WEEKEND CROSSWORD

NO. 3395___________________________________________DEREK ALLEN

Dear Reader,

As a result of the coronavirus pandemic we are suspending competition entries for all our prize crosswords.

Puzzles will continue to appear as normal but no entries will be accepted or prizes given.

We hope to return to normal as soon as possible.

The solution to this week’s cryptic crossword will appear next Saturday as usual.

Stay safe!

Neil Mcintosh, Editor

Across

1 How to sail into trouble together

(2,3,4,4)

10 Would it sound vaguely familiar

to campanologist? (4,1,4)

11 Pilgrim initially had annual

journey just included (5)

12 Stimulate at university after Hitchcock film was cut short (5,2)

13 Lock, say, removed from

membranous structure (4,3)

14 Old tailless animal to spread out

(6)

16 Light workers (3,5)

18 Adroitly performing but tending

to delay (8)

20 Firework to give hissing sound in

front of carriage (6)

23 Not notice another wagonload is

a mistake (3,4)

24 Rugby quartet included

prevented stream (7)

26 Lead protecting chimney exactly

(5)

27 Sat in cafe developing charm (9) 28 Last things one takes off (13)

Down

2 Nurse, she looks after the kids (5) 3 One may not believe he needs

most of capital (7)

4 Tired general taken in by enemy

agent (6)

5 White road to the stars (5,3)

6 Observes lobs he’d smashed (7)

7 Altering poster only in middle of

night (9)

8 Car with deep hood up?

Convertible (8,5)

9 How to do jigsaw bit by bit (5,8)

15 One in plot with child of five found

litter (9)

17 Like producer who is

tremendously successful (8)

19 Inconvenience in store? (7)

21 Attack with words, about to give

in before head of house (7)

22 Magic word from Lancashire city

missing the point (6)

25 Get to know agile Arnold’s part

(5)