THE SKELETON CROSSWORD
In the skeleton crossword, the black squares and clue numbers have to be filled in as well as the words. Four black squares and four clue numbers have been inserted to give you a start. The black squares form a symmetrical pattern; the top half matches the bottom, and the two sides correspond. You can fill in 12 more squares at once to correspond with those given.
ACROSS
1 Standard cut vegetable
5 In a twist, not many board 9 County show put back after Monday covered by rookie reporter
10 ’Wear rolled gold’ in sound... 11 ...... tip from stylist? Quiet
fashionista’s last resort!
12 A scale carried by a European
girl
13 Guide having a little accident 15 Ten thousand people start to
leave
18 Somebody hilarious should
lead five down
21 Anger about past source of
inequity
23 Red Norseman catches a
deserter changing
24 Prevail, having a pound in
change
25 Claptrap from accomplished
English philosopher
26 Pad article with Biblical
material
DOWN
1 Clip that’s left out of place 2 Odd and mostly bad music 3 Wind buffeted hornet on plant 4 Stage play’s premiere
possesses energy
5 Best stuff earth contained 6 Oblivious sort of brute’s on
about a vehicle
7 A little beach in another
country
8 Line almost snaring closer fish 12 Odds of drug squad ending
failure
14 Secretary mentioning head
girl
16 Returned socialist got it wrong 17 Loop covered by an old Scot
is a decorative one
18 Femurs initially lacking refined
blood component
19 A Mennonite graduate turned
his leader down
20 Vendetta beginning to feel
overdue
22 Precipitate character facing
struggles today