Woman’s Day (New Zealand)

Cryptic crossword

- Christine Lovatt’s

ACROSS

1. Prime suspect found in hotel accommodat­ion (6) 4. Cooks sigh, carrying silver dish from Scotland (6) 8. They are often present for the contractio­ns (11) 10. A tool handy for building a bridge? (7) 11. Organ that can take a bashing (3) 12. Bloody unusual (4) 13. Toffees have hidden cost (3) 14. Mixed nuts cause paralysis (4) 17. Tree, burnt or not! (3) 18. Thick scarf used to reduce noise (7) 19. Join in with Attica piper, perhaps (11) 20. Group of geese and horse caught in strong wind (6) 21. Tool franchise leased contents (6)

DOWN

1. Agonising, awful, earth-shattering (13) 2. Backing promoter’s joint (11) 3. They’re not included in the package for bit players (6) 5. A sure expression on

land (6) 6. We take turns using

it (8,5) 7. Fake bar ledge has iron on it (11) 9. Sugary fantasies wished for at night (5,6) 15. It’s unprincipl­ed when spoken after morning (6) 16. Santa’s transport broke his leg (6)

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