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Contents 4

Quick Crossword 11x11 (Weekly) Take 5 5x5 (Weekly) Two-Level Crossword 11x11 (Weekly) Conventional Crossword 10x10 (Daily)

Code-Cracker 11x11 (Daily) Code-Cracker Extra 13x13 (Weekly) General Knowledge Crossword 13x13 (Weekly)

6 Quizword 13x13 (Weekly) The World's Smallest, Hardest Crossword 4x4 (Daily) Cryptic and Synonym Crossword 15x15 (Daily) 7 Two-Way Crossword 13x13 (Daily) Newstyle Crossword 13x13 (Daily) Continuous Crossword 15x15 (Weekly) 8 Cryptic and General Knowledge Crossword 13x13 (Daily) Prize Crossword 15x15 (Weekly) 9

The Big One Crossword 19x19 (Weekly) Jumbo Crossword 25x25 (Weekly)

Crossjig Weekly (Weekly) Auto Word 13x13 (Weekly)

Giant Crossword 38x38 (Weekly)

Leisure Time Crossword 29x51 (Weekly)

13 Colossus Crossword 35x48 (Weekly) 14

Childrens' Crossword 7x7 (Weekly) Al Benge Childrens' Picture Crossword (Weekly) Junior Crossword 11x11 (Weekly)

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Knight Features has a selection of crosswords available to suit all formats:

Bespoke crosswords Grid size ranging from 4 x 4 to 35 x 48 Varying degrees of difﬁculty, cryptic and easy Holiday specials for young and mature readers Specialist crosswords for tv, sport and motoring pages

QUICK CROSSWORD

Conventional Crossword 1

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26 27

ACROSS 1 4 7 8

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Gourd Table-shaped hill Administration King with the Golden Touch Fish Sacriﬁcial table Knight’s title God of love Insects Specialized skill Hot baths Large cupola Indian monetary unit Ordinary Day-labourer Thin part of blood

DOWN 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 13 15 16 18 21 22 24

Sensitive plant Spoken Cosy retreat Bishop’s high headdress Flightless bird Higher in standing Sudden forward movement Chant Slope between levels Running water Part of a ship Periods of time Principle Cry of a cow

CON302 No.5500/G11 © Auspac Media

KF Ref: LUC.4X4 No.61.A

THE WORLD'S SMALLEST, HARDEST CROSSWORD

CLUES ACROSS 1. Melt, grow liquid (4) 4. Symbol for silver (2) 5. Individual’s life-force (Chinese med) (2) 6. Native of Latvia (4) CLUES DOWN 1. Lofty (4) 2. Symbol for mercury (2) 3. Legal document (4) 5. On the _____:secretly (1,1)

CRYPTIC AND SYNONYM CROSSWORD CRYPTIC 4. 6. 8. 9. 15. 17. 18. 20. 22. 23. 24. 27.

A string of invective from one in commerce (6) In a trice get a fag out (9)7. A crook cries -- or so it might appear (7) The solution could be as Wren devised it (6) A confused mass of litter ﬁrst put in a boat (7) Gloomy planet seen in the East (9) Barred structure still to be reassembled (7) American seafood party giving me a black aspect (8) An old piece of furniture, a quaint sort of end-piece (7) Jumper with cardigan that isn’t wet anyhow (7) Is sleeping soundly perhaps (6) Get the scene right and put it on TV (6) There’s more than enough drink around a politician (5)

SYNONYM

CLUES ACROSS 1. Place where tents are erected (8) 5. Wattle (6) 10. Large passenger ship (5) 11. Pious (9) 12. Fabled half-girl, half-ﬁsh (7) CLUES DOWN 13. Rotary motor(7) 1. From California Maria might get 14. Taste with enjoyment (6) squid (8) 16. Written characters (7) 2. It’s not animal or vegetable, the 10 19. Feeding-ground (7) Ma takes out (7) 21. Yellow food seed (6) 3. Rhode Island, say, has gone to the country (5)

CLUES ACROSS 1. Where tents are pitched in the mist, pace it out (8) 5. Account repeated by one with a wattle (6) 10. Ship coming out of a tunnel in Eritrea (5) 11. Is as scrupulous as one bound by monastic vows (9) 12. She comes to a fishy end (7) 13. It is a rotary engine in brute form (7) 14. Enjoy the fl avour of a gentleman’s appetiser (6) 16. They are the characters that make up correspondence (7) 19. Grazing land rates up for renewal (7) 21. It’s a food seed, one can tell, in preparation (6) 25. It is not affected as it’s neither sharp nor fl at (7) 26. The brainbox shows how rum one can be (7) 28. It is necessary to request one, one might put it (9) 29. Some soup, a starter of macaroni, etc (5) 30. May be sown when chosen for the tournament (6) 31. Lets tune like this disturb one (8)

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As one would expect (7) The brainbox(7) Something necessary (9) Spaghetti, macaroni and the like (5) 30. With the pips removed (6) 31. Make restless (8) CLUES DOWN 1. Squid (8) 2. Ore, substance mined (7) 3. Country on the eastern Mediterranean (5) 4. A vehement harangue (6)

6. 7. 8. 9. 15. 17. 18. 20. 22. 23. 24. 27.

