Crossword 2585

ACROSS 3 A group of things of the same kind that belong together (3) 8 Someone or something that is very annoying or troublesome (4,2,3,4)

9 An _ up one’s sleeve (3) 10 Tendon (6)`

12 A short-sleeved unisex casual shirt that has no collar (1-5) 15 The mass of eggs of a fish (3) 16 Past tense and past participle of sleep (5)

19 Pitchers (5)

21 Public Relations Officer (3) 23 One who suffers death rather than renounce his beliefs (6) 25 To suggle, cuddle (6) 27 Mimic (3)

29 Boxing: decision based on the majority verdict, not unanimity (5,8)

23 To be in debt (3)

DOWN 1 The plural of optimum (6) 2 Myth: a king who had the power of turning all he touched to gold(5)

3 Trap (5)

4 Short for et cetera (3) 5 Playhouse (7)

6 The capital of India (5) 7 Borders, fringes (6)

11 Past tense and past participle of creep (5)

13 A female adult pig (3)

14 Dig one’s _ in (5)

17 Snoop (3)

18 A violent and destructive windstorm (7) 20 Ambuscade (6) 22 Outside the limits of (6) 24 Respond (5)

25 A daughter of one’s sister or brother (5)

26 Coy (5)