THE PLAY PAGE CROSSWORD TIME

GRID659

ACROSS

1. At a loss

5. Grouch

9. Addition word

12. Sean ... of films

13. Bathurst event

14. Pigeon’s cry

15. School exam

16. Major roads

18. At ...!

20. Not in use

21. Traveller’s guide

24. Hurled

27. Assemble

29. Chinese temple

33. Daunts

35. Small earthquake

36. Made smaller

37. Energy

38. Possible to eat

41. Earl Grey drink

42. Sentry’s command

45. Row

47. Occurrences

50. Jam

54. Footy whistle blower

55. Thin bit of smoke

56. Type of hoop

57. Mine’s output

58. Permits

59. Comply

DOWN

1. Competent

2. View

3. Printers’ concerns

4. Poker bet

5. Collision

6. More uncommon

7. Opera division

8. Hive insect

9. Amino ...

10. Christmas tune

11. Potion portion

17. “The ... looks around and is beaten by a blow”

19. Be present at

21. Army meal

22. Overhead curve

23. Prickly ...

25. Choose

26. Prison employee

28. Vinegar vessels

30. Eliminate

31. Noah’s scout

32. Broad expanse

34. Hit the slopes

39. Consecrated

40. Mispronounces

42. Man of the hour

43. Copycat

44. Vitality

46. Repeat

48. Night bird

49. “... Hard”, movie

51. Chafe

52. Bar beverage

53. Is allowed to PUZZ927