CRUSADER CROSSWORD

FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN £100 CASH

Gear sent off for officer (8) Weighing device used by first of slimmers getting cold drinks (6)

Writer having lent Rob, the actor, novel (9,6)

Prizes taken from untidy drawers (7)

Not sharp or flat – to be expected (7)

Words of welcome from short conservationist before sound of bell (8)

Rinse off plant secretion (5) Containers hidden by Incas especially (5)

In favour of part of play, say, as predicted (8)

Mythical creature, a French one, with grain (7)

Drop wild bull, e.g., swallowing nothing (7)

Surprising mates for a fat cat, actually (2,1,6,2,4)

Tiny toddler initially wanting to scratch (6)

Principal originally getting listener’s hat (8)

Second Eastern remedy, safe (6)

Staff with compositions getting round a nuisance for drivers (9) Unexpected general increase (7)

Jottings from small school turning up (5)

Museum custodian’s dog seen with a short Conservative (7) Recluse left one with royal (5) Moving stealthily and shoplifting (8)

Young person brewing green tea (8)

Popular fellow in most of article, endless (8)

Please cut out conjecture (9) Resident of county lifted trophy before worker (8)

Small man with endless pain in belly (7)

Mocked, having eaten greedily (7)

Some marmoset terrifying dog (6)

Popular, a part that’s not suitable (5)

Leave, about to collect small shrub (5) read down the letters in the highlighted squares to reveal the mystery word NAME ADDRESS Jan 21: Jan 23: Jan 25:

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