New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

- By Jim Greenfield

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

ACROSS

1 Donkey rude unfortunat­ely you can be certain (7)

4 Depot found in hill in the southeast (5)

10 Have something clowns have (3)

11 Poetry rip off but with correctnes­s (9)

12 Don’t know what to do when you are present at a losing game (2,2,1,4)

14 Throw away projected drop off (5)

15 Trip hug perhaps standing on one’s feet (7)

16 Vietnam I biannually go to from this country (7)

19 Dale has a short nap, right? What a knockout (7)

21 Redecorati­ng, Irene left and got into the pooch carriage (3,4)

22 Tom left Batwoman behind for distinguis­hed Muslim (5)

24 A metal ring found with the musical group (5,4)

25 Decline a mention with a facial feature (9)

26 With a little thank you, teacher initially will make lace (3)

27 The colour of the army vehicle starter, we hear (5)

28 Sweaters for cows? (7)

DOWN

2 Father Christmas has a sea holiday reportedly to this place in California (5,4)

3 Anna left explanatio­n up to a daring feat (7)

5 Movie about a trio of Spanish mates (5,6)

6 About the first lady, can she be a bailiff? (5)

7 Addicted to hash? Needs a bigger container (3,5)

8 Toilet has Japanese coin to free up (6)

9 Apricot, Sycamore and Acacia turn up with a growth (4)

13 Back leg alan swapped around in this series (6,5)

17 Time to live in Albany obviously (9)

18 Detain to administer poison cure (8)

20 Contracted hydrophobi­a in Serbia unfortunat­ely (6)

21 The conscript found the raft in the river (7)

22 The organisati­on returns with two students of no value (4)

23 Pull up a short distance on Wednesday (5)

SOLUTION NEXT WEEK

 ?? ?? PICTURE CLUES 13dn & 5dn
PICTURE CLUES 13dn & 5dn

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