National Post (National Edition)
CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Super present from creepy pupil
in New York (3,5)
5 Tot by sea in Brittany in holiday
season (6)
9 Disgraceful riot soon breaking
out – university steps in (9) 11 Leading quartet of Cavaliers
missing in rolls (5)
12 Sleep needed by relations –
some linen must be provided (6) 13 Wonderful king embraced by
chum gets to soften up (8) 15 Player on bench that’s got diminished is farmed out elsewhere (13) 18 Transformation of construction
firm – hurt’s been nasty (13) 22 Like teacher, editor and social worker featured in illustration (8)
23 Water flowing in street in the morning – engineers brought in (6)
26 Old Roman spies given new
name under cover (5)
27 Wacky quality of sentimentality combined with shortage of subtlety (9)
28 Fruit in cold drink son removed
(6) 29 One who changes sides, finding
fault with common soldiers (8)
DOWN
1 African queen maybe
entertaining 999? (8)
2 Rose in journey on male beast
(3,2)
3 One about to enter Iberian FC
entrance (7)
4 This could be Anita the writer,
ladies and gentlemen! (4) 6 Most horrible whopper
punching guts naughtily (7) 7 Composer’s sister said to be in
ruin (9)
8 One of 11 misbehaving in resort
(6) 10 Quiet and initially wild like a
sorcerer? (8)
14 Splendid Scottish university,
one taken over by English (8) 16 Party offering drinks facility?
Then get canned, drunk! (4,5) 17 A moister ground arises from
spray (8)
19 Form of entertainment that’s
loud and dishonest (7) 20 Emergency set-up, product that
sells quickly (7)
21 Drug I accept will work, getting
rid of torment finally (6) 24 Woman associated with garden
books as part of festival (5) 25 It’s nothing, darling! (4)