WEEKENDPUZZLES
ACROSS 1 and 11 2008 novel by Alex Scarrow (7,5) and 20 Down Name from 1973-2001 of Papua, aka Western New Guinea (5,4) and 9 US humorist whose volumes of poetry include 1931’s Death and Taxes (7,6) See 8 Across See 1 Across Third son of Adam in the Old Testament (4) Henry David —, US author of 1849 essay Civil Disobedience (7) and 21 Comedian and performance artist who played Latka Gravas in US television sitcom Taxi (4,7) and 22 Leader of Sinn Fein from 1983-2018 (5,5) 1985 fantasy film starring Tom Cruise and Mia Sara (6) 21 See 15 Across 22 See 16 Across 23 Tam —, Labour MP from 1962-2005; 2001-05 Father of the House (7) 7 8 9 11 13 14 15 16 17
DOWN 2 2018 novel by Anne Tyler (5,5) David —, winner of the 2008 Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (8) and 6 2006 novel by Michael Connelly (4,4) Multihull sailing vessel of the South Pacific (4) See 4 Down 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 18 19 and 12 Deep inlet of the Pacific Ocean in northwest Washington, US (5,5) English actress who played Dr Felix Gibson in BBC TV drama series Waking the Dead (6,4) See 9 Down 1972 crime drama film starring Ron O’Neal and Carl Lee (5,3) Andre —, French author; 1947 Nobel Prize in Literature winner (4) Former gold rush town in Alaska; finishing point of the Iditarod trail sled dog race (4) 20 See 7 Across
ACROSS 1 Have a conversation about (7) Stay clear of (5) Develops gradually (7) Difficult, intricate (6) Severe pain (5) Dark red or purple-brown (4) Clothing (7) Tresses (4) Bend forward (5) Revoke (6) Down payment (7) 22 School student (5) 7 8 9 11 13 14 15 16 17 21
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DOWN 2 Energise (10) 3 Chart of the twelve months (8) Fat used in cooking (4) Six balls in cricket (4) Flat circular plate (4) Jewelled headdress (5) Form of martial art (10) Ruin (5) Overabundance (8) Stopper for a sink (4) Very dry (4) 20 Nuisance (4) 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 18 19
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Solutions in Monday’s Daily Record
ACROSS 1 Arrange letters for a while (5) Youngster has journalist in pieces (5) Pass out of recollection (3) Remove a seer forcibly (5) Panic that wakes you up (5) Rushed out of France (3) More polite with salesman (3) Removal includes eggs (3) Drink of character, say (3) Points to terribly neat upper chamber (6) Sketched Ms Barrymore? (4) Profit from a gin cocktail (4) Chief rioted unexpectedly (6) 29 Regard for diocese (3) Bother at a party (3) Number of contents (3) 34 Rubbish in grotto (3) Fruit that’s round, as it happens (5) 37 Sugary dessert (5) 38 It’s a new way to relax (3) Concurred missing front is in vice (5) 40 Vigorously sacred,
with time (5) 5 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 18 21 23 26 31 32 36 39
DOWN 1 Mark gets journalist afraid (6) European staff (4) Please move and go by (6) Left omen about something sharp (5) Carriage contains a quantity of diamonds (5) Refusal to include land (1,1,1) Inclination to be corrupt (4) 2 3 4 5 6 7
Attorney volunteers information (4) Virginia finds cover correct (5) Delighted with name (3) Fewer around animal (3) 20 The golfer’s
conceit (3) 22 Very excited
about whiskey (3) 24 Performer’s
unusual traits (6) 25 Tinny performance with English digits (6) Old-fashioned appointment with daughter (5) 28 Canine, excessively hot, returns without ring (5) 29 Boy finds
key for tune (4) 30 Language in another sentence (4) Wickedness in the village (4) Now employees have to be obliged (3) 8 15 17 19 27 33 35
ACROSS 1 Magic formula (5) 5 Diced (5) 9 Mountain pass (3) 10 Rub out (5) 11 Sudden terror (5) 12 Sprinted (3) 13 Agent (3) 14 Egg cells (3) 16 Beverage (3) 18 Government
assembly (6) 21 Tied (4) 23 Win (4) 26 Newspaper chief (6) 29 Notice (3) 31 Fuss (3) 32 Decimal number (3) 34 Decay (3) 36 Small fruit (5) 37 Cute (5) 38 Be seated (3) 39 Avarice (5) 40 Vehemently (5)
DOWN 1 Frightened (6) 2 Post (4) 3 Pass by (6) 4 Citrus fruit (5) 5 Unit of gem weight (5) 6 America (1,1,1) 7 Crooked (4) 8 Facts (4) 15 Authentic (5) 17 Man’s name (3) 19 Female sheep (3) 20 Self-image (3) 22 Grain (3) 24 Painter (6) 25 Large number (6) 27 Obsolete (5) 28 Molar (5) 29 Ditty (4) 30 Gaelic (4) 33 Wicked (4) 35 Be indebted to (3)
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Solutions in Monday’s Daily Record