Waikato Times

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1. In which to burn sort of trace in iron (11)

6. Glengarry could tell a better story (3)

8. Tasso had written about such kilns (5)

10. Time a fellow took to turn out, being in the militia (9)

11. How to bear the burden of the pari-mutuel (4)

12. A more skilled lover first to bare it, somehow (5)

13. Flowering shrub turning blue, I add to it (8)

16. The jellyfish of the Mediterran­ean are America’s (7)

17. One in out of date setting is smelling rank (4)

18. It’s about the right sort of commotion (4)

19. So I carp about it being so commonplac­e (7)

21. When lama turns to harpooner, for one (8)

23. A year’s entry in a non-u year-book (5)

26. A gem brought back from Ullapool (4)

27. It rings a warning, which is all marble can do (5-4)

28. To call off mission to bar is wrong (5)

29. Between one king and another one found a drink (3)

30. He may be regarded as over-sophistica­ted in capital (4,7)

DOWN

1. How to aid our lost worshippin­g of false gods (10)

2. Imaginary plans are like Flying Fortresses (7,2,3,3)

3. A favourite cure, without banjo accompanim­ent (7)

4. One of five last words to kind friends in a tavern in the town

(5)

5. It disconcert­s one, upsetting starlet (7)

6. It closes with a syndicate on Hair (11,4)

7. It sounds hurtful as a sheet of glass (4)

9. Heel and this is not running (3)

13. Where one sleeps out of boredom (7)

14. Contempt for a sin did get misapplied (7)

15. Root parcel out if it will make the coffee (10)

19. Controvers­ial writing to compel one to make (7)

20. Fellow gives it a variety of Indian bread (7)

22. Marble venue bowlers use (5)

24. Pinch one at the overturn of prohibitio­n (3)

25. Like night when first dromedary got on Noah’s craft (4)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: Across: 1. Informatio­n 8. Harridan 9. Fish

10. Verso 13. Ruin 16. Oath 17. Blue 18. Earl 20. Party 24. Exit

25. Palatial 26. Destitutio­n

Down: 2. Norm 3. Oxide 4. Means 5. Infer 6. Chronomete­r

7. Thunderbol­t 11. Run-up 12. Order 14. Ugly 15. Stir 19. Lotus

21. Apart 22. Tract 23. Fino

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