New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

CRYPTIC Crossword

Complete the puzzle to reveal two solutions in the shaded squares relating to the picture clues.

- By Jim Greenfield

PICTURE CLUES

9ac & 14ac & 32ac

ACROSS

1 A regatta team’s dictionary? (6) 4 According to the contents the criminal is back on the streets (8) 9 & 14ac Frank statement of arrogance (1,3,2,2,3) 10 Shaded, the small company, Lou, took on a scarlet tinge (8) 12 A rare chance to be slim (4) 13 The destiny of the gala we hear (4) 14 See 9 Across 16 The Tardis coach had a nightspot (5) 17 To respect someone just slap on some mud by the sound of it (6) 20 Edible timber? Cracker! (6) 21 Rent an easel (5) 24 Middle-age girl tumbler (5) 27 Conversati­on twist it’s said (4) 28 To find one go back to into arithmetic (4) 30 Grain oil became a first (8) 31 Having five tails, maybe, as essential parts (6) 32 The name of his first hit didn’t belong to him (4,4) 33 Dress from Arabic lot he bid for (6)

DOWN

1 Timed to be left out ( 7) 2 Sprites are strange-looking if a sire ( 7) 3 Get the right help for the assault (4) 5 Wizard scores a point for atmosphere layer (5) 6 Teacup violence (5) 7 The first house to get the huff and the last for the camel (5) 8 Need to be cunning around these days, unfortunat­ely (5) 11 A tern I arranged to keep (6) 15 A settee up to now I hear (4) 18 Comet Al saw contains them (6) 19 Reportedly have a part in a play as a barrel? (4) 22 Lure a tart out from the Capital Territory ( 7) 23 Curiously seems an almighty bunch of Frenchmen (2,5) 24 Star spangled banner is an old one of the US (5) 25 Goodbye to a day’s beginning, that is understood initially (5) 26 Cricketers’ undergarme­nts? (5) 27 Is held up at the wedding (5) 29 Herb is a dipstick by the sound of it (4)

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