Bay Harbour: November 03, 2021

Bay Harbour News Wednesday November 3 2021
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PUZZLES
CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
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Across
1. Mimi, a heartless nag, is playing
dumb (6)
4. An afterthought to charity, as booked
in the Old Testament (6)
9. Mean to put name to it, if starting
Yule (7)
10. Fatuous way cousin, a ne’er-do-well,
shows it (5)
11. Great story of early practice
beginners, on the ice endlessly (4)
12. Part of fastener has first bit of polish
applied (4)
13. Small child will get something out of
the rubbish (3)
15. Yellow youth-leader gets 21 to lose
their head (4)
16. Don’t go on with the descent by
parachute (4)
19. Apprehend the return of prohibition
(3)
21. Sort of song-people (4)
22. Courses are used in making up a line
of footballers (4)
24. Out of bed, get solid that may
unsettle one (5)
25. Incomplete score may have tune for
one in The Pirates (7)
26. Is off in one’s bed, usually (6)
27. Information to test the patience of
one class of people (6)
Down
1. In an unmarried woman, her bearing
shows her transgressions (13)
2. Enlarge on the tailless gnu if caught
within a month (7)
3. Something that’s afoot may take a
hammering (4)
5. A mule, with unknown quantity it’s
hard to get a grip on (8)
6. The smallest amount to be rented out,
as inside (5)
7. Cruel play, cast thus in an extremely
showy way (13)
8. Minor route, if it’s about the phrase for
‘incidentally’ (5)
14. It is as high as one can get beside
the sea (8)
17. Tiller of the land giving mushy
vegetable to a worker (7)
18. A lot of birds like this sort of
mattress (5)
20. Put tacking in and pour hot fat over
it (5)
23. Loyal to Tory leader, regret following
it (4)
SUDOKU
Fill the grid so that every column, every row and 3x3
box contains the digits 1 to 9.
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Across
1. Venomous snake (5)
4. Inactive (6)
7. Viral infection (3)
8. Brass musical
instrument (6)
9. Stern (6)
10. Practise (8)
12. Departed (4)
13. Take no notice (6)
15. Bulk liquid carrier
(6)
16. Ointment (4)
17. Pitiable (8)
19. Feel a need to drink
(6)
20. Pressing (6)
22. Fiery (3)
23. Feeling selfish
desire (6)
24. Cut in two (5)
Down
1. Dance creator (13)
2. Forbid (3)
3. Later (5)
4. Doubt the truth (7)
5. Exaggerated self
importance (9)
6. Annoyance (13)
11. Business on-line
(1-8)
14. Understanding
another’s feelings (7)
18. Verity (5)
21. Hair product (3)
CODECRACKER
QUICK CROSSWORD
Across: 1. Cobra, 4. Static, 7. Flu, 8. Cornet, 9. Strict, 10.
Rehearse, 12. Gone, 13. Ignore, 15. Tanker, 16. Balm, 17.
Pathetic, 19. Thirst, 20. Urgent, 22. Hot, 23. Greedy, 24. Halve.
Down: 1. Choreographer, 2. Ban, 3. After, 4. Suspect, 5.
Arrogance, 6. Inconvenience, 11. E-commerce, 14. Empathy,
18. Truth, 21. Gel.
CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
Across: 1. Miming 4. Psalms 9. Signify 10. Inane 11. Epic 12.
Hasp 13. Tot 15. Yolk 16. Drop 19. Nab 21. Folk 22. Wall 24.
Upset 25. Corsair 26. Sleeps 27. Gentry.
Down: 1. Misdemeanours 2. Magnify 3. Nail 5. Slippery 6.
Least 7. Spectacularly 8. Byway 14. Clifftop 17. Peasant 18.
Flock 20. Baste 23. True.
TARGET
armory army artery arty atomy
carroty carry cometary coyer
creamy CREMATORY cyme
marry martyr matey mayo mayor
meaty mercy merry moray racy
rectory retry rotary tarry teary
terry tracery tray trey troy tyre
tyro yare year yore
MEDIUM HARD
EASY
TARGET
C E A
T Y M
R O R
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Very Good 25
Excellent 32+
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