SUPERQUICK CROSSWORD 1010

Entries must reach Contest Editor SuperQuick 1010, 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 From the pub, brought back three-quarters of a case of wine (6) 5 Goes off, when inside, and cooks (6)

8 Is to dispose of his river home (5)

9 The girl’s name in the list is Italian, yes (6)

10 Come out to have a look, say (6)

11 Gets aerated and asks a lot of questions (5)

14 On which to sit in the gunroom? (8)

16 Coming from the grocer’s, see the head-stone is back to front (6) 18 Landing in trouble for dressing (7,4,1,3)

20 How you described the sea-bird you saw behind? (6)

22 Though inured to it, rushed to take refuge inside (8)

25 Make the duck fly backwards to the music (5)

27 Within a month, turned Leo into quite a different cat (6)

28 The case of the one new slave captured (6)

29 He’s cast in a period war film (5)

30 Adjust the seat (6)

31 Plant that looks like a little diamond? (6)

DOWN

1 She was born with a wonky heart (6)

2 Myself and yourself again caught by a trick (4) 3 Tommy’s father (8)

4 Sun-stroke? (6,9)

5 Why? Because stuck in Reno, broke (6)

6 Look and look at the number (4)

7 Season well (6) 12 Broadcast one race among the various races (7)

13 Didn’t go right inside, but wandered off (7)

15 Luks at the buk of plants? (5)

17 Call out, “All right inside, girl?” (5)

19 Proceeds to capsize (8)

20 Ax half the clues in this puzzle! (6)

21 Pitch a tent half a mile on, to annoy you (6)

23 After a day and a quarter in France, very upset, leave (6) 24 The others ate afterwards, you say again (4)

26 A sound indication that you’re right (4)