SUNDAY CROSSWORD —

1002

ACROSS:

2 G.K. Chesterton detective (6,5)

7 Winsome deer

(5)

8 Irish alphabet

(5)

9 Tanning device

(3,4)

13 Large hairy spider (9)

15 A bedtime farewell (9)

18 Horrible or dreadful (5)

20 Brilliant red (7)

21 A native of New Zealand

(5)

22 Inert, lacking vigour (7)

25 Takes for granted or takes over (7)

27 Feeble usually because of old age (7)

28 Heroic and adventurous stories (5)

32 Russian ballet company (5)

35 Employing again (7)

40 Rather rude and uncouth

(7)

41 Grazing land

(7)

42 Group of nine

(5)

43 Utter while crying (7)

44 Utter boredom

(5)

45 Clarify (9)

49 Area of Western Germany (9)

53 Injured or wounded (7)

54 Organic compound (5)

55 Prayer before meal (5)

56 Tilling of the land (11)

DOWN:

1 Zhivago's heroine (4)

2 Helsinki chap

(4)

3 Drag (4)

4 San ___ : Italian city? (4)

5 Midday (4)

6 Gala event (4)

9 Abate, decrease or let up (7)

10 Through the nose (7)

11 Always young

(7)

12 Letters received (7)

13 Beaten tracks?

(6)

14 Money given back (6)

16 Dejected or sad (6)

17 A strong desire for water or another type of drink (6)

19 Praise (4)

21 Low plant (4)

23 Panaji locale

(3)

24 English television and film actor ___ Elba

(5)

26 Spicy tomato sauce (5)

29 Indian

National Theatre, in short (3)

30 River in W central Africa (6)

31 Short poem (6)

32 Tartan skirt (4)

33 Edible leafstalk sweetened in pies

(7)

34 The former New Hebrides

(7)

35 Burglars (7)

36 Scold (7)

37 Understanding term? (1,3)

38 An old 21 shillings (6)

39 At the back (6)

46 Poet Ogden (4)

47 ___ avis : the rare mythical bird? (4)

48 Able was I,

___ __ saw Elba ? (3,1)

50 Preliminary contest (4)

51 Border (4)

52 Steal (4)