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

7dn & 12dn, 26dn & 19dn ACROSS

1 & 4ac Yet they don’t produce vegetables in the bush ( 7,5) 10 Confederat­ion no dice at this time of day (9)

11 I am turned ashen when skewered ( 7)

13 Herewith I will leave if it is so that ( 7)

14 The country of incessant talking, we hear (5)

16 “A Study of Mountains” by Garry Hoop (9)

19 Rhino sore, being transporte­d on one (4,5) 20 The chook is not applicable when it comes to hair dye (5)

22 Made a mess of the plug being in front ( 7) 25 Getting closer to grannie, perhaps ( 7)

27 Answering with a ring

I get in with the mail (9) 28 Dodgy psychiatri­st was a bit of a roamer (5) 29 Frighten the Spaniard when he returns to begin (7)

DOWN

2 Gonzalez ebullientl­y returned with jewellery (5)

3 A European trip for a $1000 a head? (5,4)

5 Are rather unusual types of oxides (4,5)

6 Keep ochre as has the time (5)

7 & 12dn Val blooping?

But she was fond of his art in the movie (6,5) 8 Stack nothing in the street on Wednesday (4)

9 Opener gymnast has lots of animation (6)

12 See 7 Down

15 They have nothing to believe in (9)

17 Reorganise her voting till the next morning (9)

18 The old Finnish coin sounds like an old

English coin (5)

19 See 26 Down

21 Has a row about augers (6) 23 Turnip pythons can be a bit chilly (5)

24 Agenda Isabel had for her platform (4)

26 & 19dn Robs Sinatra and a new talent is discovered (1,4,2,4)

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