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(3,6) 6 Change for the better (5) instrument (5) 7 Brilliant flyer (3) 2 Female deer (3) 8 Statistics (4) 3 Likelihood, as in gambling (4) 10 Added to (4) 4 ‘Noisy fight (5) 13 Long slippery fish (3) 5 To for, highly desirable (3) 14 Stick for measuring (5) 9 Correspond (5) 16 Putting to the test (6.3) Tl Walk in a swaggering manner (5) 12 Elderly ‘sea relative c) 13 Gobble up (3) 15 Horoscope lion (3) ULTRA QUICK CROSSWORD 14 ACROSS DOWN 5 Introduced (a new 7 First light (4) product) (8) 2 Blizzard (9) 6 Be familiar with (4) 3 Healer of disorders (9) 4 Outer rim (4) 7 Chain of coral (4) 8 Small ocean (3) 10 Apple seeds (4) 9 Pimple (4) 12 Cereal used to make TI Sound of a stone falling porridge (4) into water (4) 13 Animal living off another (8) TEA-BREAK CROSSWORDSACROSS 1 5 9 10 u B 16 18 19 21 23 25 27 28 30 31 Motion of receding waves (8) Male sweetheart (4) Powerful older woman (9) Decline (3) ‘Cummerbund (4) Film showing earlier events (7) Oak, for example (4) Large exotic green-skinned fruit (6) Official writer (6) Be worthy of (4) Devalue (7) Concept (4) The Catcher in the _, Salinger novel (3) Substance containing beneficial micro-organisms (9) Style, manner (4) Concrete, objective (8) 10 DOWN 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 2 4 15 7 20 22 26 29 Collide (4) Moggie (3) Serious (7) Abrade (6) High-level manager (9) Not fastened (door) (8) Footwear item (4) Lay hold of (9) Be at ease (4) Range of colours produced by a prism (8) Uncommon (4) Room's overhead surface (7) Breed of goat yielding |* long silky wool (6) Chrysalis (4) Pain (4) Flap (3) ACROSS 3 7 8 9 10 1 2 15 18 20 22 23 24 25 Check thoroughly (3) Highly seasoned Italian sausage (6) Grammatical dash (6) Flair (8) Strap a jockey holds (4) Yearbook (6) Practice of spending money prudently (6) Colour of one of a referee's cards (6) Holding ‘occupation (6) Most essential point (of the matter) (4) Companion in shared quarters (4-4) Enclosed shopping street (6) Beguile (6) Oedipus __, Sophocles play (3) DOWN 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 B 4 16 7 18 19 21 Make wet (6) Regular, usual (8) Optical, of sight (6) Sinister warning (6) Incentive (4) Viewpoint (6) __ Johnson, pioneer aviator (3) —_ from, avoid like the plague (3,1.4) Secure with a bow (3) Mistakes (6) Prison guard (6) Part between the head and abdomen (6) Go to bed (6) Medical photo (1-3) TEA-BREAK CROSSWORDSACROSS 8 9 10 u 12 16 20 23 24 25 Place in quarantine (7) Large animal with one or two horns (5) Rambler (5) Carry on (7) Waver (6-6) Relating to a section of an organisation (12) Cartoon’s text (7) To do with the kidneys (5) Clan (5) New recruit (7) DOWN Long deep breaths (5) Place where things are made (8) Wooden cask (6) Cry, sob (4) Jewellery piece (6) Eat at a restaurant (4) Word of farewell (7) Tropical potato-like root (3) Knowledge (8) Enlighten (7) Bombarding enemy plane (6) Conforming to what is standard, usual (6) Brand-name breakfast cereal (5) and proper, stiffly formal (4) Minim or crotchet, eg (4) 1 9 10 u 2 B 15 18 20 22 23 24 ACROSS Featuring a number of famous people (4-7) Sheep's babies (5) Go berserk (7) One of Christ's biblical followers (7) Hail (5) Boggy, marshy (6) Be next to (6) Foot joint (5) Understanding (7) Test, inspect (7) Seasonal stage show (5) Staple of Indian cookery (7.4) DOWN 2 3 4 s 6 7 8 4 16 7 19 2 Garden-party bingo (7) Take (a test) again (5) Lathe operator (6) Ruined, spoilt (7) Expunge (5) Without a beard (5-6) Aim of a journey (11) Insurance policy payment (7) Naturally produced (7) Non-stop, unbroken (6) ‘Bear’ of Australia’ (5) Terrific (5) TEA-BREAK CROSSWORDS 11ACROSS DOwN 8 Irritate, pester (5) 1. Bicycle seat (6) 9 Indefinitely large 2 Locate all around (8) number (7) 3 Infused with 10 Fell silent (5,2) colour (4) MI Awry (5) 4 __ Haze, jimi Hendrix 12 Good in a high song (6) degree (9) 5 Mark with wet 14 Organ with an blobs (8) external, middle and 6 Part between the inner section (3) head and the 15 Honey producer (3) shoulders (4) 16 Well-known