A fag (9) Bishop’s pastoral staff (7) Reply (6) Disorderly accumulation (7) Grave, gloomy (9) Cross-barred garden structure (7) US picnic party (8) Collectable old furniture item (7) Matching cardigan and jumper (7) Is noisy sleeping (6) VDU (6) Abundant, liberal (5)

NEWSTYLE CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS

1. Do belt up, or cave in (6) 4. A Mexican to an American has picture to show him (4) 8. Cock may circle hen at being put out (11) 10. A bit of a squiffy lock of hair (5) 11. The sort that starts it, like Kipling (3) 12. Precise way they are followed by cooks (7) 14. The bitter vetch can appear in the winter season (3) 16. Bird of the Economic and Monetary Union (3) 18. Temple buildings do, as gap is created for them (7) 19. An extra pass to the next round (3) 20. Carried it to Edward (5) 23. Drunken revels a China cabal organised (11) 24. Bit of ceremony that sounds correct (4) 25. Resist attack when fed back at the terminus (6)

CLUES DOWN

1. Fancy period in art Braque made nothing of (7) 2. Plants found in hectic activity (5) 3. Game children play as soldiers advance alternately (4-4) 5. Peace understanding is soundly stowed away (4) 6. Garment he’s making with mice (7) 7. Long journey on foot given up in biker territory (4) 9. Act of alighting on the scoring of a try (9) 13. Medicated sweet used if a pet’s ill like this (8) 15. Herbert was a philosopher in a sort of overcoat (7) 17. In being so without time, gets ﬂooded (7) 19. Infant found by getting around rating (4) 21. Swop it for a skilled occupation (5) 22. A picture that’s ﬁred (4)

TWO-WAY CROSSWORD Simpler Clues CLUES ACROSS 1. Arctic sledgedrawing dog (8) 7. Exposed face of hillside by the sea (5) 8. A performance by a soloist (7) 9. Red, white, blue, purple or yellow ﬂower (7) 10. Lord’s wife (4) 12. Return of disease after partial recovery (7) 14. Settlement of debt (7) 17. Attar (4) 18. Unrest, commotion (7) 21. On the side (7) 22. Slackened off (5) 23. A cheat (8)

CLUES DOWN 1. Decorative stone (6) 2. Sane condition (8) 3. Ship’s ofﬁcer (4) 4. Bank cashier (6) 5. Volition (4) 6. Destroy surface of, rub out (6) 7. Paved with

11. 13. 14. 15. 16. 19. 20.

rounded stones (7) Type of drug (7) Of the shepherd’s life (8) Short-distance golf club (6) Grease, fat (6) English version of American derby (6) Hurry (4) Stupefy (4)

Harder Clues CLUES ACROSS 1. Man is saying nothing about his dog (8) 7. Boy seen standing, bare, at the seaside (5) 8. Clear it out for a performance by a soloist (7) 9. Throw Lamb a ﬂower (7) 10. She’s to be found in the three-card trick (4) 12. A falling back that repels a gathering (7) 14. Money settlement is, for many, pet arrangement (7) 17. A boy who’ll

come up smelling of roses (4)

18. Commotion causing a rum turnaround in work (7) 21. To the side that’s left, later a change is made (7) 22. Relaxed the pressure that might be applied to a seed (5) 23. How Red wins the Left for a cheat (8)

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CLUES DOWN 1. A stone alley (6) 2. In a girl I’d take it to show clearness of mind (8) 3. A companion who will threaten the king (4) 4. He informs one he has a job in a bank (6) 5. It is a testament to Shakespeare, in short (4) 6. If fee can be arranged, a FC can wipe it out (6)

19. 20.

Like some darned streets that were paved with stones (7) A drug must be so tried out (7) Sort of poem needed for a former viva voce (8) Club takes first shot at a field athlete (6) The last diet to permit one to have fat (6) The hat he chooses for his hat trick? (6) Be in a hurry to find a plant in the marshland (4) It is most unnecessary to go round to knock one out (4)

CONTINUOUS CROSSWORD

Continuous Crossword is a conventional crossword where ALL words overlap and interlock. The grids remain the same while the clues and solution change completely from puzzle to puzzle.

