SOLUTIONS FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2

Cryptic crossword: Across – 1 Feasted, 5 Caveman, 9 Ugh, 10 Farrago, 11 Almoner, 12 Post-operative, 15 Anarchy, 16 Uncanny, 17 Kentish, 20 Prussia, 22 Racing tipster, 24 Unleash, 26 In-built, 27 Elk, 28 Data set, 29 Axe-head. Down – 1 Fife, 2 Agrippa, 3 Transaction, 4 Duopoly, 5 Chapeau, 6 Vim, 7 Mansion, 8 Nurseryman, 13 Accountable, 14 Background, 18 Necklet, 19 Hatchet, 20 Paprika, 21 Service, 23 Stud, 25 Ass. Quick crossword: Across – 1 Cruise Missile, 8 Bluster, 9 Disco, 10 Plug, 11 Distance, 13 Oblong, 14 Alumna, 17 Employer, 19 Ogle, 21 Totem, 22 Parsnip, 24 Draining Board. Down – 1 Cob, 2 Unusual, 3 Seth, 4 Marlin, 5 Sedately, 6 Ibsen, 7 Exonerate, 10 Projected, 12 Uncommon, 15 Magenta, 16 Deepen, 18 Pitta, 20 Crab, 23 Pod. Hubword: 8 – Demoness Demonise Sidesmen. 7 – Dimness Domines Emodins Eosines Misdone Missend Nemesis Sidemen Siemens. 6 – Demons Denies Denims Dienes Domine Donees Donsie Emends Emodin Enosis Eosine Eosins Essoin Mensed Menses Mesnes Mesons Monied Monies Noesis Noised Noises Omened Onside Ossein Seined Seines Sensed Sonsie. 5 – Demon Denes Denim Dense Diene Dines Donee Emend Eosin Mends Mense Mesne Meson Miens Minds Mined Mines Needs Nides Nodes Noise Nomes Nosed Noses Omens Seine Semen Sends Senes Sense Snide Sones. 4 – Dene Deni Dens Dine Dins Done Dons Ends Eons Esne Ions Mend Meno Mens Mien Mind Mine Mons Need Ness Nide Nims Node Nodi Nods Noes Nome Nose Omen Ones Seen Send Sene Sine Sins Sone Sons. Hubword – Demonises. Who’s that: 1 Nicki Minaj; 2 Peter Higgs; 3 Liam Payne. Sum it up: 369; 542; 178. Routeword: 1 Pit; 2 Tenth; 3 Hundreds; 4 Seedling; 5) Grave. Routeword: Three. Break the code: 1A,2S,3Y,4H,5B,6M,7T,8C,9D, 10 I, 11 O, 12 X, 13 E, 14 R, 15 L, 16 N, 17 P, 18 V, 19 J, 20 G, 21 Q, 22 U, 23 W, 24 K, 25 F, 26 Z. Wordsearch: Alicante 8,13 NW Athens 9,16 N Brussels 2,8 NE Budapest 10,15 E Cologne Bonn 8,1 SE Copenhagen 17,1 S Dublin 18,15 SW Frankfurt 10,6 W Gatwick 13,13 NW Hamburg 19,11 N Heathrow 1,19 NE Helsinki 5,9 E Istanbul Ataturk 6,1 SE Manchester 20,1 S Milan Linate 15,3 SW Moscow Domodedovo 1,17 N Oslo 12,8 NE Stansted 10,14 E Stockholm Arlanda 4,18 E Stuttgart 3,11 S Warsaw Chopin 15,17 W Zurich 15,6 NW. Scramble: St Asaph, Wrexham, Swansea, Cardiff, Newport. Welsh cities. Daily trivia: 1 1941; 2 John Huston; 3 1944; 4 Sharp rugged mountain ridge, produced by glaciation; 5 1985; 6 Elton John; 7 Turkey; 8 Mean; 9 Franz; 10 John F Kennedy. Initially yours: Wonderful Christmastime; End Of Time; Sonic The Hedgehog; Shine; Two Doors Down.