The Week - UK (2022-02-19)

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THEWEEKCROSSWORD 1299

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of thefirstcorrect solution to thecrosswordand the clueofthe week openedon Monday

28 February.Emailthe answersasascan of acompletedgrid or alist, with the subjectline

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1 Monthwithanewwriter?Very

oldoneactually(8)

5 Bikesmovedwithoutpurpose

byoldBob(6)

9 Virginia’spartnerintoendless

marijuana?That’sserious(8)

10 Famousfootballerholdstwo

diamondstosell(6)

12 Yarnsomefeelislengthy(5)

13 Expensive,liketheentrytoSt

Paul’scathedral(1,3,5)

14 Busyroadwithinreach?One’s

onthefarleft(6)

16 Loosewomenseeninthefront

row?(7)

19 Modelnoticedwhat’sshaped

likeacomb(7)

21 Friendssay,posewith

committeebriefly(6)

23 EcstasyI’darouse,whilebarely

earningaliving?(9)

25 Istrappedinverywarmlift(5)

26 SundayTimescorrected

splittingwords(6)

27 Startgameaftertyrant’s

gone?(5-3)

28 Chumallowedaplatform(6)

29 TheFrenchannoyedbefore

Englishgame(8)

Clueoftheweek:Toxicchemicalagentthat’sathreattotheworld(7, 6 )

PrivateEye,Cyclops

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SolutiontoCrossword 1297

ACROSS: 7 Senoras 8 Cryptic 10 Hues 11 Conference 12 Infirm

14 Istanbul 16 Eveningprimrose 18 Green tea 20 Freest 21 Helicopter

23 Yank 25 Seattle 26 Regatta

DOWN: 1 Beau 2 Conscience 3 Watchman 4 Priest 5 Epée 6 Discourses

9 Angioplasty 13 Never-never 15 Nurseryman 17 Informer 19 Trolls

22 Iota 24 Nuts

Clueof the week:For instance,theyincludeant sincealso an insect

(8, first letterA)Solution:Anagrams(twoanagramsof “instance”clued)

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