Western Morning News

The Brain Teaser

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ACROSS

1. Someone with the same guardian as

Noel? (6)

4. Lays out and throws away (8)

10. Remains to the end but doesn't dance (4,3)

11. Painting that may grow on you! (7)

12. Some over-reached and suffered from it (4)

13. Inconvenie­ncing you by completing the hole (7,3)

16. How much a punter puts on a horse? (6)

17. Puts some money next to the skin? (7)

20. For such mountains, are the cable-car fares higher? (7)

21. So much in favour it's carried unanimousl­y! (3,3)

24. Like the golfer in danger of being hit? (10)

25. Bear back the metal ring (4)

27. Reason why though I've a car, perhaps, I want another (7)

29. A little water-fall! (7)

30. Do without make up? (8)

31. Trophies for the races (6)

DOWN

1. One thrown off the ship? (8)

2. His treatment may work like a charm! (5-6)

3. Bird-man! (4)

5. So attractive the food is simply asking to be eaten? (8)

6. What the tree-surgeon uses to finish the operation? (4-6)

7. How an American might address you, for instance (3)

8. They'll spoil your appetites, my dears (6)

9. Full-bodied drink! (5)

14. Suffering financiall­y through having to use your own money? (3,2,6)

15. What lazy clerks do when they work for an insurance company? (10)

18. Is told about X and cheers up (8)

19. Are they on an excursion for dancers? (8)

22. Reluctantl­y inclined to think it's frightful (6)

23. Almost smells money (5)

26. He's the mouthpiece (4)

28. That's how a shilling's often written, silly! (3)

 ??  ?? SOLUTION TO PUZZLE No. 8578:
ACROSS: 1 Garbled; 5 Holds up; 9 Inset; 10 Leaves out; 11 Eleven; 12 Ted Heath; 14 Patti; 15 Restorers; 18 Grease-gun; 20 Tramp; 22 Opposite; 24 Dimmer; 26 Concerned; 27 Eject; 28 Resided; 29 Resists.
DOWN: 1 Guinea-pig; 2 Respect; 3 Lotteries; 4 Dull; 5 Heaven-sent; 6 Leech; 7 Stowage; 8 Pitch; 13 Brightened; 16 Outsiders; 17 Separates; 19 Expands; 21 Armlets; 22 Occur; 23 Spend; 25 Oder.
SOLUTION TO PUZZLE No. 8578: ACROSS: 1 Garbled; 5 Holds up; 9 Inset; 10 Leaves out; 11 Eleven; 12 Ted Heath; 14 Patti; 15 Restorers; 18 Grease-gun; 20 Tramp; 22 Opposite; 24 Dimmer; 26 Concerned; 27 Eject; 28 Resided; 29 Resists. DOWN: 1 Guinea-pig; 2 Respect; 3 Lotteries; 4 Dull; 5 Heaven-sent; 6 Leech; 7 Stowage; 8 Pitch; 13 Brightened; 16 Outsiders; 17 Separates; 19 Expands; 21 Armlets; 22 Occur; 23 Spend; 25 Oder.

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