Bay Harbour: August 09, 2023

Bay Harbour News Wednesday August 9 2023
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Across
1. Parrots that are devising a scam about the
West (6)
4. Finished the left-overs, and was exhausted
(4,2)
9. One on the trail (or trek, taking car out) (7)
10. Swear at Naval rating by habit (5)
11. A green bed for a freebooting sort of
trooper (4)
12. A high-flier will do so, to sound angry (4)
13. It is owing to its sounding like moisture (3)
15. Pacific State motorway (4)
16. Light fine particles for the police (4)
19. At which one may dance on a bine (3)
21. One may be knocked out thus by nasal
affliction (4)
22. Get more fond of getting up for practice
(4)
24. Move one’s time at work (5)
25. Anonymous quantity ‘X’ may stand for (7)
26. Fast quietly observed in being poorly (6)
27. Statistical count uses North Carolina for
it (6)
Down
1. Transformation into a moth promises to be
different (13)
2. Standard work on a pre-’42 car (7)
3. Night-watch left behind by a ship (4)
5. It is rough, our getting involved among the
strike-breakers (8)
6. A Celtic priest who cheated one about
Rugby Union (5)
7. A foreboding as to the gift people put in its
setting (13)
8. How meditative one may be with the
children (5)
14. Conciliated by the Act, plead otherwise
(8)
17. Being devoted to Zola, use was made
of it (7)
18. Defy the order to have Florida dismissed
(5)
20. What it costs, starting the odds at the
off (5)
23. Keys into the island over the sea (4)
SUDOKU
Fill the grid so that every column, every row and 3x3
box contains the digits 1 to 9.
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Across
1. Disorder (5)
4. For ever (6)
7. Twitch (3)
8. Higher in rank (6)
9. Opportunity (6)
10. Captured combatant
(8,2,3)
14. Quick (5)
15. Weighed down (5)
18. On the other hand
(13)
23. Grab (6)
24. Procession (6)
25. Lubricate (3)
26. Stock of wine (6)
27. As a result (5)
Down
1. Shout in praise (5)
2. Awry (5)
3. Powerful (6)
4. Agreement (6)
5. Dock (5)
6. Ornamental agave (5)
10. Popular takeaway (5)
11. A person’s
contribution (5)
12. Golf club (5)
13. Long-limbed (5)
16. Hold in place (6)
17. Main element of
something (6)
19. Slit open (5)
20. Glorify (5)
21. Computer attack (5)
22. Get stuck (5)
CODECRACKER
QUICK CROSSWORD
Across: 1. Chaos, 4. Always, 7. Tic, 8. Senior, 9. Chance, 10. Prisoner of
war, 14. Zippy, 15. Laden, 18. Alternatively, 23. Snatch, 24. Parade, 25.
Oil, 26. Cellar, 27. Ensue.
Down: 1. Cheer, 2. Amiss, 3. Strong, 4. Accord, 5. Wharf, 6. Yucca, 10.
Pizza, 11. Input, 12. Wedge, 13. Rangy, 16. Anchor, 17. Staple, 19. Lance,
20. Extol, 21. Virus, 22. Lodge.
CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
Across: 1. Macaws 4. Used up 9. Tracker 10. Abuse 11. Moss 12. Soar
13. Due 15. Calm 16. Fuzz 19. Hop 21. Cold 22. Warm 24. Shift 25.
Unknown 26. Speedy 27. Census.
Down: 1. Metamorphosis 2. Classic 3. Wake 5. Scabrous 6. Druid 7.
Presentiments 8. Brood 14. Placated 17. Zealous 18. Flout 20. Price 23.
Skye.
TARGET
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goat gout groat grot group
grout hoar hour oath opah
ought port pour pout ragout
rota rough rout taro thorp thou
toga tough tour trough
MEDIUM HARD
EASY
TARGET
T A H
G O P
A R U
Good 22
Very Good 27
Excellent 30+
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