Crossword

el sereno

G will be the definition wherever it appears

Across

1 G’s cheap beer? (11) 7 Purpose of axioms intermittently used? (3) 9 Imperial period returns embraced by both sides (5) 10 Creature made by deity inspiring a tantrum (9) 11 Beer all gone? That’s the limit! (6,3) 12 G speaks - about time! (5) 13 Twin tub’s origin is G (7) 15 Mock poor actor after opening scene (4) 18 Area to the east of channel island state (4) 20One who regrets pinching key for deliveryman (7) 23 Exploitation American president accepts (5) 24 Fish lovers do upset me, ultimately (5,4) 26 A new talent out to protect area for clinic like this (9) 27 Foul up, caught between the two (5) 28Row resulting from uncovering secret cache (3) 29 Auditions held to cover internationals (6,5)

Down

1 Have a premonition beer and food must be bad (8) 2 Absolutely legal, but terrible having missed the start (8) 3 Vote originally cutting healthy split (5) 4 Forget name and choose to drink gallons (7) 5 A note about team and distances from centre (7) 6 Old people may make nurses act strangely (9) 7 The attraction of a toll to cover parking (6) 8 Simple fashion statement lacking content (6) 14 Unsettled business of facilities viewed with policeman (5,4) 16 100 different outlets for G (8) 17 Gets to broadcast after listener leaves Bear G (8) 19 Discovered fraud - it ordinarily involves this professional (7) 20Got out of planned travelogue to adjust exchange rate (7) 21 Born a shark, finding capital (6) 22 Doctor must keep cooked suet for G (6) 25 Erect a barrier to protect revolutionary capital (5)

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Moron crossword 402

Across

1 Sit; attitude (4) 3 Sweeties (7) 8 Refuse to acknowledge (6) 9 Reach (6) 10 Smutty allusion (8) 11 Den (4) 12 Hot spring (6) 15 Instant; support (6) 17 Ran off (4) 19 Advancement (8) 22 Testing experience (6) 23 Forty winks (6) 24 Quill (7) 25 Neat; pare (4)

Down

1 Heathen (5) 2 Japanese military governors (7) 4 Public speakers (7) 5 Deadly (5) 6 Issue; version (7) 7 Enthusiastic (4) 13 Make bigger (7) 14 Rebuff; cause revulsion in (7) 16 Custodian (museum etc) (7) 18 Resided (5) 20Formerly (4) 21 Crowd on the move (5) Genius 400 solution

M was the key, representing moons of Saturn (or mythological figures associated with Saturn!)

Winner: Carolyn Rebstein, St Martin, Guernsey Runners-up: John Jackson, Trysull, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire; Valerie Farrar, Edinburgh

Moron 400 solution Across: 1 Mars, 4 Hoop, 8 Yell, 9 (Marsupial) Stone-deaf, 11 Queues, 13 Parlour, 15 Collie, 16 Ethics, 18 Bicker, 20 De luxe, 22 Numeral, 23 Dampen, 25 Do-gooders, 26 Zany, 27 Afar, 28 Dump. Down: 2 Asti, 3 Sandal, 4 Huddle, 5 Opaque, 6 Beautiful, 7 Alas, 10 Further, 12 Scab, 13 Placement, 14 Ripened, 17 Step, 19 Runoff, 20 Devour, 21 Landed, 23 Doze, 24 Prim.