BARE BONES
WIN A COLLINS ENGLISH DICTIONARY AND THESAURUS SET, AND A BRADFORD’S CROSSWORD SOLVER’S DICTIONARY
Our Bare Bones Crossword is unique because you have to complete the grid – numbers and squares – as well. We have inserted four black squares and four clue numbers to get you going. The crossword has a four-way symmetry: both top and bottom and left and right match, so you can fill in 12 more squares straight away.
ACROSS
5 Permitted to be within audible range, we hear 8 Deliberately ignore politician in later development 11 Scared to include method of transportation 12 Form of entertainment organised at three 13 Low-flying creature of the night 14 Frenchman in risk adjustment has unpleasant smile 15 As it happens, right next to an organ 20 Beam at a large fish 21 Old murderer has registered a wind instrument 22 Faced with an expert in his field 23 Hair gets lengthy – hundreds of yards 24 Determination to get lovers travelling to Spain
DOWN
1 Walk in formation for 31 days 2 Layabout relied on working without energy 3 Condition of New Hampshire, for example 4 Stomach alarm device at the start of the year 6 See Mary drool about public official (Two words) 7 Drink got onto shirt during game (Two words) 9 New Yorkers send cameras in for refurbishment 10 Hope to work with new demand for a ring (Two words) 16 Skin transplant is hard work 17 Roughly push a narrow boat 18 Rita managed to get a piece of jewellery 19 Fellow always has an abnormally high temperature