CROSSWORD

Combo Cross No. 4839

Straight Clues ACROSS

6 Three-toed

flightless birds 9 Rowing implements 10 Distant

11 One or the other

of two

12 Muscular twitches 13 Punts

15 Employs 17 Cry out loudly 18 Loosen

19 Robe of office 20 Care for

22 Horse race prizes

DOWN

1 Type of lottery 2 Non-venomous snake 3 Fertile desert place 4 Plates 5 Encroaches 7 Classifies 8 Remains of

destroyed ships 13 A contusion 14 Label 15 Extreme 16 More irritable 17 Military unit 21 Consumed food

Cryptic Clues ACROSS

6 Scares Iowa’s ostrich-like birds 9 Boat propelling instruments

soar badly

10 The RAAF is a long way off 11 Each of the two joins me in there 12 Facial twitches from topless

antics

13 Some of the best wagers 15 Avails oneself of America,

essentially

17 Phone page

18 Disencumber UN footwear

19 A professional gown for a silly goat 20 Raise the back

22 Use a broom on poles for

gambling prizes

DOWN

1 The Royal Air Force heads

joined an elf in a mild lottery 2 Inboard type of constrictor 3 On active service initially is a place of welcome relief from discomfort

4 First thing Sunday, hides

shallow containers 5 Encroaches and commits

illegal seizure of an office 7 Arranges varieties

8 Flotsams and jetsams destroy

times

13 Damage the surface of rubies 14 Stick etc, to a voucher

15 Awful traditions beyond a

specified range

16 More irascible grid with ease 17 A body of people associated

together, changes crops 21 Indelicately took nourishment