The Saturday Paper

The Cryptic:

- Liam Runnalls

ACROSS

1. Giving nanna “tea” in mug, finally ( 8 )

5. Barked timber contains iron ( 6 )

9. It makes no sense to hug and kiss yankee idiot ( 8 )

10. Riding jumbo carrying relatives ( 6 )

12. Seamen’s wrecks all in one place (2,5)

13. Bastard’s 50th birdie with one-iron ( 7 )

15. Chucks a sickie when mother stays ( 9 )

17. Sixth daughter requests chores ( 5 )

18. Entice leaders to take emergency measures preventing treason ( 5 )

20. Removes male parts for actors taking fees ( 9 )

22. Bigots upend vehicle with unopened fists ( 7 )

23. US state or a Nazi organisati­on? ( 7 )

25. Directions to paradise country ( 6 )

27. Uploader of video and audio of sheep with brass instrument ( 8 )

28. Helpers accidental­ly amputated left ball ( 6 )

29. Robbed medication from elderly ( 8 )

DOWN

1. Golf and tennis shot with energy ball ( 5 )

2. Excerpt of novella by S. Maloney is dreadful ( 7 )

3. Host had nuts cracked into very small fragments (11)

4. Nobody eats starter after 12pm (2,3)

6. We announced Paris agreement ( 3 )

7. Just me and midwest mythical creatures ( 7 )

8. Gets sidetracke­d by gowns all over Instagram ( 9 )

11. Grabs 150 snakes ( 6 )

14. Swirl teapot wildly and liquid shoots out of it! (5,6)

15. Drivers of Mexico border tourists missed turn ( 9 )

16. Former copper’s last-minute alibi ( 6 )

19. Play them ABC broadcast ( 7 )

21. It holds screwdrive­rs – also pound of silver? (4,3)

23. Man, if only I regularly made sauce ( 5 )

24. Bitter councillor interrupte­d charity ( 5 )

26. Transgress third amendment rights ( 3 )

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