Bay Harbour: January 17, 2024

Bay Harbour News Wednesday January 17 2024
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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
19 20 21
19/1
Across
2. Like an eagle, attack prisoners of war
perhaps about nothing (5)
5. A deep cut made in naval waste (4)
7. One will not go on with delivery by
parachute (4)
8. Hallucination of Delius, no different from
this (8)
9. Thinks differently about its end with the
SS (8)
11. One can count on William being good
with a bow (4)
12. Having a distinctive quality, cheats carried
it out (13)
15. A turn George V was given, openmouthed
(4)
17. One won’t mind so much if it’s neglectful
(8)
19. He puts things together and could use
polemic right (8)
21. Commandeers some trousers (4)
22. A new sort of diet one will put baby on (4)
23. Those of time may run out if one smooths
the deal (5)
DOWN
1. In trash it may be made to sully (7)
2. Manx cat has turned up to eat (3)
3. Days of yore were aureate, not having
begun (5)
4. See slip put out, or a long mantle (7)
5. Frothy talk is, for the most part, rubbish (3)
6. It may damage plunder (5)
10. Credit, in overturn of 5 Down, one will
tackle by the neck (5)
11. A run of birdsong will pour out in a fine
stream (5)
13. Weeds, as sold by Molly with the mussels
(7)
14. Army officers here are in the American
Navy (7)
16. Some trees that start growing overcrooked
(5)
18. In future, Runyon will be broadcast again
(5)
20. A verbal joke used in impunity (3)
21. A call for a repeat is to follow start of
broadcast (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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8
9 10
11 12 13
14 15
16
17 18 19
20
21 22 23
24 25
Across
1. Separate from (6)
4. Tell (6)
9. Perch (5)
10. Stone fruit (7)
11. Nasal opening (7)
13. A long time (4)
14. Act ensuring failure
(4,2,5)
17. Small island (4)
18. Anger or indignation
(7)
21. Delicate (7)
22. Stadium (5)
24. Refrigerated ship (6)
25. Not often (6)
Down
1. Adventurous (6)
2. Also (3)
3. Provide (5)
5. Tell a story (7)
6. Large group of
musicians (9)
7. Friend (4)
8. Cabbage-like vegetable
(11)
12. Neat and orderly (9)
15. Germless (7)
16. Leave unable to move
through lack of wind
(sailboat) (6)
19. Gently mock (5)
20. Distant (4)
23. Finish (3)
CODECRACKER
QUICK CROSSWORD
Across: 1. Detach, 4. Inform, 9. Roost, 10. Apricot, 11. Nostril, 13. Ages,
14. Kiss of death, 17. Isle, 18. Outrage, 21. Fragile, 22. Arena, 24. Reefer,
25. Seldom.
Down: 1. Daring, 2. Too, 3. Cater, 5. Narrate, 6. Orchestra, 7. Mate, 8.
Cauliflower, 12. Shipshape, 15. Sterile, 16. Becalm, 19. Tease, 20. Afar,
23. End.
CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
Across: 2. Swoop 5. Gash 7. Drop 8. Delusion 9. Dissents 11. Tell 12.
Characterised 15. Agog 17. Careless 19. Compiler 21. Bags 22. Wean
23. Sands.
Down: 1. Tarnish 2. Sup 3. Olden 4. Pelisse 5. Gas 6. Spoil 10. Scrag
11. Trill 13. Cockles 14. Ensigns 16. Grove 18. Rerun 20. Pun 21. Bis.
TARGET
airily airy amir amply amyl aril
army aryl ilia impair lair lamp
liar lira mail marl marry pail
pair palm palmy parr parry play
pram pray primal PRIMARILY
primary rail ramp rial riyal
MEDIUM HARD
EASY
TARGET
I R P
R A L
Y M I
Good 16
Very Good 22
Excellent 28+
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