Bay Harbour: July 27, 2022

Bay Harbour News Wednesday July 27 2022
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PUZZLES
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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8
9 10 11
12 13 14
15 16 17 18
29/7
Across
2. There’s fish for the rest of the birds (5)
5. A presidential thing that grows (4)
7. A bargain got from a tailor (4)
8. An out-of-doors bed-maker (8)
9. It is time for a cooked breakfast cereal (8)
11. An airtight seal on an old instrument (4)
12. This is turning into play (13)
15. Pass such a long time in the corridors (4)
17. Takes care to include king in the fraternity
(8)
19. No five clues rendered thus will double
one up (8)
21. A domicile among Britain’s former PMs
(4)
22. Soon a negative will be got from France
(4)
23. The right skis must be adapted to the
hazards (5)
Down
1. An outline no court can provide (7)
2. A seed one may beat to the post (3)
3. The set of sails I’d got wouldn’t bend (5)
4. Control and make use of tack (7)
5. Worker getting people together for spelling
(3)
6. A charming clique we get involved in (5)
10. Planes that are inclined to be rackets (5)
11. It holds the door in the chapel at
Christmas (5)
13. Like a pipe, such orchestral bells (7)
14. It may be bow a Roman’s making (7)
16. A pained sound issuing from the organ
(5)
18. They are the remainders of bowlers’
stints (5)
20. Commercial vehicle, as used by Gogh (3)
21. Holds ham and sardine starters (3)
SUDOKU
Fill the grid so that every column, every row and 3x3
box contains the digits 1 to 9.
19 20 21
22 23
QUICK CROSSWORD
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8
9 10
11 12 13
14 15
16
17 18 19
20
21 22 23
24 25
Across
1. Ill-advised (6)
4. Powerful (6)
9. Coin; girl’s name (5)
10. Pilot (7)
11. Three-pronged spear
(7)
13. Held onto (4)
14. Compromise on both
sides (4-3-4)
17. Experienced (4)
18. Wrench (7)
21. Drug with no effect (7)
22. Kingdom (5)
24. Disorder, havoc (6)
25. Grown ups (6)
Down
1. Self-important (6)
2. Pale (3)
3. Flair (5)
5. Inexpensive piece of
jewellery (7)
6. Forthright (9)
7. Bacteria (4)
8. Final remark (7,4)
12. Travel schedule (9)
15. Drastic (7)
16. Morsels (6)
19. Bitter (5)
20. Unsolicited email (4)
23. Feel poorly (3)
CODECRACKER
QUICK CROSSWORD
Across: 1. Unwise, 4. Strong, 9. Penny, 10. Aviator, 11. Trident, 13. Kept,
14. Give-and-take, 17. Felt, 18. Spanner, 21. Placebo, 22. Realm, 24.
Mayhem, 25. Adults.
Down: 1. Uppity, 2. Wan, 3. Style, 5. Trinket, 6. Outspoken, 7. Germ, 8.
Parting shot, 12. Itinerary, 15. Extreme, 16. Crumbs, 19. Acrid, 20. Spam,
23. Ail.
CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
Across: 2. Perch 5. Bush 7. Snip 8. Gardener 9. Porridge 11. Lute 12.
Dramatisation 15. Ages 17. Brothers 19. Convulse 21. Home 22. Anon
23. Risks.
Down: 1. Contour 2. Pip 3. Rigid 4. Harness 5. Bee 6. Sweet 10. Ramps
11. Latch 13. Tubular 14. Oarsman 16. Groan 18. Overs 20. Van 21. Has.
TARGET
effort felt fetor floe flog floret
flour flout flue flute fore foregut
forge forget FORGETFUL fort
forte foul four fret fretful frog
frug fuel furl gofer goffer golf
golfer gruff guff gulf left loft
luff offer reft ruff ruffle toff tofu
truffle tuff turf
MEDIUM HARD
EASY
TARGET
L F U
O F T
R E G
Good 23
Very Good 30
Excellent 39+
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