ACROSS: 1. away; form; a cutting blow. 2. depart; overtime (abbr.); flying machine. 3. cereal; transvestism; frozen water; pigpen. 4. shade; limited; lacelike fabric; refreshing drink. 5. chem.symbol for Ethyl: almost; pubescent pimples; finish. 6. giant; avoid; coloured. 7. whether; agave fibre; negation; reach one’s destination. 8. dumb; detour; queen. 9. sick; sledge; divinely inspired. 10. regimen; enquire; at no time; drink. 11. Consumer; animal; facile;

preposition. 12. killed; branch of learning; item. 13. of the air; eggs; ascertain the value. 14. animals; drunk; servant; rectal. 15. editor; settle; direction; let it stand; depend. DOWN: 1. solo; shy; custom. 2. charming; land surrounded by water; U.S. state (abbr.) 3. devil; name; facial feature; preposition. 4. level; facilitated; group; Aust. state (abbr.) 5. new (comb. form); argot; dull; inquisitive. 6. hue; free; Shakespeare’s river.

7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

13. 14. 15.

yet; tax; martial art. hurried; combination; paces. goal; father; scull; Greek letter; container. regal rank; preposition; mean. peculiar; corrode; allow. Greek island; conjunction of alternation; belonging to us; personal pronoun; United Arab Republic (abbr.) Hurry; an inserted decoration; stick. many times; biblical ﬁgure; mature; boy’s name. proprietary; snake; corded fabric; wriggling.

PRIZE CROSSWORD 8. 12. 13. 18. 19. 20. 24. 25. 26. 28.

Go farther than studio can with ET (11) It conveys knowledge but curve isn’t it anyhow (11) Some curve alluringly from the calves (4) Ranunculus will be flattering to the trophy (9) It strains Noel getting card in this way (8) Special performance upset a recidivist (4) Splendid assemblage of 20 with two unknowns (6) Euphorbia gives encouragement to fifty per cent of Geum (6) Prone to speaking in one’s throat? (5) Meeting-place designated to put good man to the test (5)

SIMPLER Clues Across 1. Decreed beforehand (11) 9. Farewell (5) 10. Character generally ascribed (10) 11. Eisteddfod official (5) 12. Person asked, guest (7) 14. Dialect form of any (3) 15. Muddle (4) 16. Dingy, threadbare (6) 17. Blackleg (4) 21. Archaically, enough (4) 22. Melody (6) 23. Impulse (4) 26. Arable land under grass. (3) 27. Be earlier than (7) 29. Notched account-stick (5) 30. By a round-about way (10) 31. She-fox (5) 32. Social gathering out-of-doors (6,5)

HARDER Clues Across 1. Longed to go around the Gobi perhaps as was foreordained (11) 9. Heard five times, kind friends, in a Tavern in the Town (5) 10. What they say about one food additive placed in the allowance (10) 11. Celtic priest soundly delineated fish (5) 12. He’s been asked to tie vein off (7) 14. Any dialect form to be cautious about when initiated by West (3) 15. They eat together in service — old service (4) 16. Mean as a trick to hush baby thus (6) 17. Being in when others are out, he gets a fungous disease (4) 21. It used to be enough energy for the present (4) 22. Squeeze out a bit of a melody (6) 23. Put forward when surgeon’s boys are away (4) 26. Yarn measure used in pleating (3) 27. Be earlier than red tape can have sorted it out (7) 29. Match-score? (5) 30. Not straightly for the Channel Island : rent idly arranged (10) 31. She, being vulpine, gets archdeacon when about nine (5) 32. Social get-together for people between beds? (6,5)

Clues Down 2. Do same race again (5) 3. Held or exercised in equity (9) 4. Melted, as ice (6) 5 Troublesome thing (8) 6. Foppish fellow (5) 7. Bodily shape (6) 8. Leave far behind (11) 12. Conveying knowledge (11) 13. Calf-meat (4) 18. Golden-yellow crowfoot (9) 19. Perforated cookery strainer (8) 20. Festivity, sporting occasion (4) 24. The Milky Way (6) 25 Milky-juiced plant (5) 26. Being untruthful (5) 28. Appointed place to meet (5)

Clues Down 2. Start race again with Sappers, and fleet around the turn (5) 3. Quite wrong to be fit, but fair (9) 4. Unfroze the wad and broke it up (6) 5. Is found, in subtle difference, to be an annoying thing (8) 6. Father and the Big Apple turn out swell (5) 7. A number of vital statistics (6)

CRYPTIC AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

23. Something that spans part of the nose (6) 24. Something that takes place in the seventies (5)

CRYPTIC CLUES Clues Across 1. Funny man, full of stories for children (5) 4. The constabulary cut back on the ice (6) 8. Nag team about getting a powerful man (7) 9. Most Angolans hold a dance (5) 10. Out-and-out way to say something (5) 11. Demonstrable principle or

theme to be worked out (7) 12. Make something new in the outlet (6) 14. Is down with the vanquished (6) 17. Harsh way to give us a tree to break up (7) 19. Stroll, and take he blame for getting it wrong (5) 21. When winter halves go in for it (5) 22. Face pulled giving me cigar for a change (7)

Clues Down 1. Corresponds with communist ace like this (12) 2. The power that could possibly appear (5) 3. Vexation show when it’s arching the wrong way (7) 4. More than enough ten-ply twist (6) 5. In all, it requires a thousand cubic centimetres (5) 6. In the middle of trance maybe love begins (7) 7. Start of comment men make about EC (12) 13. One calling after ﬁve is one to the right (7) 15. Greed shown by a vicar turning east (7) 16. Dog will be about to break a leg (6) 18. Went wrong with some of the harsher reductions (5) 20. A couple to tone one up (5) GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CLUES Clues Across 1. Rub down and groom horse (5) 4. A sponsor, supporter (6)

8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 14. 17. 19. 21. 22. 23. 24.

