YESTERDAY’S FUN & GAMES
Crossword No. 15 909
Across: 1 Therapeutics. 8 Lesotho. 9 Polemic. 11 Chequebook. 12 Ruin. 14 Charisma. 16 Cinema. 17 Bum. 19 Revise. 21 Kitemark. 24 Aunt. 25 Filibuster. 27 Teatime. 28 Tonneau. 29 Purse strings.
Down: 1 Tessera. 2 Enthusiasm. 3 Atom bomb. 4 Employ. 5 Toll. 6 Commute. 7 Blackcurrant. 10 Cantankerous. 13 Sine qua non. 15 Auk. 18 Minister. 20 Vanuatu. 22 Actress. 23 Divers. 26 Hiss.
Quick – No. 16 488
Across: 1 Contempt; 5 Star; 9 Gait; 10 Honoured; 11 Piano; 12 Lectern; 13 Sanctimonious; 18 Entreaty; 19 Imps; 20 Erratic; 21 Litre; 22 Yolk; 23 Flawless. Down:
2 Ocarina; 3 Titanic; 4 Problematical; 6 Torpedo; 7 Rodents; 8 Toucan; 13 Scenery; 14 Natural; 15 Treaty; 16 Initial; 17 Umpires.
Give or take – 409