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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
7. Pessimistic and gloomy due to sad rhythm (8)
8. Garden area’s old measurement unit (4)
9. Someone for each male offspring (6)
10. Won over Ed when possessed (5)
11. Looked at, I’d say (4)
12. Esteem too highly, or gorged oneself on right (8)
14. In favour of ducts being items for sale (8)
18. Ancient Roman poet’s terrible void (4)
20. Follower of Indian religion in growth industry (5)
22. Sum up after smell of chickpea dip (6)
23. Part of haul, a valuable molten rock (4)
24. Reps go around Ritz for wine-based drink (8)
DOWN
1. Beautiful volley smashed (6)
2. So denied movement as biased (3-5)
3. Leo holds insect in shed (4-2)
4. Walked and rode on street (6)
5. Fancy another part in colour (4)
6. Believe in sale on trust (6)
13. Fellow lodger gives space to disorganised team (8)
15. Are the changes to make meal hot again? (6)
16. Actor Tom’s ocean voyage (6)
17. Sarah turns from a desert (6)
19. Injured, not John initially, because hardened (6)
21. Ran back over Orient to be close (4)
SUDOKU
Fill in the blank squares with the numbers 1 to 9 so that each row, each column and each smaller 3 x 3 block contains all the numbers from 1 to 9.
THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD
$1000 PRIZE See ‘How To Enter’ (last page)
ACROSS
1. Put up with, I can’t … that
4. No Time To Die star, … Craig
8. Capital of Greece
12. Hiking stick
16. Dripping, a … tap
18. Illumination consisting of long tubes (5-8)
19. Non-dormant erupting mountain (6,7)
21. Game equipment that includes kings and queens (5,3)
