Bay Harbour: May 12, 2021

Bay Harbour News Wednesday May 12 2021
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Across
1. Small bear holding lady, the dear little
fellow (6)
8. Before midday a portion of the
precincts can be seen (5)
9. Telling-off for perhaps being insecure
without one (7)
11. See me, in battered setting, sent out
of my mind (8)
12. With which too much interest is taken
(5)
15. A low joint that will go under (4)
16. Perhaps it will be seen as a bloomer
(3)
17. Utensil one might expect to get from a
bucket-shop (4)
19. A model comforter it may be, but it’s
not the real thing (5)
21. One whose charges are said to be
stubborn (8)
24. There’s so much French spirit in an
outburst of rage (7)
25. Flower one will almost drag back in
(5)
26. The tank-top may carry something
cutting (6)
Down
2. Foot parts taken to in flight (5)
3. Almost got up at the sign of The Ram
with strings of beads (8)
4. It’s a flighty thing a prisoner may be
doing (4)
5. Have the aspiration to state one will talk
nonsense (5)
6. Nothing was so cutting as this short
death appreciation (4)
7. Large-headed nail may close the collar
(4)
10. A fish trap one could ask beetle to
supply (3-6)
12. A party at Manhattan may resolve the
trouble (4)
13. About fifty putters needed to articulate
with fury (8)
14. It is a work one may consider as
recreation (4)
18. It is cold, deaf and may be precious (5)
20. Army doctor will employ a computer
hand-control (5)
21. The bar that will give one the shakes?
(4)
22. From which pour the mouth parts (4)
23. Also rave about some older anthology
(4)
SUDOKU
Fill the grid so that every column, every row and 3x3
box contains the digits 1 to 9.
QUICK CROSSWORD
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Across
1. Twisted (4)
4. Apprehend (6)
8. Thick fog (colloq)
(3,4)
9. Spicy sauce (5)
10. Put into words (4)
11. Ribbed fabric (8)
13. Wipe out (9)
17. Consent (8)
19. Lug (4)
21. Snares (5)
22. Shifty (7)
23. Powdery (6)
24. Row (4)
Down
2. Look at in detail (7)
3. Implement (4)
4. About (13)
5. Left-over (8)
6. A form of heating
(5)
7. Woodland god (5)
8. Overtake (4)
12. Merry-go-round
(8)
14. Delight (7)
15. Pallid (5)
16. Hint (4)
18. Stone fruit (5)
20. Formal dance (4)
CODECRACKER
QUICK CROSSWORD
Across: 1. Bent, 4. Arrest, 8. Pea soup, 9. Salsa, 10. Said, 11.
Corduroy, 13. Eradicate, 17. Approval, 19. Haul, 21. Traps, 22.
Evasive, 23. Chalky, 24. Line.
Down: 2. Examine, 3. Tool, 4. Approximately, 5. Residual, 6.
Solar, 7. Satyr, 8. Pass, 12. Carousel, 14. Elation, 15. Pasty,
16. Clue, 18. Peach, 20. Ball.
CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
Across: 1. Cherub 8. Ambit 9. Censure 11. Demented 12.
Usury 15. Dive 16. May 17. Pail 19. Dummy 21. Muleteer 24.
Tantrum 25. Lupin 26. Turret.
Down: 2. Heels 3. Rosaries 4. Bird 5. Haver 6. Obit 7. Stud
10. Eel-basket 12. Undo 13. Splutter 14. Play 18. Stone 20.
Mouse 21. Milk 22. Lips 23. Rant.
TARGET
arch catch chair chaotic char
chariot charm chart chat chic chit
choir choric chroma CHROMATIC
chromic coach hair haricot harm
hart hoar ichor itch macho march
match math mirth mocha mohair
moth oath ohmic orach rich roach
thoracic torch trochaic
MEDIUM HARD
EASY
TARGET
C T O
M H C
R I A
Good 22
Very Good 29
Excellent 35+
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