Bell rung at morning, noon and sundown in Catholic countries(7) Whiskey (5) The entire amount (5) Policeman; serviceman holding commission (7) Street Island for pedestrians (6) International distress signal (6) A rower (7) Beaten path in the wilds (5) Jargon (5) 10,000 square metres (7) To agree; to run together (6) Quits (5)

Clues Down 1. City street, square; school near Godalming (12) 2. The conservatives (5) 3. Cake eaten at Christmas time (1,3) 4. Port In Lincolnshire and Massachusetts (6) 5. High steep rock face (5) 6. Clearly showed (7) 7. Home of the State coaches (3,5,4) 13. A disordered mixture (7) 15. To bind to apprenticeship (7) 16. Hedge, killick (6) 18. Sorcery (5) 20. To humble, degrade (5)

THE BIG ONE 1

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Fish Tempted Biblical character Effect Exigency Expression of surprise Tortures Eggs Dredge Most simple Tape Sailor Dangerous Fireplace Abode

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Silence Proprietor Ergo Amount to Fish Split asunder Dope Lodestone Dawn (3-2) Adages Singing group Posed Viper Japanese warrior Strain

31. Stitch (3) 32. Stick (6) 33. Note (4) 35. Insect (3) 37. Villein (4) 39. Crisis (9) 40. Having sworn to be truthful (5,4) 41 End-of-season clearances (5) 42. Inﬁdelity (8) 47. Brown-haired woman (8) 51. Displayed (5) 55. Change (9) 56. Turned out (anag)(9) 58. Pen (4) 59. Black sealant (3) 60. Tart (4) 61. Prey (6) 62. Large water body (3) 63. Amends for wrongdoing (10) 66. Dried seasoned sausage (6) 67. Calm (6) 69. Decorated (9) 72. Quick drawing (6) 73. Adaptable (9) 75. Got away (7) 77. Annoy (3) 80. Join forces (5) 81 Speak bluntly and plainly. (4,1,5,1,5) 82. Pixies (5) 83. Thawed (6) 84. Egg dish (8) 85. Wooden-soled shoes (5) © A.F.Shuker

ACROSS 1. Wobbly dessert (5) 4. Start off (8) 9. Bird of prey (6) 14. Lifeless (5) 15. Very slim odds . (6,2,1,7) 17. Waxed and dyed fabric (5)

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Application (3) Row (7) Pliable (9) Warplane (6) Raising in rank (9) Surprise attack (6) Ask to come (6) High regard (10)

DOWN 2. Tired out (9) 3. Of the moon (5) 5. Not any (4) 6. Kettle-drums (7) 7. New Year song (4,4,4) 8. Heath shrub (5) 9. Group of admirers (3,4) 10. Tosses (4) 11. Alternative (6)

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Apparition Gave up Friend (Sp) Competing Replied sharply Flying mammal Very quick (mus) Income Vicious Joker Physician’s clients Headland Even Insufferable Name Gnawing creatures Wooden shoe

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Largest Gets Quake Bird Total absorption Airship Green coating Admire Moisture Started Ram Altered Raptors Boast Important person Beloved Stupefy

12. Thigh-bone (5) 13. Tapering church tower (7) 14. Art of Japanese ﬂower arrangement (7) 16. Take revenge with a like punishment (3,3,2,3) 22. Submissive (6) 23. Narrow connecting land (7) 24. Sore (7) 25. Forever (6) 27. Not precise (7) 28. Merchant (6) 30. Impending (4) 32. Coral reef (5) 34. Yellowish pigment (5) 36. Wide smile (4) 38. Finish (3) 42. Gather together (5) 43. Mismatched (7) 44. Neaten (4) 45. Regretful (6) 46. Loot (5) 48. Submarine (5,3,3) 49. Titillated (7) 50. Label (3) 51. Surprise (7) 52. Cared for while ill (6) 53. Deadpan expression (7,5) 54. Mix (4) 57. Fix (6) 64. Sailor of long experience (3,3,3) 65. Time’s up (anag)(7) 66. Wither (7) 68. Bullied into doing (7) 70. Illness return (7) 71. Writer (6) 72. Shirk a duty (5) 74. Volley of shots (5) 76. Horrify (5) 78. Remaining (4) 79. Check and correct (4)

Crossjig is designed for lovers of both crosswords and jigsaws. HOW TO PLAY A crossword has been completed and broken into equal sections. The player must rearrange the sections and place each one into its proper place on the blank crossword grid. In each Crossjig a one letter clue is provided in its correct location on the grid which should help you get started in this entertaining, and at times frustrating game.

