60 LISTENER JUNE 1 2019
Solution 1521 Across: 1 Cenotaph, 7 Blaze, 8 Shangri-La, 9 Mad, 10 Slag,
11 Alexis, 13 Trainspotting, 15 Locust, 16 Bond, 18 Pie, 20 Horsehair,
21 Dhoti, 22 Swimmers. Down: 1 Costs, 2 Niagara, 3 Togo, 4 Phillips screw,
5 Palms, 6 Reading, 7 Bauxite, 12 Gnocchi, 13 Torpedo, 14 Iron Age,
15 Lemon, 17 Darts, 19 Berm.
QUIZWORD by Alan Shuker CROSSWORD by David Tossman
Puzzle No 1522 Puzzle No 1131
DIVERSIONS
Solution No 1130
For explanations of previous
cryptic crosswords, see David
Tossman’s blog at http://www.noted.
co.nz/distractions/quizClues across
- Gang member swaps
moderate leader for liberal
one producing some kai
moana (7) - A quiet fashion comes back
in the world of primates (6) - Well informed with the
majority at the top (6) - Peers as a group show a lack
of skill, missing out on a first
(8) - Flail about as establishment
figure embraces Labour
leader (8) - Jottings returned about times
for the gravedigger (6) - Crook: he threw a denture
out (5,3,7) - Misguided padre really
beginning to be a man of the
cloth (6) - Pet poo is distributed across
the road (8) - Medical officers cease
operations initially with a
blood sucker (8) - Behold this millilitre of
yttrium. It is quite decent (6)
Clues across
- For four years, which
painting hung in Napoleon
Bonaparte’s bedroom? (4,4) - Which country has rivers
Foro, Moro, Reno and Po? (5) - Despite much gambling and
gaming, the state of Nevada
bans what? (9) - The Aztecs considered which
bird a symbol of death and
destruction? (3) - What is the handle of a
sword or dagger? (4) - Ford of Britain produced
Mark I to Mark IV models
of which popular car from
1950 to 1972? (6) - Which John was the
principal founder of
Methodism? (6) - What was widely regarded
as the national card game in
the 19th-century US? (6)
17/18. Which British rock
band took the name of the
inventor of a horse-drawn
seed drill? (6,4) - What is the 19th letter of the
Greek alphabet? (3) - Which river rises in the
mountains of eastern Turkey
and flows through Syria and
Iraq to join the Tigris? (9) - Nordwand, German for
“north wall”, is on which
mountain? (5) - What is a wicker bed for a
baby? (8)
Clues down- What protective covering of
decaying vegetable matter
is used around plants? (5) - What type of plants are of
the genus Urtica? (7) - What is an old name for
syphilis? (4) - In snooker, what long-
legged rest is used to raise
the height of the cue tip?
(6) - What improved item
did inventor King Camp
Gillette patent in 1901? (5) - What is a spinning storm
that rotates around a low-
pressure centre? (7) - What narrow strip connects
two larger land areas across
water? (7) - A cordwainer works with
what material? (7)
13/15. Who turned down the
role of Sondra Huxtable on
The Cosby Show because she
wanted to be a singer? (7,7) - What style of Italian brandy
is made from the residue of
grapes after pressing? (6) - Dame Augusta Wallace was
the first woman in New
Zealand appointed as a
what? (5) - Who goes with Brahms in
a Cockney expression for
drunkenness? (5) - Who is the Greek god of
love? (4)
24. Offer set out for sanitary
devices (6)
25 Messenger cooks me curry
(7)
Clues down
- Seamen love old musical
accompaniment unmixed
(8) - Famous art gallery in South
Dakota, so it’s said (6) - Thrash sheep in the manner
of the heartless (8) - Mirrors, it is said, elicit an
automatic response (6) - Citizen of Warsaw absorbs
Roth novel: “An Opening in
Hull” (8) - The French friend comes
back with just a piece of a
coat (5) - Perform as expected: return
to forum in other words
(3,4,2,4) - Company has managed
turnover firstly, trading in
cocaine initially and heroin
perhaps (8) - Sloppy tradies’ team leader is
the last to arrive (8) - Unusual feat: slut appearing
refined (8) - Stupid dupe takes a measure
of mental ability to be
offended (6)
20 Father’s go at making dough
(6) - Correspond with friend
under arrest finally (5)