Bay Harbour: September 14, 2022

Bay Harbour News Wednesday September 14 2022
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PUZZLES
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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
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16/9
Across
7. Feel deeply the threat to Kate I organised
(4,2,2,5)
8. Where medication is concerned, here’s
the rub (11)
12. Give me gin around start of lunch and be
a mixer (6)
14. It could come near to being overelaborate
(6)
16. Leg, due to break, may overwhelm one
(6)
18. Dress to treat one to (6)
19. The damage no gin is causing, blending
in (11)
23. Coats for Capuchins? (6-7)
Down
1. Ornamental material for a boot-tie (4)
2. In short, a boy may go to pot (4)
3. The oarsman gives one a line in writing (6)
4. Work given up, thanks to King Edward (6)
5. Beautiful fairy is prefixed around (4)
6. Ring tail-ender first, with a broad smile (4)
9. Am in all of a muddle with this paper (7)
10. There’s nothing to VAT, taking one on
popular reception (7)
11. Give way to some precedent (4)
12. Fashion, if added to rate, is reasonable (4)
13. Be behind an old prisoner (3)
15. Rubbish on television starts the decay (3)
17. His name is the book title, or poem
written out about New York (6)
18. Creature as farmed by George Orwell (6)
19. Winnie the overturned ring of wood (4)
20. Will be inclined to be a libertine (4)
21. Top of little finger being lost, it becomes
black (4)
22. It is posted at the entrance (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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7
8 9
10 11 12
13 14 15
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19 20 21
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Across
1. Intended (5)
4. Begin (an enterprise) (6)
7. Operate (3)
8. Morose (6)
9. Off target (6)
10. Bodily (8)
12. Position or standing
(4)
13. Thump (6)
15. Underground passage
(6)
16. Skilful (4)
17. Luxury (8)
19. Heavenly (6)
20. Biased (6)
22. Hot tub (3)
23. A way out (6)
24. Get up late (3-2)
Down
1. Delectable (5-8)
2. Sicken (3)
3. Loose top (5)
4. Flyer (7)
5. Statement (9)
6. One thing causing
another (5,8)
11. Patience (9)
14. Superior skill (7)
18. Typical (5)
21. Charge (3)
CODECRACKER
QUICK CROSSWORD
Across: 1. Meant, 4. Launch, 7. Use, 8. Sullen, 9. Astray, 10. Physical,
12. Rank, 13. Wallop, 15. Tunnel, 16. Deft, 17. Opulence, 19. Divine, 20.
Unfair, 22. Spa, 23. Egress, 24. Lie-in.
Down: 1. Mouth-watering, 2. Ail, 3. Tunic, 4. Leaflet, 5. Utterance, 6.
Chain reaction, 11. Solitaire, 14. Prowess, 18. Usual, 21. Fee.
CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
Across: 7. Take it to heart 8. Embrocation 12. Mingle 14. Ornate 16.
Deluge 18. Attire 19. Harmonising 23. Monkey-jackets.
Down: 1. Lace 2. Herb 3. Stroke 4. Potato 5. Peri 6. Grin 9. Manilla 10.
Ovation 11. Cede 12. Mode 13. Lag 15. Rot 17. Eponym 18. Animal 19.
Hoop 20. Rake 21. Inky 22. Gate.
TARGET
abeam abelia able alba alembic
ambiance amble amiable
amicable bail balance bale
balm banal bane beam bean
becalm bema bile blain blame
blanc cabal cabin cable cambia
cambial climb iamb IMBALANCE
lamb limb minable nimble
MEDIUM HARD
EASY
TARGET
N E A
I B M
A C L
Good 18
Very Good 25
Excellent 30+
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