THE BS CROSSWORD #3285
ACROSS:
1 One of the Beetles can use some science for the man in the Middle East (6)
5 Some beds are raised this way
(8)
9 Blind in a brilliant way! (8) 10 Fool old copper and escape
(6)
11 Solid and strong, for sixteen ?
(4-6)
12 Debunk the synthetic (4) 13 Account form for the Chief
Constable (8)
16 Tennis participants are required, by the tosswinner, to bat first (4,2)
17 Jeer the last character who
drank a lot (6)
19 He turns out amusing little
articles (8)
21 Restrain mutt at commencement of barking (4)
22 Having been given extended
support like daddy ? (4-6) 25 Two-quart bottle accommodating one sort of antelope during 2,000 (6) 26 One can buy a lot here (8) 27 JP was her misplaced music
maker (4,4)
28 Girl initially has woman’s
name (6)
DOWN:
2 It’s believed a Russian has infiltrated the company (5) 3 Grow, taking head of iceberg
to show again (5) 4 Game that involves a form of
quiz in a spelling test (7) 5 Gemstone - a dealer maybe
holds a number (7)
6 Plagues of burrowing
mammals (7)
7 Almanac’s redistributed by a
city of western Spain (9) 8 Secreting directly into blood
(9)
14 New clue into a way to needle
someone? (9)
15 Not the most energetic member of the skeleton staff ? (9)
18 Cover up a girl in a quandary
(7)
19 Gets ready to play music to
drink to (5,2)
20 Firewood for the Christmas
period (4,3)
23 Some cougar darted into
Italian lake (5)
24 Record animal with any tail
used as a chemical ? (5)