Books & Puzzles
hat completes this quote from actress angelina Jolie about her childhood: ‘when other little girls wanted to be ballet dancers, I kind of…’? Solve the crossword, then read down the shaded squares.
across
11 eyebrow pluckers (8) 12 internet communication system (5) 13 Large milk-cans (6) 14 apartment (4) 15 Without any dispute (2, 5) 16 manicurist’s tool (4-4) 17 Three score and ten (7) 18 Track and field competitor (7) 19 archaeological sites (4) 21 Turbulent weather (5) 23 made the noise of a
duck (7) 24 Spoken (7) 28 Harmful, diseasecarrying microbe (4) 29 make a request (3) 30 Victory cup or plate (6) 33 multiplied by two (7) 35 Vapour (3) 36 Told an untruth (4) 38 Rescue (4) 39 Lumberjack’s hatchet (3) 40gave a solemn oath (7) 42 grown-ups (6) 43 Little house (3) 44Part of the eye (4) 48 Himalayan mountain (7) 50 Line of camels crossing the desert (7) 51 Velocity (5) 54 adult tadpole (4) 56 Return fixture (7) 57 Peach-like fruit (7) 60See 58 Down 61 Fruit grove (7) 63 Leave out (4) 64 country south of the Rio grande (6) 65 Ridiculous, crazy comedy (5) 66 Horticulturist (8)
Down
1 Dozen (6) 2 Percussion instrument in an
orchestra (10) 3 Snoopy’s cartoon strip (7) 4 Stage whisper (5) 5 List of options, on a website
perhaps (4) 6 Sideways somersault (9) 7 Woollen bedcover (7) 8 mishap, unforseen event (8) 9 Polished to a shine (6) 10 Disconnected from the mains (9) 18 curved feature of a building (4) 20 Fortunate (5) 22 abstaining from booze (8) 25 Breathed out (7) 26 us game played by the chicago cubs and new York Yankees (8) 27 Performer’s platform (5) 31 completely out of date (8) 32 Broadcast on the box (8) 34 Food mixer (7) 37 gently poke fun at (5) 41 grain ground for flour (5) 44Thrown into jail (10) 45 Tree that hangs onto its
leaves all year round (9) 46 Pub game target (9) 47 Walker’s route (4) 49 Buildings and land
inspector (8) 52 make louder (7) 53 Web weavers (7) 55 Sneaky ploy, tactic (6) 58 and 60 across civil War general who became Lord Protector (6,8) 59 giggle loudly (5) 62 Head cook (4)