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Brainbusters Cryptic crossword
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Thenames,wordsandtitlesbelowallrelatetoactorMichaelCaine.All
exceptoneofthemcanbefoundinthegrid.Wordsmayreadbackwards
orforwards,vertically,horizontallyordiagonally.Somelettersareused
morethanonce.CIRCLELETTERSONLY,DONOTCIRCLEWORDS.Theleftover
name,titleorwordis themysterysolution.Writeyouranswerontheentry
form on page 88. August 12 solution:Les Misérables. Winner: H Harris,Hamilton.
ACROSS
1.InitiallyAllBlack
marks,thenrefrains(8)
5.Partoflegofyoung
cow(4)
9.I sacknoisyscientist
MrNewton(5)
10.Ah,rantaboutten
causingdangerous
disease(7)
11.Fourduetsinan
Indianlanguage(4)
12.Judgedme,almost
assured(8)
14.Giveinonthesubject
ofperiodoffasting(6)
15.Runawaywithouta
placetoland(6)
18.Becrazierandconfuse(8)
20.Pleasedthatit’sa
wrap!(4)
23.Moreobvioustoletoff
theQueen(7)
24.Promopieceis leftin
theburb(5)
25.Cutthemiddleoflax
education(4)
26.Cosmeticinvolves lens
care (8)
DOWN
1.SomewhatsadI
eulogised. Farewell! (5)
2.Firstcelebrityputson
sandalcausinggossip(7)
3.Thirdmonthdoesn’t
begintobethemost
important(4)
4.Lessdisorganisedwith
lesswater(6)
6.I rearuponhorse?(5)
7.Intentlyfixedlady
losingheart(7)
8.A paperhandkerchief
is underdiscussion(2,5)
13.Wranglersdon’tstart
withfishermen(7)
14.Actress,MsGibney,is
duMaurier’sgirl
16.StunlawaboutWaldorf
saladingredients(7)
17.Letpromixcarfuel(6)
19.Wear,wearetold,but
inwhichlocation?(5)
21.Prohibitdeer,first,
thenpoorbear(5)
22.It’sa Swedishband,
whicheverwayyou
lookatit!(4)
Alfie
Alfred
Arthur
BAFTA
BatmanBegins
Blair
BloodandWine
rian
Charlie
CurtainCall
Deathtrap
Elliot
Frank
Gambit
Harry
Inception
Jack
Jasper
John
Kidnapped
Lawrence
LittleVoice
Matthew
Milo
NowYouSee Me
Oberst
Robert
Sidney
Sleuth
Stephen
Thomas
Wilbur
1
Inhowmanymovieshas
IanMcKellen played the role
ofGandalf?
2
Endeavouris thelong-
hiddenfirstname of which
TVdetective?
3
Howmanycardsis each
playerdealtatthestartof
a handofTexashold’empoker?
4
In whichcountrywasauthor
LeeChild born: USA, Canada
orUK?
5
Whatis thefourthletter
oftheGreekalphabet?
6
ThemovieCoalMiner’s
Daughteris a biopicabout
whichcountrysinger?
7
Bywhat
namewasthe
cityofNewYork
previouslyknown?
8
TheCrown’s
VannesaKirby
starsinwhich
recentaction
moviespin-off?
9
Theterm“nudiustertian”
relatestowhichperiodof
time: a week,a fortnight, or the
daybeforeyesterday?
10
WhowroteMatthew
Flinders’Cat andThe
Potato Factory?
Morse 2. Inspector1. Six Answers
Lynn 6. Loretta5. Delta4. UKwo3. T
& Furious:Fast8. AmsterdamNew7.
day before yesterday9. The & ShawHobbs
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