Bay Harbour: November 30, 2022

Bay Harbour News Wednesday November 30 2022
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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
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Across
1. Large-heartedness with which one may be
mating many (11)
8. Wherewith, on net, it might join mortise (5)
9. Is, in mole’s turnaround, nimble (7)
10. In hiding one well, so turning to it (4,3)
11. Come to rest in fixed position and pass
the night (5)
12. Book names lest it be altered (6)
14. Take one across for a game of cards (6)
18. Writer’s affliction will stop him writing (5)
19. It will enable one to see clearly what
humbug it is (7)
21. Loses out two ways, learning them (7)
23. Spirit a graduate finds in the dance (5)
24. Snap fire-breathing monster properly so
called the flower (11)
Down
1. A sailor met a lot of changes (7)
2. Weapon-carrier is central to one’s
costume (3-4)
3. Cancel year-book which has suffered a
loss (5)
4. Wife’s family slain around start of wedding
maybe (2-4)
5. Is prejudiced, narrow and surrounded by
water (7)
6. Name given to man as a Beefeater (3)
7. In what place do we make her change? (5)
13. A heroic deed one will turn to one’s use
(7)
15. Empty bottles tell no tales, they say (4-3)
16. Name a fellow I map out with her (7)
17. It spouts? Yes, Reg: it does like this (6)
18. Young players of chess first lost out (5)
20. So bound not to get off the ground (5)
22. Health resort in a fool’s paradise (3)
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. Madness (6)
4. Soapy ball of air (6)
9. Scallywag (5)
10. Coach (7)
11. Pilot (7)
13. Dull pain (4)
14. Award for second
place (6,5)
17. Follow surreptitiously
(4)
18. Adhesive label (7)
21. Flop (7)
22. Stroll (5)
24. Tenant (6)
25. Group of seven (6)
Down
1. Lasso (6)
2. Badger (3)
3. Swindle (5)
5. Oblivious (7)
6. Standard for
comparison (9)
7. Deserve (4)
8. Ill-fated (4-7)
12. Mimicry (9)
15. Bird of prey (7)
16. Pressing (6)
19. Picture (5)
20. Distant (4)
23. Flu or other illness
(colloq) (3)
CODECRACKER
QUICK CROSSWORD
Across: 1. Lunacy, 4. Bubble, 9. Rogue, 10. Trainer, 11. Aviator, 13. Ache,
14. Silver medal, 17. Tail, 18. Sticker, 21. Failure, 22. Amble, 24. Renter,
25. Septet.
Down: 1. Lariat, 2. Nag, 3. Cheat, 5. Unaware, 6. Benchmark, 7. Earn, 8.
Star-crossed, 12. Imitation, 15. Vulture, 16. Urgent, 19. Image, 20. Afar,
23. Bot.
CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
Across: 1. Magnanimity 8. Tenon 9. Lissome 10. Lies low 11. Lodge 12.
Titles 14. Bridge 18. Cramp 19. Eyewash 21. Lessons 23. Rumba 24.
Antirrhinum.
Down: 1. Matelot 2. Gun-belt 3. Annul 4. In-laws 5. Insular 6. Yeo 7.
Where 13. Exploit 15. Dead-men 16. Ephraim 17. Geyser 18. Colts 20.
Earth 22. Spa.
TARGET
agist APOLOGIST gait galoot
galop gasp gilt gist gloat gloats
gloop glop glops goal goalpost
goat goop igloo lags logia logo
logs pigs pogo sago slag slog
spigot stag tags toga
MEDIUM HARD
EASY
TARGET
O S A
P G I
L T O
Good 16
Very Good 22
Excellent 27+
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