Crossword 2847

ACROSS

1 Embrace; clasp (7) 8 In abundance (7) 9 Supreme commander of a fleet or navy (7)

11 In a group, body or mass (2,5)

12 Surgery: a slender probe (6) 14 Be recumbent; be supine (3) 15 Indian and Pakistani women’s traditional dress (4) 16 Seasoned, ripened (4) 17 Armistice; ceasefire (5) 20 Deception, ploy (5)

21 Old Testament: the first man created by God (4) 22 Muzzle (3) 23 Reinforce, strengthen (4,2) 27 Come to grips with (7) 29 Contents of a spray can (5) 30 Place at which someone lives (7)

31 Treachery; betrayal (7)

DOWN

1 Short for examinations (5) 2 Short for comfortable (5) 3 Concur (5)

4 In the _ of one’s hand (4) 5 Cast of star performers (3-4) 6 Resembling an angel, as in beauty or purity (7) 7 Revolution; circle (5) 10 Song of loyalty or devotion (6) 13 Ear-splitting (4)

15 A building for horses (6) 16 Climb up (4) 18 Somewhat ragged (7) 19 Nightclub entertainment for patrons dining at tables (7) 22 Colossal (5) 24 Mysterious (5)

25 Goes without food (5)

26 Tall structure supporting high-tension electrical cables (5)

28 Former (4) Yesterday’s solutions ACROSS 1 Deific 4 Flaunt 7 Assegai 8 Born 10 Bare 12 Eccentric 16 Connoiseur 19 Easterner 24 Ware 25 Bear 26 Galileo 27 Season 28 Stylus DOWN 1 Double 2 Franc 4 Fight 5 Alibi 6 Talent 9 Recover 11 Acquire 13 Canes 14 Noise 15 Risen 17 Always 18 Curios 20 Aegis 21 Talon 22 Rules 23 Ebony