CRUSADER CROSSWORD
FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN £100 CASH ACROSS
1 Boss troubled by
Conservative’s sad tale (3,5)
5 It’s about girl, negligent (6)
10 New chief helping ten
experiencing hardship (7,3,5)
11 Endless equations originally
learnt mistakenly (7)
12 Paddy has time for worker to
get drink (7)
13 Near a very soft fish (8)
15 Egyptian starter a number
consumed (5)
18 He’s admitting a rook with
animals (5)
20 Unexpected French one
getting to part of hospital (8)
23 Fresh aid sent as a
replacement (7)
25 Writer with expert accepting
new self-punishment (7)
26 Mum coming west is changing
this bathing garment (8,7)
27 We try a mixed liquid (6)
28 Enlarge trendy fold (8)
DOWN
1 Sure, though wrong, the fellows
in it experience pain (6)
2 Apiarist with lager going
round Eastern stronghold (9)
3 Pub included by the right
slimmer (7)
4 Royal glare that’s malicious (5)
6 Cost of writing instruments received by former partner, European (7)
7 Victor missing first target (5)
8 Crafty second Catholic ambassador gets Chinese porcelain (8)
9 Small talk about strike originally concerning headgear (4-4)
14 A roll given to man with tea,
say – plentiful (8)
16 Sailor and worker initially uncovering the French spider (9)
Cutting tool from China was broken (8)
Vessel used by small group of players with hesitation (7) Unusual sword in Berkshire town (7)
Right always last to arrive for worship (6)
Family in street, penniless (5) Nut about to be eaten by writer (5) 17 19 21 22
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