Stuck for words? FUNDAY PUZZLE PRIZE CROSSWORDS
ACROSS
12 Every seven days (6) 13 Deny any connection
with (6) 14 Opportunity for
publicity snaps (5,4) 16 The one following (4) 18 Classic sci-fi TV
series (4,4) 19 Actor’s costume
assistant (7) 20 Poorly, unwell (3) 21 Yachting event (7) 22 Vertical mine
entrance (5) 23 Clever person (8) 25 Loyal, faithful (9) 27 Covered (a cake) (4) 29 Thermometer’s silver
metal (7) 31 No longer working (7) 33 Puny and
feeble-looking (5) 35 Extend, like elastic (7) 39 Closed (curtains) (4) 41 On a ship (6) 44 Set of three connected
novels (7) 45 Ride behind a motorboat (5-3) Embroiderer’s tool (6) Sound bounce (4) Putting up money for (9) Sporting captain (7) Cheap purchase (7) Human ___, person (5) Live through danger (7) Reach your destination (6) Hare-like animal (6) Temporary measure (7) Opposite of ‘stale’ (5) Matching jumper and cardigan (7) Cowboy film (7) Central part of a country (9) Throw, toss (4) 48 49 50 52 56 58 59 60 62 64 67 69 71 73 74 75 78 80 82 83 85 87 89 91 96 98 100 101 104 106 107 109 110 111
Abstract thinking as opposed to practice (6) Strong dislike (8) Laugh quietly (7) Better than even chance in betting (4-2) Running competition (4) Sure, positive (7) Complain, grumble (5) Indication of a disease (7) Weigh (one thing) up against another (7) Jumping biting insect (4) Leaving no stone unturned (9) Brought aid to (8) Go red (5) Sang like a bird (7) Fizzy drink (3) Unauthorised by law (7) Increased (the volume) (6,2) Long detailed story (4) Plant grown in orchards (5,4) ___ Street, TV puppet show (6) 113 Plan by drawing (6) 112
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Electrical on/off control (6) Fabulous! (8) Warn of danger (5) Spread like ___, multiply very rapidly (8) Any part of a skeleton (4) For both men and women (6) Hanging ornament (6) Crashed (8) Nation’s emblem (4) Refusing to work as a protest (2,6) Let out breath (6) Common group of words (6) In a foreign country (6) Female garment (5) Money paid to the courts as security (4) Dr, Sir, Mrs or Lady, eg (5) Bring into existence (6) 30 32 34 36 37 38 40 42 43 46 47 51 53 54 55 56 57 61 63 65 66 67 68
Mysterious, spooky (5) Item of jewellery (7) Breakfast food (3) Tubular bell (5) Forever (6) Downcast (3) High rubber boot (5) Frank quality (8) Course of therapy following addiction or illness (5) Very good, marvellous (5) Opposed to (4) Laced-up garment (6) Colour of uniforms (5) Bulldozer (6) 92 Vertebrates with scaly 93 skins (8) 94 ___ constrictor, snake (3) 95 Behind in order (5) 97 Doctor for animals (3) 99 Go for a swim (5) 100 Beasts of burden, cattle (4) 102 Large house for a royal family (6) 103 Eventually (7) 105 Afghan ___, dog breed (5) 108 70 72 75 76 77 79 81 84 86 88 90
Paint on messily (5) Rub out (5) Public-address system (6) Take place again (5) ___ Angeles, US city (3) ___ roll, jam-filled cake (5) Thigh joint (3) Milky-coloured precious stone (4) Workers’ stop for a drink (3,5) Went over the main points again (8) Extra work for extra money (8) Arrested (6,2) Short of cash (4,2) Set fire to (something) (6) Molars, canines etc (5) Calorie-reduced (food) (3-3) Tainted, unclean (6) Hamburger sauce (6) Peer through narrowed eyes (6) Heated in oil (5) Block of bread (4) Small truncheon (4)