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AUTOWORD ACROSS 1. Tank for raising steam (6) 4. Short, stubby spanner (6) 7. Electrical safety device (4) 8. Numerical rating of petrol antiknock properties (6) 9. Tyre part (5) 12. Grading of Across 20 (5) 13. Old mother marque produced an elf (5) 16. —-Mansell (5) 20. Motor spirit (6) 21. Position five and a half yards in front (4) 22. Projecting arm or lever transmitting motion intermittently (6) 23. Road with houses (6)

DOWN 1. Partition in exhaust silencer (6) 2. Ceramic part of the body of a spark plug; encases the centre electrode (9) 3. Distributor arm (5) 4. Russia’s favorit model (5) 5. Percy Shaw’s eyes (4) 6. Setting of wheels so they point slightly outwards (6) 9. Fiat city (5) 10. Hole boring tool (5) 11. Conductor feeding current from or into a battery (9) 14. Valve comprising of a disc-shaped head from which projects a stem running into a valve guide (6) 15. Issued to Karl Benz in 1886 (6) 17. ———————manifold (6) 18. Nobleman’s court of the London motor show (5) 19. Short journey (4)

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CROSSJIG

GIANT CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 4 9 13 14 15 16 19 20 21 24 25 27

Perfumed (7) For (2,6,2) Small flute (7) Slightly open (4) Filament (6) Scottish dish (6) In perpetuity (7) Made do (10) Water sport (8) Wide (5) Abundance (6) Threaten (6) Gradual development to a more complex form (9) 32 Edible snail (8) 33 Trinket (6) 34 Eyelash colourer (7) 38 Digressing from (8) 39 Reply (6) 40 Eagerly expectant (4) 41 Doughy cake (5) 42 Clip fleece from (5) 45 Sensational event quickly forgotten (4,4,6) 52 Correct (5) 55 Slightly adhesive (5) 56 Ursine animal (4) 57 Developing unborn (6) 58 Unsuspected dangers (8) 61 Learner (7) 62 Spirit, courage (6) 63 Settlers (8) 66 Celebration (9) 68 Filled to capacity (6) 69 Smiles contemptuously (6) 73 Contagious disease (5) 74 Physical or mental vigour (8) 76 Ten firemen (anag)(10) 81 Tedium (7) 82 Breakfast food (6) 83 Dwell in (6) 84 Farm building (4) 85 Thrive (7) 88 Sorry (10) 93 Medication (7) 97 Equal (4) 98 Worldwide (6) 99 Plump (6) 100 Hobby (7) 103 Captaincy (10) 104 Expecting (8) 105 Year division (5) 108 French port (6) 109 Aches (6) 111 Setting apart (9) 116 Subversive damage (8) 117 Put in position (6) 118 Took over without authority (7) 122 Real (8) 123 Handbook (6) 124 Inert gas (4) 125 Spacious (5) 126 Haggard (5) 129 Is very obvious (6,3,1,4) 136 Unit of weight (5) 139 Meat jelly (5) 140 Short skirt (4) 141 Inaugurate (6)

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Counterpoison (8) General pardon (7) Call off (6) Blameless (8) Intentionally overhear (9) Irregular (6) Body shape (6) Paddled boat (5) Water supply additive (8) Banalities (anag)(10) Repulsive (7) Lets in (6) Whole (6) Close by (4) Hone (7) Interpreted (10) Financial backer (7)

DOWN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 17 18 22 23 24 26 28 29 30 31 33 35 36 37 43 44 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 59 60 64 65 67 68 70 71 72 75 77 78 79

Hindu teacher (5) Instances (8) Hold in custody (6) Very angry (5) Lose colour (4) Means of conveyance (7) Pressing (6) Oily fruit (5) Household appliance (4) Parting expression (7) Room to manoeuvre (6) Prophet (10) Tilt (5) Made secure (8) Drinking tube (5) Extols (7) Border (4) Rogue (7) Big gun (6) Rabbit hole (6) Soak (6) Ribald (5) Desert plants (5) Loyal (4) Actor's part (4) Red suit (6) Invited (5) Theory (4) Sincere (7) Warns (6) Sword (5) Four-yearly sports event (8) Spoiled (6) Job applicant's documents (10) Swallow (4) Paper hankies (7) Merge (5) Painful (4) Shun (5) Drink (8) Non-stop train (7) Branch of science (7) Hearsay (6) Debacle (6) Clinging shellfish (6) Entertain (5) Surpass (5) Forceps (5) Bay (4)

