Crossword 2638

ACROSS

5 Do (3)

6 Relating to the eye (6) 7 Iniquity (4)

8 Recede (3)

10 A fastening for a door operated by a key or combination (4,4)

13 The town of one’s birth or early life (4,4) 15 Relating to or derived from milk (6)

17 Chief port and largest city in Cameroon, on the Bight of Bonny (6)

18 Witness (8)

22 A single tear (8)

24 One less than three (3) 25 A temporary interval of quiet (4)

26 A music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960’s (6)

27 The female of the rat (3)

DOWN

1 Appearing casually calm and relaxed (10)

2 A sudden feeling of doubt or fear (5)

3 A creed of the Christian Church in Latin (5) 4 Having had the the bones removed before cooking (7) 5 Countertenor (4) 9 Lower or incline the head as mark or respect (3) 11 Alcoholic drink (6)

12 The 2153km long river that forms the border of Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo (5,5) 14 One or the other (6) 16 Chuckle gleefully (7)

19 The front of a ship (3) 20 An activity involving physical exertion and skill (5) 21 Brink; margin (5) 23 Capable, skilled (4) Yesterday’s solutions ACROSS 2 Albatross 8 Assume 9 Banter 10 Nib 12 Evacuate 14 Edge 15 Eros 16 Rasp 17 Cry 18 Cord 20 Apia 21 Goad 23 Stampede 26 Tex 27 Rookie 28 Induct 29 Economist. DOWN 1 Amaze 3 Launch pad 4 Arena 5 Robbery 6 Sated 7 Portend 11 Iterate 13 Via 14 Escapades 16 Regards 17 Cistern 19 Rod 22 Abode 24 Axiom 5 Entry