CRYPTIC Crossword

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

PICTURE CLUES

16ac & 21ac

ACROSS

1 Animals lose their right to become emblems (6)

4 The Marianne kind? Could be reportedly (8) 9 A type of Roman statesman (6)

10 Bob turns around and becomes persistent (8) 12 Made a name for himself – and on himself? (4) 13 Encircled, made ruder sound (10)

16 Wax lyrical about farewell to a plane (8,3)

18 Reckoning on stopping the digging (11)

21 Song of the century? (10) 24 A bit of frostbite makes the news (4)

26 Ruin game. Ruined with plant (8)

28 Directors planks (6) 29 An organic heap established, containing the least expensive items... (8)

30 ... decided with the fall of currency (6)

DOWN

1 Turn out to be – be company mechanical engineer (6)

2 The conduct of crude Mo ( 7) 3 What the Cockney listens to and with (4)

5 The queen goes to the back of the ship later (5)

6 The backward bat gets a bill... (3)

7 ... and Florida gets two ducks on the delta swamp (5)

8 Are these curtains drawn vertically or horizontally? (5) 11 A shellfish, I hear, found within arm’s reach (6)

14 23 gets myself around to form alliances (6)

15 I heard this place full of slippery characters? (6)

17 Rae leaves submarine unfortunately in a cloud (6) 19 Saunter about showing characteristics ( 7)

20 Maybe Medusa was – but Victoria wasn’t (6)

21 Black boat – white bleach (5) 22 A big ale possibly (5) 23 Subjects, objects, names (5) 25 Dan works out here (4)

27 Have a short sleep on the billiard table cloth (3)

ACROSS: 2 Rafting 7 Reef

18 8 Appalachia 19 20 9 Nail 10 At hand

13 Essayist 15 Referee 16 Agonise 20 Calabash 23 Entrap 25 Lawn tennis 27 Peru 28 Topknot

DOWN: 1 & 26dn Bump into

2 Rehandle 4 In-laws 5 Granny knot 6 Genius 11dn, 24ac & 3dn The

Cage Fighter 12 Average out

4 14, 17 8 & 11 19dn 15 The Greatest IN

Showman 15 Roc 18 Sea

21 Awaken 22 Asleep SOLUTIONS: The Greatest Showman, The Cage Fighter

$100 WINNER: D Anderson, Whangarei