National Post (National Edition)
CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Vacant blonde on the way will be
attractive (8)
5 People who work in prison may
be cheats (6)
9 Person with whom to arrange
meals out? (4,4)
10 Willing to finish early and scrap
tactical play (6)
12 Worker sees nothing for each
musical rejected (9)
13 Hands should accept northern
men on board (5)
14 A flyer’s fleece (4)
16 Father had put on
a serious face (7) 19 Understanding boundaries of Italian tourist attraction (7)
21 Royal family gathering
at last (4)
24 Mosque encouraged to welcome
head of state (5)
25 Medicinal preparation covering most of Italy’s capital gets publicity (9)
27 Maintain insurance is
essentially pointless (6) 28 Straining to accept husband
moving (8) 29 Long angry speech from one in
business (6)
30 Poor wit needs cheerful period
of decline (8)
DOWN
1 Confer and trounce old women
(6)
2 Reasons may see politician
abandoning universities (6) 3 Snake dance from Brazil with a
different beginning (5) 4 Criticise choice under fool (7) 6 Suppressive measure from buffoon imprisoning a politician (Democrat) (9)
7 Pushing criminal, begin low (8) 8 Reserve place for pier around
the fourth of September (3,5) 11 Complaint from Belgium on
raised charge (4)
15 Put up some guides in a group
as arranged (9)
17 Detectives finding drug during
leave worry (8)
18 One who examines classes so
rigidly boxed (8)
20 Beats view from the south (4) 21 Expertise lacking for the
audience in what way? (7)
22 I confess, supporting
Republican revolution (6) 23 End of break – almost time for a
piece by 14 (6)
26 Refuse, as not working on a line
(5)