National Post (National Edition)

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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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)

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