80 Outdoor sport (4) 85 Iris opening (5) 86 Protective garment (8) 87 Savour (6) 88 Jewish religious leader (5) 89 Balmy (4) 90 Precise (anag)(7) 91 Oozed out (6) 92 Metropolitan (5) 94 Absent (4) 95 Disappointment (7) 96 Entices (6) 101 Indecision (10) 102 Male relative (5) 106 Return (4,4) 107 Secret store (5) 108 Intoned (7) 110 Leader (4) 112 Breastbone (7) 113 Loses feathers (6) 114 Wooden hammer (6) 115 Lecture (6) 117 Planet (5) 119 Perch (5) 120 Early Peruvian (4) 121 Canvass (4) 127 Curriculum vitae (6)

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Correspond (5) Dilute (4) American city (7) Pick (6) Normal (5) Records repository (8) Harem guard (6) Technological (10) Woodwind instrument (4) Put to death (7) Guide (5) Long ago (4) Worshipped images (5) Lack of feeling (8) Nonprofessional (7) Tool (7) Go from sight (6) Sight (6) Tusked animal (6) Sequence (5) Eminent (5) Mistake (5) Block (4) Nuisance (4)

LEISURE TIME CROSSWORD 1

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ACROSS: 1 Treats with consideration(8) 5 Reproved severely (11) 11 Circumspect (8) 15 Unit of capacity (6) 16 Adhesive (5) 17 Sample (5) 18 Assembly (6) 19 Letter (7) 20 Calming drug (8) 22 Rescues from possible loss (8) 24 Modest (6) 26 Thick (5) 29 Calm (6) 31 Cover with wax (4) 32 Spoil (3) 33 Still (3) 34 Get up (4) 37 Radiolocation (5) 39 Vestment (5) 41 Biblical character (5) 42 Rivalling successfully (9) 43 Written acknowledgement of debt (9) 44 Masticates (5) 45 Dry, of wines (3) 47 Crude (5) 49 Multiform (7)

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51 Meantime (7) 53 Followed orders (6) 55 Small child (3) 56 Seated (6) 57 Torturers (10) 58 Amuses (10) 62 Gets well (8) 64 Advancing (11) 67 Cuts into (8) 69 Friend (Fr) (3) 70 Goal (3) 71 Unspoken (5) 73 Vending (7) 76 Presents (5) 77 White-ants (8) 79 Publications (8) 81 Prise (5) 83 Looking-glasses (7) 84 Leading (5) 87 Gnat-like ﬂies (6) 89 Pokes gently (6) 91 Counterfeit (5) 92 Past instance as example (9) 96 Custom (5) 97 Unit of silk (6) 98 Dispossesses by law (6) 99 Shoal (4) 101 Digs out (9) 102 Malay dagger (4) 103 Night bird (3)

105 106 108 109 111 112 116 117 119 120 121 122 124 128 129 131 132 133 134 135 138 140 142 143 144 146 149 150 152 153

Intellect (4) Thunder god (4) Sheltered side (3) Country (4) Soon (4) Inane (9) Part of a church (4) Weeps convulsively (4) Large cask (3) Craft (3) Labyrinth (4) Head cook (4) Policeman (9) Untidy state (4) S African monetary unit (4) Fish eggs (3) Morse element (4) Spoken (4) First woman (3) Undermines (4) Calculates (9) Convicts (4) Desert plant (6) Hardened (6) Zodiac sign (5) Choice (9) Showy feather (5) Foreigners (6) Purify (6) Choose by vote (5)

156 158 161 163 165 166 168 170 171 173 174 175 180 182 185 186 187 188 190 192 194 197 198 200 201 202 203 205 208 209 210 213 215 218 221 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232

Rightly reasoning (7) Inferior wheat (5) Long curls (8) Ponder (8) Artiﬁcial silk (5) Takes away (7) Dulcet (5) Melody (3) Sesame (3) Given up (8) Undergoes (11) Boiled gently (8) Deep thought (10) Preventing (10) Headwear (6) Lubricant (3) Male goose (6) Makes more loved (7) Reﬁned and luxurious (7) Break out (5) Greek letter (3) Indirect effort (5) Nature spirit (9) Considering as affront (9) Of the moon (5) Snow leopard (5) Precise (5) Main actor (4) Little devil (3) Prosecute (3) Incisions (4) Moorish kettledrum (6) Field diversion (5) Discussion (6) Recreational activities (8) Ministrants (8) Table support (7) Inducing sleep (6) Bird of prey (5) Of the kidneys (5) Frozen formation (6) Emphasises (8) Most eminent (11) Injecting instruments (8)

