Puzzles CODECRACKER
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Cute aquatic mammal (5) Santa’s little helpers (5) Investigate by smelling (5) Undead blood-sucker (7) Castle’s central stronghold (4) Upper part of the leg (5) Person with obsessive anxiety about their health (13) – Evans, cyclist who won the Tour de France in 2011 (5) Trendy cabbage variety (4) Fuss, bother (3)
Dance in 3:4 time (5) Pickling herb (4)
Gather a large sum (5) France’s continent (6)
Dry grass used as barn yard bedding (5) Croaking amphibian (4) Track and field sports (9) Llama-like ruminant (6) Dwarf planet (5)
SMS abbreviation meaning ‘that’s funny’ (1,1,1)
– King, New Idea’s personal advice columnist (4)
– Elba, actor (5) Second-hand (4) Mineral condiment (4) Blue toner used in printing (4) Ladder steps (5)
Police officer’s patrol route (4) Diplomatic representative (5) Booking for a restaurant or hotel (11) Decorative coloured glass (9) – West, musician, producer and entrepreneur (5) Courage, heart (coll.) (6) Impetus (4)
The Taming of the –, play (5) Internet address (1,1,1) Medical attendant (5) Golfer’s stroke (5) Revered example, considered to be definitive of its type (7) – Bana, actor (4)
Low register in music (4) Laundry cleaning compound (9) Arctic shelter made from snow (5) Pulmonary organs (5) Highest score for a cricket shot (3)
Golf score (3)
Wireless (5)
Scottish wind instrument player (5) Prophetess who predicted the fall of Troy but was not believed (9)
Snare (4)
Simple, relaxed (4)
Come to understand (7) Accommodation on a vessel (5) Wild (5)
Captain’s journal (3) Reference list (5) 94 96
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Expression of lamentation (4) OK –, site of a famous
Wild West gunfight (6) Improvised performance (2-3) Made up, fanciful (9) Electronic musical instrument (11)
Spiky desert plants (5) – Mcgregor, actor (4) (Pictured) Turn away an attack (5) – Coward, English actor, dramatist and composer (4) African river (4) Quaintly attractive (4) Wine grape variety (5) Waves made behind a boat (4) Ray Meagher’s long-running Home and Away character (3) Capital of Ecuador (5) Drinking salutation (6) Crumbed fillet of meat (9) Songbird (4)
Lower leg bone (5)
Save, deliver from peril (6) Italian operatic composer (5) Medieval stringed instrument (4)
Before the expected time (5) Uneven (3) Expression of pain (4) Russian revolutionary leader (5) Mystic who claims to be able to see one’s future (7-6) Dracula’s noble rank (5)
Leg joint (4)
Came to light (7) Gambling card game (5) Tugs sharply (5) Derisive expression (5)
Capital of Canada (6) Number of legs on a spider (5) Upper house of Australian Federal Parliament (6) Transient, fleeting (9) Association football (6) Narrow opening, as for coins (4) Short-tailed lemur (5)
US crime agency (1,1,1) Collection of words (10) Mumbai’s country (5)
Sign up for service (6) Contours of the sea shore (9) Vilnius’ country (9) Fervently committed to a cause (7) Trappings of monarchy (7) Wine serving container (8) Wood-turning machine (5) Japanese port city (5) Mobile dwelling towed by a motor vehicle (7)
Helix (6)
Observing (6)
Catch sight of (4)
– Simone, jazz diva (4) One seeming perpetually to struggle to get by (7) 45
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Arduous journey, particularlyon foot (4) Knight’s title (3) Significant individual (1,1,1) Forceful forward movement (6) Person who creates or starts something (10) – Hamilton, champion Formula 1 driver (5) Giant fictional primate found on Skull Island (4) Positive response (3) Baked meal, often served on Sunday (5)
Male relative (5)
Of the country (5) Snugglepot’s companion in the stories of May Gibbs (9) Popular confection made from cacao (9)
– Nevada, mountain range in California (6) Self-contained holiday location (6)
Largest of the contiguous United States (5)
Theme for discussion (5) Sweet red fruit (10) Show-off (5) Non-committal shoulder gesture (5) Desiccated (5)
Young child (6)
– Anderson, actress (7) Legal excuse (5) Sporting association (4) Finish (3)
Beer variety (3)
Lettuce variety (3) Uncommon (4)
Sparing in speech (7) Dignified and majestic (6) Hi-fi component which makes sound louder (9) Canary colour (6)
Wife (and sister) of Zeus in ancient Greek mythology (4) Position of respect which actually involves little work (8) Replica, mimic (4) Meaning, purpose (9)
Ron –, red-headed friend of Harry Potter (7)
Need (7)
Singing and dancing festival (10)
City in Yorkshire (5) Large whole cheese (5) Pyrotechnics (9) Slender and elegant (6) Crunchy stalk vegetable (6) Small packet or envelope of sugar, spice or seasoning (6) Pearl-bearing mollusc (6) Effective distance (5) Heavy transport vehicle (5) Oak seed (5)
German man’s title (4) Dangerous beach current (3)
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