Crossword

ACROSS

3. Watered by means of canals and watercourses (9) 9. The speckled ______ ( Columbaguinea) is a common

bird of urban areas (6)

10. Horse native to the Middle East noted for its grace

and speed (4)

11. Instruction, especially at a school or university (9) 12. Wine storage room, often below ground level (6)

15. Small, loose particles of stone or sand (4)

16. Speak (5)

19. Clarified butter as used in South Asian cooking (4) 21. Thickened underground part of a stem or rhizome (5) 22. Great fear (5)

25. A long-grained, naturally perfumed rice ( 7)

27. Not found in large numbers (4)

28. Ancient Roman goddess of agriculture and

the harvest (5)

29. A common garden mint used in cooking

and flavouring (9)

30. A division of a bulb as in garlic (5)

31. Slim; lean (4)

32. Handguns ( 7)

34. Dish of vinegared rice with various fillings (5)

37. Approximately (5)

38. Get paid for work or services (4)

40. Took (an exam) again (5)

43. African tree bearing oily nuts from which

a skin-moisturising butter is made (4)

45. Drove into (an object) deliberately (6)

48. Geographical features (9)

49. Surfeit (4)

50. Beginning (6)

51. Evening of pranks before All Saints’ Day (9)

down

1. Green, elliptical citrus fruit (4)

2. Calf’s flesh as food (4)

3. Chemically unreactive (5)

4. Red powder or cream used as a cosmetic (5) 5. Mosquito-like fly typically forming large swarms (4) 6. Part of the leg from knee to hip (5)

7. Peril (6)

8. Flour or meal of cereal grains (6)

12. Waterfalls (9)

13. Involving long, heavy work (9)

14. Human energy field (4)

17. Pills ( 7)

18. Large lake used as a water supply (9)

20. Proclamation (5)

23. Tiny, segmented creature that aerates the soil (9) 24. Separated (9)

26. Absence of life ( 7)

29. Blackish fluid secreted by cuttlefish (5)

33. Pro ____ (in proportion) (4)

35. Towards a higher point on land (6)

36. Well-being (6)

39. Relating to the kidneys (5)

41. Bird of prey’s nest (5)

42. Crime of setting fire to property (5)

44. African (prefix) (4)

46. Tiny arachnid, often disease-carrying (4)

47. Smooth, regular (4)