Bay Harbour: February 16, 2022

Bay Harbour News Wednesday February 16 2022
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Across
1. Pretend to be another, being taken in by
one team shuffle (11)
7. It’s a wonder the limo has returned within
a distance (7)
9. Here’s a dollar to cheer you up (4)
11. Dance on a GT circuit (5)
12. A natural ability might have been latent
(6)
14. Victor peeps around at the expected
future (11)
18. Percussionist lost his head, drinking from
it (6)
20. Proprietor has new setting in gold (5)
22. A house that takes some beating (4)
23. Rustles about with the match scores (7)
24. Want a written character? It’s not a mile
out! (11)
Down
2. Seaman who might remain right at the
end (7)
3. Appear to write it up in some essay (4)
4. Peace agreement for the loyal around start
of century (5)
5. Is met with difficulty, so deliver a blow (5)
6. Fish that will move across the ice (5)
8. A monastic life with relics to be distributed
(8)
10. With CIA out, US is wary (8)
13. Lawyer’s charge one may sense is
endless (3)
15. Flavour it’s vain to change, all being given
over to it (7)
16. Feeling of satisfaction a number of lions
has (5)
17. Money is a mixture of copper and zinc (5)
19. Give me a UV turn with colour (5)
21. Vehicle coming up from the market (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. Santa’s helpers (5)
4. Rat or mouse (6)
7. Operate (3)
8. Become fixated (6)
9. Forthright (6)
10. Visual vandalism (8)
12. Dull pain (4)
13. Yellow fruit (6)
15. Quiver (6)
16. Small land mass (4)
17. Woven wall hanging
(8)
19. Spiritual meeting (6)
20. Country (6)
22. Batch (3)
23. Theatre section (6)
24. Velocity (5)
Down
1. Shame (13)
2. Compete (3)
3. Popular takeaway (5)
4. Sale docket (7)
5. Overalls (9)
6. Locality (13)
11. Like brothers (9)
14. Thespian (7)
18. Breathes heavily (5)
21. Bind (3)
CODECRACKER
QUICK CROSSWORD
Across: 1. Elves, 4. Rodent, 7. Use, 8. Obsess, 9. Candid, 10. Graffiti,
12. Ache, 13. Banana, 15. Tremor, 16. Isle, 17. Tapestry, 19. Seance, 20.
Nation, 22. Set, 23. Stalls, 24. Speed.
Down: 1. Embarrassment, 2. Vie, 3. Sushi, 4. Receipt, 5. Dungarees, 6.
Neighbourhood, 11. Fraternal, 14. Actress, 18. Pants, 21. Tie.
CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
Across: 1. Impersonate 7. Miracle 9. Buck 11. Tango 12. Talent
14. Prospective 18. Rummer 20. Owner 22. Drum 23. Results 24.
Testimonial.
Down: 2. Mariner 3. Seem 4. Truce 5. Smite 6. Skate 8. Cloister 10.
Cautious 13. Fee 15. Vanilla 16. Pride 17. Brass 19. Mauve 21. Tram.
TARGET
ABSURDITY airy artsy arty bray
brays bury busy buys dairy
daisy darby diary dirty ditsy
dray dusty duty dysuria rays
ruby rusty satyr saury stay stray
study sturdy tardy tidy tray
yard yurt
MEDIUM HARD
EASY
TARGET
S A D
I Y T
B R U
Good 16
Very Good 23
Excellent 29+
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