The Timaru Herald

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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ACROSS 2. Indonesian fabric is a bit awkward to start knitting (5) 5. Business concern will rise slightly in commerce (4) 7. Wooden ring Winnie put back (4) 8. An apostate may be enraged by episcopal leader (8) 9. Unsuitable name I’m giving sermon about (8) 11. It’s a sudden misfortune: try to cool it (4) 12. Gratifying­ly brief Western to dash out (5,3,5) 15. Church recess will only half fall in a heap (4) 17. One using flail makes her rest around end of swath (8) 19. Incommunic­able quality my quiet’s composed of (8) 21. Depict how one will prove an attraction (4) 22. Hurry up and hit it – hard! (4) 23. None excluded by woman on the railway (5) DOWN 1. Has boil dispersed to do away with it (7) 2. Soft roll as breakfast starter father gives up (3) 3. Drone monotonous­ly on about a loose fringe (5) 4. It shows affinity with one’s relatives (7) 5. Will grow tired of taking a puff at it (3) 6. It has its wavelength­s to do, air being disturbed (5) 10. Not having a reason for turning it into Norwegian (5) 11. Takes part in cricket or a different game (5) 13. Old piece given quite an alteration (7) 14. A gentle twist may be graceful in form (7) 16. Money order is made out to him always in physical education (5) 18. Steward engaged in exhibition centre event (5) 20. It may amount to a little drink (3) 21. It may be brut or alcohol-free (3)

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