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DSM Easy Crossword (with thanks to Rob Berry)

DSM Toughie Crossword (with thanks to Mike Morris)

Clues ACROSS

1. A nursery where 13 down are cared for during the working day (6) 4. A person expert in the use of a bow and arrow (6) 8. A collection of maps in book form (5) 9. A personal view or judgement formed about something (7) 10. Freshwater carniverous mammal (5) 11. Imagination unrestricted by reality (7) 12. Increase fourfold (9) 15. A tendancy to do nothing or to remain unchanged (7) 16. The third planet from the sun (5) 17. Burnt sugar, used to colour and flavour food (7) 18. An imaginary place for lost or neglected things (5) 19. Workplace for the teaching or practice of an art (6) 20. Material for starting a fire (6)

Clues DOWN

2. Turn on or around on axis (6) 3. A very thick centre cut of beef tenderloin (13) 5. A configuration of stars as seen from 16 across (13) 6. A person who is preoccupied with his/her own interests (6) 7. Unfortunate circumstances financially (11) 13. A very young child; baby (6) 14. A farm building for housing horses (6)

Clues Across

1. Gangsters turning up to cover failure of progress (7) 5. For and against holy man starting to suffer periods of going without? (5) 8. Alter the colour mixture on

Tyneside perhaps to bring out the poor (5). 9. Get Nile unrest if not one of the

Israelites (7). 10. Public houses standing in as court rooms? (4). 11. Doing the darndest to get left behind? (8). 14. A little taste of the dregs of someone's Martini Flip? (3) 16. Dog the royals, keep company on turned over rig (5). 17. Large mammal keels over lacking energy and a touch of strength? (3) 19. Diminishing brief thanks at first pleasing for queen having gin cocktail (8). 20. That man, a politician, is a plant! (4) 23. Failed to honour church ecumenical leader in lewd display? (7). 25. Install union in middle of water pipe (5). 26. Tempted king to get involved in arranged duel (5). 27. Wraps up leading light in terrible scrape (7).

Clues Down

1. Group with sex appeal head south to become outlaws (7). 2. Upset party over one going into picture house? (5). 3. Eye problem that may arise when first person flees from abominable snowman? (4). 4. Face mark? (3). 5. Fan first to transcribe all scenes in animated movie (8). 6. Wicket taken, pressure imposed, cheat reforms to be centre of turn? (7) 7. Mount internet provider in telephone call system (5). 12. Ruin renovation taking some time in Italian city (5). 13. Over done chords played with religious group? (8). 15. Old model Ford went down very well? (7). 18. Captain' starter relegated to last place in fish dishes? (7) 19. Get to welcome home a thing used to follow showers? (5). 21. Escape from the Spanish underground leader of the

French (5). 22. Lady who does make the tea? (4). 24. Pickpocket to go through an unprofitable period? (3).

WORD SQUARE

How many words of three or more letters can you make from the letters in our square?

There is one word of nine letters. We estimate about 200 words are possible. If you want to make it harder, only allow words that contain the centre letter.

0 - 50 Not bad 51 - 100 Quite good 101 - 150 Very good 151 + Expert

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