CROSSWORD

PUZZLES

ACROSS 5. Curved structure (4) 7. Occupation,

employment (10) 8. Lodgings (4) 10. Elm, for example (4) 12. Beverage (3) 13. Intelligent (6) 16. Nonsense (5) 18. Blend together (3) 20. Male voice (4) 21. Weak,

unconvincing (4) 22. Insulate (3) 24. Ward off (5) 25. Regain (6) 26. Toddler (3) 27. Fling (4) 29. Speech defect (4) 33. Teacher (10) 34. Ooze (4) DOWN 1. Large (3) 2. Alcoholic drink (4) 3. Sagacious (4) 4. Young male (3) 5. Append (3) 6. Cheroot, for

example (5) 9. Take unlawfully (5) 10. Talk idly (6) 11. Jewel (3) 13. Amulet (5) 14. Abominably wicked (4) 15. Extols (6) 17. Thoroughfare (4) 19. Men’s public

lavatory (5) 23. Jewel (3) 25. Lift (5) 27. Conservative (4) 28. Ill (4) 30. Apple seed (3) 31. Inquire (3) 32. Male swan (3)