(8)

17 Whatstartstoruinawayday

duringautumn?(8)

19 Saltinthemaingoeswithchow

perhaps(3,3)

20 Detainworkingstudent(6)

22 Ilikenothingaboutnew

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