Wales On Sunday

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

-

ACROSS

1. Sounds like a token piece of

percussion equipment (6)

4. A dreadfully cheap kind of

Native American (6)

9. Gauche condition that somehow puts train load in confusion! (13)

10. Is in a spin - could be reduced

to tears (7)

11. Girl making a plea to one at

death’s door? (5)

12. Head of company impetuous

enough to go bankrupt (5)

14. Set of charts a sailor sent

back (5)

18. Outsize limousine awarded to

outstandin­g actor (5)

19. One who resolves to be the

match-winner! (7)

21. They are controlled by

crooks (6,2,5)

22. Sorry a string of beads gets

broken (6)

23. You’ll find me getting involved

with the lads! (6)

DOWN

1. Public trials aren’t held in

this (6)

2. Decoration that makes the

soldiers annoyed! (8,5)

3. Check an account from Saudi

territory (5)

5. Leaves port and causes

inconvenie­nce (4,3)

6. What the office worker

wears? (8,5)

7. The end of the flower festival (6) 8. Damp circle discernibl­e in the

haze (5)

13. Non-worker who makes an

impression (7)

15. Clubman of course (6)

16. Farewell to Spain (5)

17. Push forward to hold up the

retreat of the French (6)

20. It’s partly tragic as Caesar harbours one of the conspirato­rs (5)

 ??  ??

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from United Kingdom