Cryptic crossword PUZZLES

ACROSS

6 Scandinavian editor in stylish surroundings (7)

7 One softwood that’s perfect (5)

9 It’s off to give a yellow card and it’s up to take the mickey out of (4)

10 Arthur, David and Albert from part of Auckland? (5,5)

11 Promos for open carts (8)

13 The waif was initially obstinate, regrettably perceived hard as nails (6)

15 Having considerable skill putting the barley head into beer (4)

17 There’s hesitation after the celebrity gets a snake (5)

18 Brian Turner perhaps selects the odd characters in the project (4)

19 Go after the union leader intercepting the money-bag (6)

20 Against an endless search for old things (8)

23 Superintend the Ma¯ori king following the commercial for small cars (10)

26 Almost wipe out the time periods (4)

27 Regretting the Labour leader is not included in the decision (5)

28 We had admitted the journalist is beaten (7)

DOWN

1 The fatal quality of time limits on the start of summer (10) 2 Left with the title damaged a bit (6)

3 An abbreviated map for the cleaner (4)

4 Team, cross turning up at the secondary entrance (4-4)

5 The Greek character accommodating the Queen gets a Persian spirit (4)

6 Trim the hares crudely (5)

8 Drag the fence opening to an Otago township (7)

12 The ape is possibly a brown colour (5)

14 Little squirts narrowly defeat with high-pitched sounds (10)

16 The American city could be a rock (7)

17 Screenings for half a dozen Dallas family members (8) 21 Sour over a northern cloth (6)

22 The antelope has the Spanish DNA changed (5)

24 A flower for every other character in the air raids (4)

25 A hamlet starts to tip off Andrew Jackson at last (4)

WIN

A $50 gift card goes to the first correct entry opened for Barbara Brown’s Weekend Prize Crossword. Send it in an envelope with your name and address to Your Weekend Prize Crossword, Stuff, PO Box 6341, Wellesley St, 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 648 on February 20 is Ian Smart of Wellington. Congratulations, Ian.

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