CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ANSWERS Week 963

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ACROSS: 7

Imperceptible; 8 Bewilder; 9 Keep; 10 Gifted; 12 Detail; 14 Series; 16 Climax; 18 Waif; 20 Rapacity; 22 Corroboration.

DOWN: DOWN: 1 Imbecile; 2 Depict; 3 Acid; 4 Sporadic; 5 Ticket; 6 Clue; 11 Describe; 13 Inaction; 15 Infirm; 17 Incite; 19 Agog; 21 Pore. CR CR YPTIC YPTIC

ACROSS ACROSS : 7 Smack

ACROSS ACROSS

6.Direct (7)

7.Cherub (5)

9.Ovum (3)

10.Perfect (9)

12.Exorbitant (11)

15.Meat-eating (11)

17.Give in (9)

19.Intelligence (3)

21.Togetherness (5)

22.Criminal (7)

CAN YOU MASTER THE SUDOKU CHALLENGE?

Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9.

Solution on Page 23

DOWN DOWN

1.Branch (5)

2.Pig-pen (3)

3.Settee (4)

4.Similar (9)

5.Rustic (7)

8.Splinter (6)

11.Clear (9)

13.Gorge (6)

14.Slander (7)

16.Sprite (5)

18.Wicked (4)

20.Cunning (3) one's lips; 8 Ill-treat; 9 Itch; 10 Divers; 12 Wagers; 14 Answer; 16 Dynamo; 18 Mars; 20 Numerous; 22 Sit on the fence.

DOWN: 1 Emulsion; 2 Scathe; 3 Sore; 4 Bestowed; 5 Flying; 6 Epic; 11 Serenity; 13 Rum punch; 15 Wisdom; 17 Nursed; 19 Amid; 21 Meek.

ACROSS ACROSS

6.Observes the wrong section (7)

7.Kind of key army officer (5)

9 and 19Ac. Route for those who take flight (6)

10.Torn material given some value (9)

12.Go quickly to get insured, as hunted ones do (3,3,5)

15.So party line is amended by an individual character (11)

17.Sluggish game that eventually produces an explosive conclusion (4-5)

19.See 9 Across.

21.Fuels are if uncontrolled (5)

22.Charges a levy, we hear (7)

DOWN DOWN

1.Drenches the timber in the ship (5)

2 and 20Dn. Game requiring a light touch with a whip (3-3)

3.Guided by a consort of Zeus (4)

4.More than one idler has a bet when a boxing-match is seen inside ... (9)

5.... but we still keep flapping around! (7)

8 and 16Dn. Gas containers (6,5)

11.The sort of toil a man does in his estimation? (5-4)

13.One is found in last piece of decoration on the gable (6)

14.Rich water supply not working (4-3)

16.See 8 Down

18.To adduce as proof in one sense, by the sound of it (4)

20.See 2 Down.

LEADER TRIVIA QUIZ (Answers on page 23)

1. What were Google's top four search terms for the year 2022? (Strangely, the World Cup was not one of them!)

2. A 'blessing' is the collective noun given to which fabled creature?

3. What is the defining characteristic of someone who suffers from Hypertrichosis?

4. Which enchanting role have both Edmund Gwenn and Richard Attenborough played in film?

5. For those of you with a sweet tooth, what are the two typical ingredients in 'Ganache'?

6. The following line is from which famous film? "Charging a man with murder in this place was like handing out speeding tickets at the Indy 500"

7. Which male tennis player reached the finals of every US Open between 1982 and 1989?

8. What is a 'dendroglyph'?

9. James Bond's mother Monique Delacroix was born in which country? a. Switzerland, b. Canada, c. France 10. The following words are from which Christmas songs? a. Here we are as in olden days; happy golden days of yore. b. Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow will find it hard to sleep tonight. c. The mood is right, the spirit's up. d. With a note saying 'I love you' I meant it. e. But instead it just kept raining, a veil of tears for the virgin's birth

11. The Pacific Islands are usually divided into three enthnogeographic groupings. Can you name them?

12. Name the artist who painted each of the following works of art. a. The Starry Night (1889), b. Primavera (1477-78), c. Garden of Delights (1505-1510), d. Snow Storm-Steam Boat off a Harbour's Mouth (1842)

13. The first found remains of an Australopithecus afarensis are better known as what? Four letters

14. David Helfgott is the central character in which 1996 critically acclaimed film?

15. What do each of the following acronyms stand for? a. Scuba, b. JPEG, c. POTUS, d. Taser

16. Starkey, Ed Teynte, Bill Jukes, Cecco, Noodler and William Slank all lend which man a hand?

17. Of the chemical elements of the Periodic Chart, what is the minimum number of symbols that it takes to correctly spell the Capital of Iran?

18. Which so called profession made Matthew Hopkins (ca. 1620-1647) famous and infamous in 17th century England?

19. With the aid of the following lyrics, name the girl in each song. a. Jubilation, she loves me again. b. She's got it, yeah baby she's got it. c. She's just a girl who claims I am the one. d. She just can't be chained to a life where nothings gained. e. She is like a cat in the dark and then she is the darkness

20. In which language do each of the following mean 'Thank you'? a. Dank je. b. Komapsumnida (Ko map sum nee da). c. Gratiam habeo. d. Efcharisto

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