Times Crossword
Across
1 Die crossing source of Irish river, blooming thing! (13)
8 Work in church, wearing
this? (4)
9 Musician’s assistant’s
gripping novel (4-6)
10 One getting rid of retired
male model (8)
11 Fashionable woman seen
with duke? Quite so (6)
13 Waver like an ass, swapping new for very old moggy (10)
16 Island politician primarily investigating old African warriors (4)
17 Duck, possibly, served
inside (4)
18 Failing old firm in security
almost unknown (10)
20 Sound made by small seal
or young 17 (6)
22 Sick Damascene, say, beheaded like some ancient countrymen (8)
24 Family position offering cash with it, keeping you and me (10)
26 Shady type important
people recalled (4)
27 Doubting Scotsman, perhaps, following female medical expert (13)
Down Across 1
5
1 Closeness of rugby Unlike a green tomato forward, one abandoning It can be crunched sin (11) or massaged
2 Possibly Jacob’s novel 9 Hoppy beer, briefly
record (5) 12 Do as commanded
3 Stop media 13 ___ borealis (northern representation — it’s laid lights) on thick (9) Apple computer
4 African country raising Solemn ceremonies that
river spirit (7) may require Froot Loops? 5 Note about husband Rocks, at the bar
supporting US city club (5) Fight roughly
6 General’s promise to Not external
fence in lake with fish (9) Column beside
7 Spiky plant found in a decimal point
country estates (3) Alternative to
12 Nice poet involved a convertible with tax? That’s the Book introduction written assumption (11) by singer Mariah?
14 Popular lecturer on Scares off
French art originally in Part of UCLA
Asian country (9) Part of UCLA?
15 Typical reforms “Woe is me!” suppressed by Brussels oil All the rage producers (9) Ga. neighbour
19 Struggles to capture Confession subject large groups of birds in Balloon filler the air (7) Wheeled stretcher
21 Part of joint music group Where Mozart’s mentor
going north (5) would’ve kept his jet, if
23 Teacher turned up, flying had been around?
greeting Hindu sage (5) 44 It’s a snap
25 Former Labour leader 45 “Tosca” solo dipping into overdraft (3) 46 Monte ___
48 Dig like a mole
51 French for “yes”
52 Decelerating wildebeests? 15 16
18 19 20 22
23
25
30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 40 57 “Yada, yada, yada”: Abbr. 58 “Delicious!”
59 Connect
60 Anonymous John
61 Completely exhaust
62 Trendsetting
Down
1 Big bird in legends
2 “A likely story”
3 Andean land
4 You hate to see them
5 Coercion
6 MSNBC host Melber
7 “Sesame Street” watcher 8 “What ___ you waiting for?” 9 “Don’t blame me!”
10 Runner’s speed
11 Big name in computers
13 Side ways?
14 Comment to the audience 17 Late actor Ed
21 Opposite of “yep”
23 Chimney residue
24 Triage sites, briefly
25 Salsa singer Cruz
26 No matter what the cost 27 Plant life
28 Zellweger of “Jerry
Maguire”
29 Refuse to accept
30 100 metre race, e.g.
34 Hawaii County’s seat
35 Strongest architectural
shape
37 Like a well-chosen name 38 Coming or going?
39 By means of
41 FedEx rival
42 Inexperienced gamers
43 Mali or Somalia
46 Like many dorms
47 Coupe, for example
49 Name hidden in
“teen idol”
50 Breather?
53 Bar sometimes made
of steel
54 Back in time
55 Ornamental fish in a pond 56 It’s blue on a clear day