DOWN 1 Record (8) 2 Supporting post (6) 3 Entrust (7) 4 Most excellent (7) 5 Duty list (6) 6 Groom the feathers (5) 7 Interior (6) 8 Lessens (6) 9 Frighten from (5) 10 Longing (6) 11 Kitchen sideboard (7) 12 Specimens (7) 13 Scoundrel (6) 14 Beats soundly (8) 21 Against (6) 23 Hostility (6) 25 Widespreading dominion (6) 26 Draw by force (4) 27 Unmusical sound (5) 28 Observed (4) 29 Standing ﬁrm (6) 30 Sticks (7) 31 Torch (7) 35 Comes forth (7) 36 Take for granted (7) 38 Seafarer (7) 40 Persists in pressing (7) 44 Maker of tubs and casks (6) 45 Becomes ﬁrm (4) 46 Quote (4) 48 Inns (6) 50 Tumultuous (7) 52 Making lace (7) 54 Twelve (5) 56 Hidden obstacles (5) 59 Well-mannered (6) 60 Underground room (6) 61 Gaudy (6) 63 Dodge (5) 64 Hindu garment (4) 65 Scottish musicians (6) 66 Pleasant place (6) 67 Send out (4) 68 Additional (5) 72 Teaching periods (5) 74 Banishment (5) 75 Courage (5)

76 78 80 81 82 85 86 88 90 92 93 94 95 100 102 104 105 107 108 110 113 114 115 118 121 123 124 125 126 127 128 130 136 137 139 141 145 147 148 149 151 152 154 155 157 159 160 162 164 166 167 169 172 173 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 189 191 193 195 196 199 200 201 204 206 207 210 211 212 214 216 217 219 220 222 223

Snap of the teeth (5) Very small person (6) Gold bricks (6) Generous (7) Fashion (5) Live coal (5) Hates intensely (7) American inventor (6) Complete agreement (6) Squeeze (5) Crustaceans (5) Speak slowly (5) Examines (5) Promotes (7) Small falcon (7) Cavalry weapon (5) Well known (5) Entangle (5) Letting agreement (5) Turkish commander (3) Self (3) Newt (3) Sun personiﬁed (3) Prohibit (3) Error (7) Make secure (6) Game of skill (5) Glisten (5) Make suitable (5) Red dyestuff (5) Ripe (6) Meal course (7) Company of lions (5) Domesticating (6) Oppose (6) Sky-coloured (5) Glossy fabric (5) Unbound (5) Vacuous (5) Nuisances (5) Literary ridicule (6) Henhouses (6) Depart (5) Multitudes (6) Seemingly mocked by fate (6) Beer-tankard (6) Loyal vassal (5) Burden (4) Ailments (4) Duplicate (7) Hide (7) Verdant (5) In the midst of (5) Disconcert (6) Temperature unit (6) Checked in growth (7) Rotating (7) Rowing (7) Teachers (7) Snout (4) Excuse (4) Buildings for vehicles (7) Naval ofﬁcer (7) Bring on as consequence (6) Caught the breath (6) Papal ambassador (6) Dance (5) Very small (6) Cuts off top (4) Repose (4) Assails with personal satire (8) Tornadoes (8) Meddles (7) Bacon slices (7) Fortresses (7) Small dog (7) Bombard (6) Arranges in line (6) Like better (6) Eye’s sensitive layer (6) Show clearly (6) Fixed allowance (6) Precipitous (5) Khan (5)

COLOSSUS CROSSWORD 1. 4. 9. 13. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 25. 28. 29. 32. 34. 35. 40. 41. 43. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 55. 57. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 70. 71. 77. 78. 32. 83. 85. 87. 88. 90. 91. 92. 94. 97. 100. 102. 104. 108. 109. 113. 115. 116. 117. 121. 123. 125. 130. 131. 133. 136. 137. 138. 142. 143. 145. 147. 149. 150. 152. 154. 155. 157. 159. 160. 161. 162. 163. 165. 169. 171. 173. 174. 175. 176. 180. 182. 184. 187. 189. 191. 192. 193. 196. 198. 199. 200. 201. 204. 211. 214. 215. 216. 219. 222. 224. 227. 229.

Stooge, flatterer (colloq.). Fault-finding. Disaster. Drive. Snaps. Morass, bog. Give confidence. Disappear. Ovum. Rides at full speed. Pole. Had knowledge. Nothing better. Observe. It contains sugar. Age. Skill. Evaded. Imaginary part of the heavens. Control. Mysterious, magical. Found on a barbecue. Spy for the other side (2 words). Hand over. Bans. Organised. Reawaken interest. Cartoon, parody. Aid. Motoring event. Make new again. Goes round. Farewell. Stage whisper. Evil, harmful. Lofty. Clean, tidy up. Detail, entry. Silent. Distributed. Instruction. Investor in a company. Alternative name. Diligent. Man’s name. Gate locks. Minute remains. Finished. Mark with spots. Permit, authorise. Manufactured. Continent. Conditional release of a prisoner. Overture, curtain raiser. Racing horse. White water on a river. Developed during WWII. Inaccurate. Coins. Girl’s name. Strike back. Astute, shrewd. The business of using spies. Tree. Skimpy. Hurt, wound. Solidifies. Plant support. Rage, fume. Limb. Tall building. Feeble, frail. Diminutive suffix. Freshwater duck. Affirm, declare. Fluster, unsettle. Scull. Tornado. Himalayan animal. Animal hide. Links, bonds. Volcano features. Curtain. Involved deeply. To the point. Resident of Aladdin’s lamp. Pertinent, related. Assault. Glowered. Weighty. Weep. Hints, prods. Relief, let-up. Tune. Literary device. Used in rope-making. Operates. Stamp-collector. One who plots and schemes. Dutch cheese. Indefinite number. Terminate. Govern, manipulate. In arrears. Public. Herb. Poorly lit.

