YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS
Across: 6 Secular; 7 Burns; 9 Suede; 10 Stapler; 12 Shoe leather; 14 Rugby tackle; 18 Abysmal; 19 Hobby; 21 Scrub; 22 Minimum. Down: 1 Get-up; 2 Purdah; 3 Can; 4 Pulpit; 5 Angered; 8 Stretch; 11 Neutral; 13 Cutback; 15 Basque; 16 Look in; 17 About; 20 Oil.
ACROSS
1.
Minor having guardian is a drawback (4) 3. They reduce the noise when farm fuse blows (8) 9. Mean regularly, not merely pointed (7) 10. Mark the author of a couple (5) 11. Depressed, having drunk all the liquor? (3,2,7) 13. Turn down rubbish (6) 15. It’s hardly enough to glance briefly at half the tyre (6) 17. Railway enthusiast instructs worker in clay? (5,7) 20. An increase once more (5) 21. An agreeable feature any time (7) 22. Maybe 23 stay out constantly (8) 23. That is, about 550 not working (4)
ACROSS
5. Insects (4)
7. Light up (10)
8. Scottish valley (4)
10. Rescue (4)
12. Knock (3)
13. Charm (6)
16. Greenfly (5)
18. Pitch (3)
20. Hairstyle (4)
21. Domesticate (4)
22. Not bottom (3)
24. School punishment (5)
25. Money holder (6)
26. Newt (3)
27. Wound mark (4)
29. A present (4)
33. Participate in, undergo (10)
34. Lacking fat (4)
DOWN
1. 2. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Any power producing armaments (8)
One side must be correct! (5)
Sudden development of pub art (6)
Room to escort twowheeler (5,7)
Knock down one of the tenements? (7)
Transmit what reporters have finally (4)
Odd noise, half out of date (3-9) 12. There’s one between trough and plough (3,5) 14. Prohibited making of bread (7) 16. Attack making idiot be unwell (6) 18. Runner-up’s runnerup? (5) 19. Overtake to get through (4)
DOWN
1. Influenza (3)
2. Cougar (4)
3. Vino (4)
4. Month (3)
5. Beseech (3)
6. Welcome (5)
9. Staff of life (5)
10. Ancient Greek city (6)
11. Cabin (3)
13. Grown-up (5)
14. Not early (4)
15. Rubber (6)
17. Table game (4)
19. End of life (5)
23. Fold, thickness (3)
25. To pen (5)
27. Active and brisk (4)
28. Prayer ending (4)
30. Number (3)
31. Secret agent (3)
32. Frozen water (3)
This puzzle has no clues. Instead, every number printed in the grid represents a letter, with the same number always representing the same letter.
For example, if 8 turns out to be a V, you can write in V wherever a square contains 8. Using your knowledge of words, complete the puzzle.