Bay Harbour: February 28, 2024

Bay Harbour News Wednesday February 28 2024
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Across
1. Rapidly beating friend at gin, tip being
given for it (11)
7. There’s room to see the back end of a
bore (7)
9. Wise man going head-to-tail for such a
long time (4)
11. State one had nothing to distribute (5)
12. The forenoon taken up in being
entertained (6)
14. Fish and abalone may be served à la
mode (11)
18. The story newspaperman files goes with
a bang (6)
20. He follows a bird to the church barn (5)
22. Stratford’s position relative to Avon (4)
23. Road ran around a country in the
Pyrenees (7)
24. Every two weeks, try flight on reassembly
(11)
Down
2. State that Capone stood for (7)
3. The unladen weight shows up in the
ratings (4)
4. Spiced, sweetened drink for example in
sun-up (5)
5. Free shares are to be found in a pilgrim’s
pouch (5)
6. The remark to the audience may be said to
change end of scene (5)
8. The monks may be fellow-members of a
union (8)
10. I am not living with my wife, as is made
known (8)
13. Being in favour of no end of class (3)
15. Not being metaphorical, it is wrong to
have printed it (7)
16. Some pop musicians who reach maturity
without women (5)
17. How to broadcast it in early arrangement
(5)
19. Negative, the outcome of such a finish?
(5)
21. A garment from Paris (topless version) (4)
SUDOKU
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box contains the digits 1 to 9.
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Across
1. Throng of insects (5)
4. Nonchalant (6)
8. An affair (7)
9. Separate (5)
10. Ballroom dance (5)
11. Ordinary (7)
12. Materialise (6)
14. Soft shade of a colour
(6)
17. Bung (7)
19. Art of sound (5)
21. Fool (5)
22. Inactivity (7)
23. Fit in (6)
24. Add fuel to (5)
Down
1. Skill in persuading
people to buy (12)
2. Siren (5)
3. Makeup item (7)
4. High-kicking dance (6)
5. Rattle (5)
6. Determined (7)
7. Race with obstacles
(12)
13. Pledge (7)
15. Without purpose (7)
16. Weeping (6)
18. Outdoor paved area
(5)
20. Altercation (3-2)
CODECRACKER
QUICK CROSSWORD
Across: 1. Swarm, 4. Casual, 8. Liaison, 9. Apart, 10. Samba, 11.
Average, 12. Appear, 14. Pastel, 17. Stopper, 19. Music, 21. Idiot, 22.
Inertia, 23. Belong, 24. Stoke.
Down: 1. Salesmanship, 2. Alarm, 3. Mascara, 4. Cancan, 5. Shake, 6.
Adamant, 7. Steeplechase, 13. Promise, 15. Aimless, 16. Crying, 18.
Patio, 20. Set-to.
CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
Across: 1. Palpitating 7. Chamber 9. Ages 11. Idaho 12. Amused 14.
Fashionable 18. Report 20. Tithe 22. Upon 23. Andorra 24. Fortnightly.
Down: 2. Alabama 3. Tare 4. Negus 5. Scrip 6. Aside 8. Brothers 10.
Imparted 13. For 15. Literal 16. Group 17. Relay 19. Photo 21. Sari.
TARGET
alibi alibis ambit bail bails bait
baits balm balti barm bars basil
bast bats bias bits blast blat
blats brail brails brat brim brims
iamb iambi ibis lamb lambs
limb ribs slab stab tabs tibia
tibial timbal tribal TRIBALISM
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TARGET
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Very Good 26
Excellent 33+
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