Bay Harbour: March 22, 2023

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Across
1. Tease us for being back-to-front – that’s
sweet! (5)
4. Made a sound as one made off with the
cows (7)
8. Somewhat drunk, but running smoothly (5)
9. Fever causing alarm as one reaches a
conclusion (7)
10. A small violin could be all one needs to
make up (3)
11. He’s near to one, hour being changeable
(9)
12. Every picture such as this tells an inside
story (1-3)
13. The ounce returns in charge of the
animals (4)
18. Darbies are hot and cold as ruffs fail to
start (9)
20. A companionable number starts the
wedding off (3)
21. Raise one from run, true to form (7)
22. Old British tribe seen in twice-nightly
revue (5)
23. Height that is always set incorrectly (7)
24. Throttle one with this end of mutton (5)
Down
1. Standard bandying of words takes place in
the bourse (5,8)
2. Celebrity event at four o’clock meal was
Pygmalion’s creation (7)
3. Is up, and lying at anchor (6)
4. Stop in, having first sorted out the mare (6)
5. Slim girls are airy spirits (6)
6. Broad, slow movement is goal which may
be about right (5)
7. Those gone are given the bill with ship’slog
accuracy (4-9)
14. It will last longer as unfashionable
clothing (7)
15. Company uses a sort of Liverpool dialect
(6)
16. Make a show of fact iron was used in
it (6)
17. Catches sight of first eight enemy agents
(6)
19. Writing about Verne is cheek (5)
Wednesday March 22 2023 Bay Harbour News
PUZZLES 17
SUDOKU
Fill the grid so that every column, every row and 3x3
box contains the digits 1 to 9.
QUICK CROSSWORD
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Across
1. Rub hard (5)
4. Mariner (6)
8. Deadlock (7)
9. Extra (5)
10. Large spoon (5)
11. Repair (5,2)
12. Inconsiderable (6)
14. Sour tasting (6)
17. Stir (7)
19. Little pancake (5)
21. Depart (5)
22. Level area on a
hillside (7)
23. Missive (6)
24. Very small (colloq) (5)
Down
1. Be indecisive (6-6)
2. Swift (5)
3. Implore (7)
4. Drowsy (6)
5. Thing of value (5)
6. Embarrassed (7)
7. In the order stated (12)
13. Ape (7)
15. Nightclub
entertainment (7)
16. Become septic (6)
18. Watchful (5)
20. Daft (5)
CODECRACKER
QUICK CROSSWORD
Across: 1. Scrub, 4. Seaman, 8. Impasse, 9. Spare, 10. Ladle, 11. Patch
up, 12. Slight, 14. Acidic, 17. Agitate, 19. Blini, 21. Leave, 22. Terrace, 23.
Letter, 24. Teeny.
Down: 1. Shilly-shally, 2. Rapid, 3. Beseech, 4. Sleepy, 5. Asset, 6.
Abashed, 7. Respectively, 13. Imitate, 15. Cabaret, 16. Fester, 18. Alert,
20. Inane.
CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
Across: 1. Sugar 4. Rustled 8. Oiled 9. Malaria 10. Kit 11. Neighbour 12.
X-ray 13. Zoic 18. Handcuffs 20. Two 21. Nurture 22. Iceni 23. Everest
24. Scrag.
Down: 1. Stock Exchange 2. Galatea 3. Riding 4. Remain 5. Sylphs 6.
Largo 7. Dead-reckoning 14. Outwear 15. Scouse 16. Affect 17. Espies
19. Nerve.
TARGET
acing acini agin akin aping
caking caning gain icing inking
kiang king kingpin napkin
niacin nick nicking pacing
packing pain paining panic
PANICKING pica pick picking
ping pining pink pinking pinna
MEDIUM HARD
EASY
TARGET
N A K
P I G
I N C
Good 16
Very Good 21
Excellent 25+
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