The Timaru Herald

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1. Celestial, the way Len was taken in by heavy (8)

5. They may weigh what a fish has (6)

10. Indian poet in a Paris hideaway (5)

11. Lost again? This may cause homesickne­ss (9)

12. It’s about motion of one neck – it might be (7)

13. Fabulous horse could run, coin being flipped (7)

14. Wealth Conservati­ve leader hires out (6)

16. With one gin Ted may have got lit (7)

19. Has a bit of a liking for it? (7)

21. The climb for a smell of an animal (6)

25. The ground gets a bit wetter, raining (7)

26. Fish-eggs found on reed put back by this animal (3-4)

28. Battle-helmet (9)

29. For the which it’s the time being (5)

30. Antelopes come down from the air between east and south (6)

31. Bells that play tunes on car, ill-arranged (8)

DOWN

1. Japanese end brought about by Hong Kong air repeatedly (4-4)

2. A poison that may result in scare (7)

3. An order that can be mis-cited (5)

4. Any clue not finished like this is madness (6)

6. Non-profit organisati­ons tie in with his car perhaps (9)

7. Pull the lot, one hears, out of one’s ear (7)

8. Bad marks upset the Saints (6)

9. How to allay thirst caused by minced sausage (7)

15. Captivated on the way in by leading dancer (9)

17. Profit, for example, one will deny (7)

18. Fish for caviare our gents have prepared (8)

20. Jellyfish will lie around in its aura (7)

22. Real net that’s put out is everlastin­g (7)

23. Horse establishm­ent that isn’t rocky (6)

24. Fleet of warships that made a drama of it (6)

27. Boredom is, among men, nuisance-factor (5)

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