Gulf News

Crossword

MORE CROSSWORDS IN TABLOID!

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ACROSS

1 Against Capone, say, law enforcemen­t taking back all wine (12)

9 Grass in neglected course is full of holes (9)

10 Fish leaving current location (5)

11 Old engineer set back advanced capital city (6) 12 Stewpan’s converted as home for insects (4,4) 13 Actor, Johnny, indeed making comeback, wittered on (6) 15 Switch off broadcast about Bletchley Park workplace beginning to drag (4,4) 18 Arboreal rodent bit guards an hour after noon (8) 19 Wicked people taking king away from companions (6) 21 Flag hung – sail at sea (8) 23 Cut last pieces of fig roll, one creation of Mr Kipling (6) 26 Dug up object in auditorium (5)

27 Restrictin­g spirits, ultimately managed to reverse being in debt (9)

28 Driver’s been uncertain about good way out of Wales (6,6)

DOWN

1 Reduction in degeneracy, Conservati­ve’s success (7)

2 Vaulted lodge lacking interior fitting (5)

3 With controllin­g position following cricket deliveries hit for six (9)

4 Oddly ignored big riot, centre of Santa Fe (4)

5 Cover the news travelling around area (8)

6 Welcome being ahead on racing circuit, say (3,2)

7 Haggard oarsman going north in vessel (8)

8 Defeated second-rate English/ American team with a man down? (6)

14 Petty Officer, clueless, heartless and pitiable (8)

16 One that’s flown over the Channel (9) 17 Popular when seen inebriated, to some extent (2,1,5) 18 Upright army officer regularly selected gunmen (6) 20 Gravel stored in smashing lean-to (7)

22 For all to see, rogue is improper (5)

24 Shame being short of time, departs club (5)

25 Flier written with some content you can ignore (4)

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