Gulf News

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Give a turn very quietly in

foxy fashion (6)

7 TV series to commence

again at the weekend? (4,4) 8 It can hurt more than a bit

(4)

10 The huntsman’s drink? (6) 11 Work out the amount (6) 14 Agreement number 500! (3) 16 Ned’s out to upset the

famous! (5)

17 Sing drunkenly outside the

inn (4)

19 Happened to get an Oscar

for just one scene! (5) 21 Stick around, love, and

there’ll be a boat (5)

22 One gets in the bath, maybe,

as a regular thing (5)

23 The way to get £50 is to find

a customer (4)

26 What the toast may do when dad gets out of bed (3,2)

28 On which to write home? (3) 29 Made expiation at having

done wrong (6)

30 Rarely produces new models

(6)

31 Many men upset Mary (4) 32 Find there’s one coin too

many? (8)

33 German children are nicer

(6)

DOWN

1 Takes one’s leisure garments (6)

2 The nick of time (6)

3 Cross-country runner in army service (4)

4 One drawn to learning a trade? (7)

5 It’s used in tiling, routinely (5)

6 Gave a catch that was heaven-sent? (5)

8 Hairdressi­ng strike? (4)

9 The Dome’s no home for him! (3)

12 Leave nothing but a sticky mess (3)

13 A royal booze-up (5)

15 Fear that calls for a cool head after a nasty pain (5)

18 Quantity of tin obtained in moulded form (5)

19 Taxi bureau? (3)

20 A test for mother? Not her! (3)

21 South African swimmer in Massachuse­tts (4,3)

22 Of old barbarians, a French one at Southend? (3)

23 Fishy shade of pink (6) 24 Current circulatio­n (4)

25 Move that junk! (6)

26 Beast in a police car? (5)

27 That of one in a position of dignity? (5)

28 By finishing supper (3)

30 Arks wrecked in the Channel (4)

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