Cryptic crossword PUZZLES

ACROSS

8 Lustful after a prisoner, but it’s with permission (10)

9 An American jerk (4)

10 Tell off when they wear casual clothes (5,4)

11 The crazy person gets a bird (4)

12 Ali had moved the flower (6)

15 The tart gets a musical instrument after the start of summer (8)

16 Start to worry, two journalists are exhausted (7)

17 Threads on beaches (7)

21 Nonsense, the party enforcer gets the crop (8)

24 The northern beast unfortunately is missing (6)

25 Even characters in Napier Island have pretensions (4) 26Without proper thought, it’s where the shoe goes (2,3,4)

29 The prophet is right behind the diocese (4)

30 Sounds like I give evidence that it’s the spectator (10)

DOWN

1 It’s out to proffer and it’s up to impede (4)

2 Lies about an inch (4)

3 It could be Victoria following in a nervous condition (2,1,5)

4 A stiff examination of a gold spinning toy, extremely silly (7)

5 Austen’sMiss Dashwood can be found in the deli normally (6)

6 Of course, in any way (2,3,5)

7 The golden coreopsis reveals a repeat performance (6)

13 Money initially lacking for a tree (3)

14 Sappers, following a deficiency of passionate desire, become dull (10)

18 Exchanges the small desk held by the retinue (6,2) 19 Almost refuse to admit it’s an animal’s home (3)

20 Saw it’s dappled (7)

22 Combined mistakenly in duet (6)

23 It’s nonsense admitting fifty for a wild party (6)

27 Admits they’re sown haphazardly (4)

28 Nippy diet (4)

WIN

A $50 gift card goes to the first correct entry opened for Barbara Brown’sWeekend Prize Crossword. Send it in an envelope with your name and address to Your Weekend Prize Crossword, Stuff, PO Box 6341, Wellesley Street, Auckland 1141 or email answers to cryptic@stuff.co.nz. The competition closes at noon on Friday and the solution will be published next week. Winner of the $50 voucher for crossword 636 on November 14 is Christine Stewart from Hamilton. Congratulations, Christine.

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