SKY SPORTS MAIN EVENT

Sky Sports News. A round-up of the day’s talking points Good Morning Transfers A look at all the major stories making the football headlines Major stories NFL news Sky Sports News The Transfer Show Sky Sports News. The day’s talking points

Across

1 Absence of light (4) 5 Exclude, leave out (4) 8 Underground drain (5) 10 East ___, Norfolk’s region (6) 12 Have a casual chat (6) 14 Uncle’s wife (4) 15 Sharp device on a cowboy’s boot (4) 16 Pointed metal fastener (3) 17 Farm animal (3) 18 Line (of houses) (3) 20 Loud firework (6) 22 ___ the Menace, Beano character (6) 24 Concerning teeth (6) 28 Last meal of the day (6) 31 Beam of light (3) 32 Time past (3) 33 Make a dash for it (3) 35 Snare (4) 37 Burn black (4) 40 Smooth, unhesitating (speech) (6) 41 Force, browbeat (6) 42 Pulled along behind (5) 43 Stink (4) 44 Units of twelve inches (4)

Down

1 ___ carriageway, fast road (4) 2 Win back (6) 3 Radiator (6) 4 Felt intuitively (6) 6 Head nurse (6) 7 Jam-filled pastry (4) 8 Wicked act (3) 9 Sharp knock (3) 11 Organ for breathing (4) 13 Rotate (4) 16 Material for writing

on (5) 19 Make broader (5) 21 Long period of

time (3) 23 Large flightless bird (3) 25 Animal and plant life,

eg (6) 26 Rubber ring for a

wheel (4) 27 Small computer (6) 28 Popular name for

football (6) 29 Vehicle for a baby (4) 30 Colour between red

and blue (6) 34 Long way off (4) 36 Common insect (3) 38 Brickie’s carrying

device (3) 39 Surplus amount (4)