SUPERQUICK CROSSWORD 978
Entries must reach Contest Editor SuperQuick 978, Top of the Times PO Box 11, Cape Town 8000 or e-mail tott@inl.co.za by midday on Wednesday. The first correct entry drawn wins R100, the next three R50 each. Winners are announced next week.
NOTE: Please include your postal address and contact number with your entry.
ACROSS
1 Put in the shade, the lovely girl became mutinous (8)
5 Half of them, trapped by the wire, turn and twist (6)
10 Result of getting younger every day? (6,9)
11 To follow, a number are put inside for hard labour (7)
12 Jack’s imitator Tom, who’s on an outing? (7)
13 Loves, when the light is out, to spoon (8)
15 Gather it’s a church in a street abroad (5)
18 Gives one pointers (5)
20 Segregated as usual, in a bad state (3,5)
23 Sink into the same madness and get treatment (7)
25 Stick the lettuce inside with the sweetener (7)
26 Dim and carrying things by the stairs instead of the lift? (4,2,3,6) 27 Remarking it’s a dumb-bell (6)
28 Orders the fellow to take the fruit (8)
DOWN
1 Put in a new position – one in a mess of trees (6)
2 After the absence, revert to gambling (4,5)
3 When the key was dropped into the lagoon, drunkenly? (4,3) 4 Shine and reveal about ninety fish (5)
6 The fish I returned was more colourful (7)
7 Not a good time for the soldiers to turn up (5)
8 Approved of or otherwise, needs to cover the gun up (8) 9 Is thrashing the matter out, to abuse (8)
14 Rewards, we’re told, with sweets (8)
16 Part of a plant, or an insect, or a bird (9)
17 With ringing tones, joins the conversation? (6,2)
19 Is not wrong about the army post (7)
21 A number were questioned about how they voted (7) 22 Reels about, having had a few in the bars (6)
24 Take a picture and it does come out (5)
25 There’s a big turn-out for her (5)
SOLUTIONS TO 977:
Across: 1 Scramble. 5 Stocks. 9 Insecure. 10 Firmer. 12 Crumbs. 13 Rebelled. 15 Tell-tale sign. 18 To all intents. 23 Pomander. 24 Savour. 26 Assail. 27 Muffling. 28 Ernest. 29 Penchant.
Down: 1 Switch. 2 Risque. 3 Macabre. 4 Lore. 6 Trireme. 7 Complain. 8 Strident. 11 Regaled. 14 Plunder. 16 Stoppage. 17 Parmesan. 19 Lentils. 20 Traffic. 21 Lolita. 22 Bright. 25 Sure.