New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

CRYPTIC Crossword

Complete the puzzle to reveal two solutions in the shaded squares, relating to the picture clues.

- By Jim Greenfield

PICTURE CLUES 26ac & 28ac & 2dn & 14ac ACROSS

1 Instrument­s played by Cockney bums? (5) 4 Fifty one post scripts get the OKs in the make-up department (9) 9 This country is what it sounds like ( 7) 10 Tying down more than once is heaps ( 7) 11 Atkinson removed kits later (4) 12 Definitely a lousy belt substitute (10) 14 See 2 Down 17 Moon starer, curiously (10) 21 He wasn’t right, right from the start (10) 24 Nominate Anne out (4) 26 & 28ac Occular glitter from a sound and look alike (5,2,5,4) 27 Can become strained in the camping ground by the sound of it ( 7) 28 See 26 Across 29 Found a valuable item in the glass etchings (5)

DOWN

1 Art form brought into the fold (7) 2dn & 14ac Accidental­ly forgive teen on oath – I don’t believe it! (3,4,2,3,5) 3 Not one snake around in TV drama (4) 4 Hens? No! Insects (9) 5 Hippo & lion between them had a disease (5) 6 Suites refurnishe­d after a run (6) 7 Get a ring from the man in church (5) 8 Horse in the cereal makes it saturated (5) 13 & 16dn Ardent, abnormal small insect (3,3) 15 Types of types (9) 16 See 13 Down 18 Most men can be magic ( 7) 19 Withdraw concerning the shout ( 7) 20 It’s the one after the other (6) 21 Table composer we heard (5) 22 A sweetheart that was noisy and had a limp (5) 23 Back in the same direction twice at the end of July, the twit (5) 25 A mountain from planet Napoleon (4)

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