Bay Harbour: December 08, 2021

Bay Harbour News Wednesday December 8 2021
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NEWS
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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
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Across
1. One of the rolling stones? (6)
8. European capital dweller, an upright type
(5)
9. One doesn’t agree to things (7)
11. Packed in as a simile they’re small and
fishy (8)
12. There is scope, if the opening move
hasn’t been started (5)
15. The wheel centre may be found in a
church (4)
16. It is curious, a number such as nine (3)
17. It comes out of a daze and is of cutting
use (4)
19. They cover wounds, do blacklegs (5)
21. One says we’d adapted to crab-like
walking (8)
24. Own flesh is the concern of one who is so
disposed (7)
25. Cereal it goes hard to go against (5)
26. One who murders a sort of whale (6)
Down
2. There isn’t enough in this book for eggwhite
(5)
3. Could Eve be his in the apiarist’s garden?
(8)
4. Take a set out as one dines (4)
5. A priggish person can be quietly uncivil (5)
6. A sign that means nothing to adult males
(4)
7. They may be soldiers, the hill-dwellers (4)
10. When one was young and life was a
picnic? (5,4)
12. Florentine river is in particular nominated
(4)
13. Vigilant observation ’flu brought about (8)
14. It isn’t so much minus (4)
18. Sort of music to make a comeback? (5)
20. Put in stitches as bet perhaps (5)
21. Start the race, we are told, for pudding (4)
22. End a difference with the chapter head
(4)
23. Hide, and look for the answer in game (4)
SUDOKU
Fill the grid so that every column, every row and 3x3
box contains the digits 1 to 9.
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QUICK CROSSWORD
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Across
1. Surety (4)
4. Workplace (6)
8. Hallway (7)
9. Topmost (5)
10. Junk mail (4)
11. Worn out (3-5)
13. Close shave (4,5)
17. Thankful (8)
19. Breathing organ of
fish (4)
21. Constituent (5)
22. Carry out surgery (7)
23. Protect (6)
24. Ogle (4)
Down
2. Decline to vote (7)
3. Go in front (4)
4. The last drink (3,3,3,4)
5. Water feature (8)
6. Skip or dance about (5)
7. Group of lions (5)
8. Swanky (4)
12. Unworried (8)
14. Make a face (7)
15. Sauce made from
meat juices (5)
16. Delight (4)
18. Type of coffee (5)
20. In good health (4)
CODECRACKER
QUICK CROSSWORD
Across: 1. Bail, 4. Office, 8. Passage, 9. Upper, 10. Spam, 11. Dog-tired,
13. Near thing, 17. Relieved, 19. Gill, 21. Voter, 22. Operate, 23. Defend,
24. Leer.
Down: 2. Abstain, 3. Lead, 4. One for the road, 5. Fountain, 6. Caper, 7.
Pride, 8. Posh, 12. Carefree, 14. Grimace, 15. Gravy, 16. Glee, 18. Latte,
20. Well.
CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
Across: 1. Marble 8. Roman 9. Objects 11. Sardines 12. Ambit 15. Nave
16. Odd 17. Adze 19. Scabs 21. Sideways 24. Selfish 25. Grain 26. Killer.
Down: 2. Album 3. Beehives 4. Eats 5. Prude 6. Omen 7. Ants 10. Salad
days 12. Arno 13. Watchful 14. Less 18. Swing 20. Baste 21. Sago 22.
Dean 23. Seek.
TARGET
aunt aura aural input lunar
lupin natural nuptial nutria paua
pilau punt puritan purl ritual
ruin runt tapu TARPAULIN tulip
tuna turn turnip ulna ulnar ultra
unapt unit unlit until urinal
MEDIUM HARD
EASY
TARGET
P N A
R U A
L I T
Good 15
Very Good 22
Excellent 27+
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words must contain the centre letter.
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ending in s unless the word is also a verb, e.g.
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