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02 June 2021

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Across1 Compelled to turn a nag wild on the prairie (7)5 They are used for holding coal fires (5)8 Unlucky flier (4,2,3,4)9 Love only upsets a fool (5)10 In steel perhaps but capable of being stretched (7)11 In a wood there’s a female angler (6)12 Is repeatedly after credit in an emergency (6)15 He has no illusions about a record (7)17 About to be sold as a concern may be (5)19 Numbers are employed by him (13)20 Steel or brass (5)21 The varied uses of a classical hero (7)

Down 1 She’s a fairy queen to the Spanish (5)2 A cause for concern (7,6)3 Annoyed when out of a pain killer (7)4 It may be pronounced with conviction (6)5 Fresh loans required to form a hairdressing business (5)6 Perform a self-effacing action (6,7)7 Possibly resigns from the choir (7)11 Gang leader (7)13 I’m great at composing jazz (7)14 Sound sort of artist (6)16 She’s in dire need (5)18 Class in biology (5)

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Cryptic Solution 16633

Across: 1 Wives, 8 Once more, 9 Slate, 10 Wide-eyed, 11 Strap, 12 Nod, 16 Cloche, 17 Untorn, 18 Ego, 23 Teach, 24 On the way, 25 Water, 26 Spotless, 27 Least.

Down: 2 Idle talk, 3 Entrance, 4 Indigo, 5 Refer, 6 Tokyo, 7 Heads, 12 Nee, 13 Duo, 14 Steerage, 15 Crackers, 19 Gdansk, 20 Mouse, 21 Stool, 22 Dealt.

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Across 1 Ungainly (7)5 Wrapping material (5)8 In a state of desperation (2,4,4,3)9 Figure out (5)10 Ancestry (7)11 Unpretentious (6)12 A succession (6)15 Shake involuntarily (7)17 Be of advantage (5)19 Menacing show of power (5-8)20 To correct (5)21 Propriety (7)

Down 1 Collect together (5)2 Well-informed (13)3 Eternal (7)4 Move lackadaisically (6)5 To don (3,2)6 Evasive reply (13)7 Reparation (7)11 French painter, d. 1954 (7)13 Resilient (7)14 Recompense (6)16 Mix (5)18 Spindly (5)

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10-Minute Solution 16633

Across: 1 Derby, 8 White-hot, 9 About, 10 Platinum, 11 Maybe, 12 Sew, 16 Course, 17 Impale, 18 Tag, 23 On ice, 24 On the way, 25 Motor, 26 Red light, 27 Broth.

Down: 2 Emblazon, 3 Bluebird, 4 Shelve, 5 State, 6 Shine, 7 Stamp, 12 Set, 13 Wig, 14 Open door, 15 Blackout, 19 Apathy, 20 Hoard, 21 Study, 22 Merit.

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This is the world’s most addictive numbers game. The aim is to fill the grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. You need to reason out where to place the missing numbers by using the numbers given in the grid and a process of elimination. This is a game of logic not mathematical ability.

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Using the letter K somewhere in every word, can you make at least 35 words of four letters or more out of these letters? At least one word will have all the letters. No proper names.

Yesterday’s answers : cafe, calf, clef, coif, confine, elfin, face, facile, fail, fain, falcon, FALCONINE, fane, felon, fiance, file, final, finale, finance, fine, fino, flan, flea, floe, foal, focal, foil, leaf, lief, life, loaf, olefin

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