231. 235. 237. 238. 239. 241. 242. 243. 246. 250. 253. 254. 255. 256. 258. 262. 263. 266. 267. 269. 270. 271. 274. 276. 278. 281. 282. 283. 288. 289. 291. 292. 293. 294. 296. 297. 298. 299. 300.

Familiar, conventional. Ornament with raised work. African river. Scheme. Place of refuge. Overwhelm with brilliance. Cunning. Puts to work. Comes back. Engine. Joins the Army. Criminal. Despondency. Smallest amount. Gloss. Conspire. Notch. Consult, discuss. Type of knot. Study hard. To guarantee against loss. Produced, developed. Obtained from the sheep. Distant. Suppresses. Magician. Native New Zealander. Take to pieces. Bloodsucker. Sea bird. The end is -. Comprehend. Active volcano. Scottish dance. Female feline. Deceived, tricked. Thrown. Able to pay all debts. Agreement between nations.

DOWN 1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 24. 25. 26. 27. 30. 31. 32. 33. 36. 37. 38. 39. 42. 44. 48. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 67. 68. 69. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 79. 80. 81. 82. 84. 85. 86. 87. 89. 93. 95. 96. 98. 99. 101.

River of Melbourne. Theatre seat. Teller of fables. Solid and firm. Deception. Competent, efficient. Citrus fruit. Obstruct. Food store. Intended. Examinations. Rejoice, make merry. Sudden fear. Endures. Mineral crystal. Stop and hold. Book by Margaret Mitchell (4 words). Jar, irritate. Free. Strangely. Narrow connecting piece. Cleaned. Trade by exchange. Pack away. Customary. Gems. Jugs. View. Contempt, disdain. Excavate. Body pouch. At hand. Principal. Absent. Related. Step. Condemn. Rise up. Lacklustre, insipid. Reduced. Loving gesture. Country. Diplomacy. Ignited. Leash. Christmas. London art gallery. Employer. Edge. Pliable. Monster. Claws. Type of engine. Go off course. Join up again. Strength. Youth. Condition. Puzzled. Girl’s name. Order, arrangement. Organ. Weapon. On guard. Zero. Yield. High speed.

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Old cloth measure. Entertain. Electrical term. Sign showing where something has been omitted. Merchandises. Fruit. Fragment. Cut down. Leaves the stage. N.Ireland combatants (abb). Analyse a sentence. Proficient. Values. N.African seaport. Follows closely . Tuber, bulb. Writing implements. Furious. Single figure. Fragrance. Phases, angles. Allow. Fresh. Globe. The wattle. Vehicle. Patient. Amaze. Fly. Swing. Euclid’s subject. With the least risk. Encounter Blackthorn. Contest. Curt, to the point. Garden tool. Source of water. Vessel for heating. Battle. Aim.

166. Ironic or bitterly amusing. 167. Halt. 168. Unit of work. 170. Deflects. 172. Motive, purpose. 177. Beams. 178. Eat into. 179. Venture. 181. Male cat. 183. Bite. 184. Shower. 185. Miscalculates. 186. Prepare articles. 188. Percussion instrument. 190. Set going, initiate. 194. Settled. 195. Pretence. 196. Shows regret. 197. Flip through. 202. Sound reflection. 203. Join together. 205. Bird. 206. Tag. 207. Devoted. 208. Number. 209. Insect. 210. Cheap, penny-pinching. 212. Atoll. 213. Obligation 217. Part of the eye 218. Standard, average. 219. Beg. 220. Part of the hose. 221. Enjoyment of something eaten. 222. Plaything. 223. Discover. 225. Jetty. 226. Tailed amphibian. 227. Urge on. 228. Jokes. 229. Information. 230. Legend.

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Uncontrollable. Notify. African country. Not saying a word. Container. Guide. Earth’s threatened layer. Part of a car engine. Diffuse. World-wide, general. Grammatical term. Face covering. Transparent. Chocolate covered cake. Structural beam. Body blemish. Owned by me. Agile. Surgeon’s instrument. Conflagration. Bird of prey. Proclaimed ruled. Exhaustion. Disorder, mess. Facial organ. Toddlers. Live coal. Perch. Less. S. Amer. animal. Out of sorts. Marine creature. Irritates. Handle roughly. Number. Departed. Fit out. Fish.