SUPERQUICK CROSSWORD 702

Entries must reach Contest Editor SUPERQUICK 702, Top of the Times PO Box 11, Cape Town 8000 or e-mail tott@inl.co.za by midday on Wednesday. The first correct entry drawn wins R100, the next three R50 each. Winners are announced next week. NOTE: Please include your postal address and contact number with your entry. ACROSS 1. Blue papers, indeed! (9) 8. Be sorry about the change in the

side, on balance (7) 9. The Indian man got through the

narrow opening (7) 10. A ferocious crack in the face (7) 13. The numb feet prevent our going on

any further (4-4) 14. Figure the sea is rocking the vessel

(4) 16. Slow and no mistake! (10) 20. The animals you say you’ll put to work (4) 22. In the river, find a number of shellfish (4) 24. They protect the eyes but damage the lungs,

the fools! (10) 28. It’s great the tax has been cut by a quarter (4) 29. At the piano, longing to be playing baseball (8) 31. Study it and find one of the strings attached to

the agreement (7) 34. The girl’s mixed up with the wrong set and

that’s tough (7) 35. Is the sun going in again? Here’s some food (7) 36. The terribly pert girl in it is very off-putting (9) DOWN 1. The document the police brought in is marked

(7) 2. Succeed in getting the minister into the vessel

(7) 3. Note the distance for him (5) 4. The chap who won’t save a penny, in the poster

(7) 5. Scent the dogs get of the woman’s clothes (4) 6. Adamant in business (4) 7. Removes, when allowed, the seed scattered

about (7) 11. Show two names on one side (6) 12. Andrew’s disheartened again (4) 15. Understands when one hears the notes (4) 17. On the quiet, skin the fish (3) 18. A lady and a fine gentleman, in turn (4) 19. It’s in spring, by the way, the flower appears (6) 21. She’s getting darker all the time (3) 22. A firm touch (7) 23. The river for a month is rising (4) 25. Increasing as one’s gaining height (5,2) 26. Pin the boy lets fall outside (7) 27. Give the impression that you will propose (7) 30. It’s cold; cold on high ground, that is (5) 32. Give the man doing the books hush money (4) 33. To the river will go the river animals (4) Across: 3 Unoccupied. 8 Disown. 9 Said. 10 Thoroughly. 11 Ear. 13 Erse. 14 Granada. 15 Seal. 17 Rolls. 20 Sedge. 22 Reed. 24 Disdain. 25 Gone. 27 Ell. 28 Supposedly. 29 Ella. 30 Insane. 31 Disinherit. Down: 1 Hitherto. 2 Course. 3 Uncurls. 4 Oaths. 5 Cosy. 6 In demand. 7 Decrease. 12 Pass. 14 Glee. 16 Earn. 17 Redeemed. 18 Listless. 19 Stay. 21 Gangling. 23 Deposit. 25 Grease. 26 Spear. 28 Sash.