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 fourway symmetry: both top and bottom and left and right match, so you can fill in 12 more squares straight away. There is a prize of a Collins English Dictionary and Thesaurus set, and a Bradford’s Crossword Solver’s Dictionary. Send your solution to: Bare Bones Puzzle No 946, The Mail on Sunday, PO Box 3451, Norwich NR7 7NR. Entries must arrive by Friday, June 5 (photocopies not accepted). The winner’s name will be published on June 21 from the first correct entry drawn.
Winner of Bare Bones No 943: Gordon Hughes, of Dunstable, Bedfordshire. NAME .................................................................................................................................. ADDRESS ............................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ POSTCODE .................................... TELEPHONE ...........................................................
Across
5 Late to criticise, lacking expression 8 You and I float around, nevertheless 11 Loud keys are a trend 12 Foreigner managed to pursue one Scot 13 Firm pressure applied on lawman 14 Crazy for childish convenience 15 Almost drag your head being serious 20 Couple as well, by the sound of it 21 Costume remaining the same
22 Go off in refrigerator, otherwise 23 Continue in vehicle registered over there (Two words) 24 Campaign is able to get victory over fool
Down
1 Surprised if you included school 2 Reportedly require to make dough 3 Feature includes a series 4 Feel generous, reading of philanthropic enterprise, initially 6 Contribute shade, making a religious man blush (Two words) 7 Indicate obligation in traffic regulation (Two words) 9 Criminal at large required a valet (Two words) 10 Raves about immorality first, or the other way round (Two words) 16 Small lorry has no right to get jammed 17 Soldier, with a book, becomes a huge figure 18 Handle the first expression of pain 19 Store ribbon around the top