New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

CRYPTIC Crossword

- By Jim Greenfield

PICTURE CLUES

1ac & 16ac

ACROSS

1 Geneticall­y bred featherles­s chickens? They even made a scary movie about it ( 7,2,4) 8 It was Mr Policeman, Enid (4) 9 On Sunday try chapter nine for poison (10) 10 Baby-in-waiting (6)

11 Fixes ruffled orc crest (8) 12 Maths! Mom, I’m a bit hairy about this beastly subject (8)

14 Pretty versatile covering for beginners (3)

15 Yes, it’s a sheep which ever way you look at it (3)

16 This medical movie was a brute, OK (8)

19 Keep asking and get the stone thrower (8)

21 Avoid a cover up? (6)

23 Four more to go on course... (10)

24 ... without French (4)

25 Use electron motor to hop channels from a distance (6,7)

DOWN

1 In a bit of bother? Ring Ms Peel the Avenger we hear ( 7) 2 Did the Cockney hug the older person? (5)

3 Have a squizzy at us in the ship when not at home (4,3) 4 Shows controls ( 7)

5 I’ve seen it happen in havoc curiously (5)

6 Did he make sure you didn’t leave the bar in the old days? (9)

7 Cult Ian revolution­ised and turned him into a madman ( 7)

13 “Tornado ruins Moslem art” (9)

15 Be charmed about a rum one ( 7)

16 No, Craig it is totally chemical free... ( 7)

17 ... which will harden one thug ( 7)

18 Top guns in the league ( 7) 20 Inactive nitre (5)

22 There’s no end to sadness if money hungry (5)

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