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

21ac & 3dn

ACROSS

1 Get the price (5)

4 Area near Wellington you heard the cows in the shed? (5,4)

10 Stir tide up to become the filthiest (8)

11 Rope rascals into appearing in musicals (6)

12 Chastise unit for being a bit eager (12)

14 A bear that returns in a band (4)

15 Handicappe­d illegally? ( 7) 17 Seems to be, at first, very quiet to the listeners ( 7) 19 Daniel is shortly to get $1000? Bugger! (4)

21 The goat stars and scores in this conspiracy theory movie (9,3)

25 To make certain and be horribly generous but go away (6)

26 Conclusion reached about indices with zero (8) 27 Commercial French green is eye opener to highlight (9) 28 Try to write a story (5)

DOWN

2 Live, but return to sin (4) 3 Pete, Col and Pa make purr-fect couples in this movie? (3,6) 5 The production of energy created (6)

6 Some damage caused by what you wore out? ( 7) 7 Propagatin­g bits for cads (5) 8 Traits Don and I portray are from way back (10)

9 Rabid newt has left (4) 13 Grizzled about “Pam” I cloned (10)

16 Makes the speeches ready for the post (9)

18 Christened, Ned leaves and becomes the wealthiest ( 7) 20 Do you take them to bed, sir? Usually (6)

22 Go round the long way? (5) 23 Lord of the Rings had them, but with an article out didn’t get Oscar unfortunat­ely (4) 24 Sounds like a couple of notes on the couch (4)

 ??  ?? Be in to win – write the solutions on the coupon on page 69.
Be in to win – write the solutions on the coupon on page 69.

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