forabad _7 Reply respond (6) reason (9) 13 Area of radio 19 Archer's missile (5) frequencies (4.4) 21 Visual 14 Having the gift of representation (7) the gab (8) 23 Brighten (7) 15 Drinking cup (6) 24 Chop finely (5) 17 Secretarial skill (6) > _ 18 Fly off the handle (3,3) 20 British sea-rescue organisation (inits)(4) 22 Hairdresser’ tool (4) (20 ‘ACROSS DOWN 1 Illustrative fact (7) 1 Short sample of a 5 Opposite of piece of writing (7) ‘outer’ (5) 2 Collect together (5) 8 Seashore (5) 3 Potential danger (7) 9 Increase (sound) (7) 4 Durable paint (6) 10 Form again (7) 5 Oblige (5) 11 Prolonged stay inbed 6 Simplistically (7) in the morning (3-2) 7. 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Universal medicine (7) 26 Roman number XI (6) 27 Catalytic protein substance (6) 14 DOWN 1 Inadvisable (6) 2 Consignment of goods on a ship (5) ACROSS T Archer's missiles (6) 5 Sense of taste (6) 8 Aid in a crime (4) 9 Animal that is able to eat anything (8) 10 Ruddy (complexion) (6) TI Asian hat of cloth (6) 12 Cook in liquid (4) 14 From the same family, of that __ (3) 15 Supermarket (4) 16 Again (6) 18 On the waves (6) 20 Popular brew with a citrus flavour (5,3) 22 Sulking fit (4) 23 Prestige (6) 24 Delight (6) DOWN 2 Defiant person (5) 3 Get too old for (7) 4 Sea creature with long thin snout (9) 5 Cash-card code (inits)(3) 6 Paramour (5) 7 Fierce wind (7) 11 Pull to pieces (4,5) 13 Crisp lustrous silk (7) 15. 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Loved very much (6) 18 Barack __ former US president (5) 20 Oil platform (3) 15ACROSS DOWN 1 Manipulated (4) 2 Emotion, feeling (9) 4 Drifting organisms in 3 Emptied (7) rivers and oceans (8) 4 Northern and 8 Available when southern extremities needed (2,4) of the globe (5) 9 Trader (6) 5 Examiner of 10 Indication (4) accounts (7) 11 Stay put (3,5) 6 Traditional military 13 Completely (in uniform colour (5) love) (4,4,5) 7 Mineral-bearing 16 Wounding with material (3) a knife (8) 12 Rare happening at 19 Single thing (4) golf (4,2,3) 20 Variety of 14 Concealment (7) capsicum (6) 15 Imaginary line round 22 Right to buy (6) the Earth (7) 23 Choke (8) 17 Model-aeroplane 24 Cotton holder (4) wood (5) 18 Honking farmyard bird (5) 21 Successful song (3) ‘ACROSS DOWN 3 __ Vicious, 1970s 1 Woodworker, punk rock star (3) carpenter (6) 7 Corfe Castle's 2 Attributed (8) county (6) 3 Idiotic (6) 8 Wryly amusing (6) 4 Cheat, swindle (6) 9 Fearless, brave (8) 5 Stalks, shadows (4) 10 Margin (4) 6 Jewelled headband (6) TI Delved (6) Tl Clothes-line clip (3) 12 __roll, canoe 13 Monarchical states (8) manoeuvre (6) 14 Gordon Ramsay's 15 SOth wedding medal (inits) (3) anniversary (6) 16 Exotic flower (6) 18 Division of the US 17 Sounds (6) Congress (6) 18 Put (money) by (4,2) 20 Examine medically (4) 19 Emotional 22 Takers of territory outburst (6) by force (8) 21 Parts of pens (4) 23 Feasible (6) 24 Of a road, lacking a hard surface (6) 25 Concession (3) 16 TEA-BREAK CROSSWORDSACROSS 1 5 10 v 2 B 15 7 19 20 23 24 25 26 Egotistical (7) Pat in as much as possible (4) Bring back together (7) 60-minute periods (5) Look at, observe (5) Bad-tempered (6) Firmly established (in) (6) Stinging weed (6) Discards (6) Propel a bicycle (5) West African country, capital Accra (5) Develops by natural selection (7) Soapy froth (4) Constrainedly (7) DOWN 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 4 16 18 2 22 Spew lava (5) Deter (8,4) Items of bedding (6) Live without home comforts (5,2) Absolute essential (4) Beer producers (7) Unbreakable (12) Causing utmost misery (7) Fruit-tree plantation (7) Feature, facet (6) Supreme spirit of evil (5) Rock of __, hymn (4) ‘ACROSS 1 Pudding material obtained from palms (4) Rush of frightened cattle (8) Arousing strong feelings (7) Sequence which repeats itself (5) ‘Slumber (5) Painful emotional experience ‘or shock (6) Huge fuss (6) Plump game bird (6) Bad smell (6) Son or daughter (5) Be (5) ‘Once upon a time (4,3) Fairground attraction (3,5) Vend (4) DOWN 1 Prosecute (3) 2 Travelling the world (13) 4 One score (6) 5 Strongly flavoured dark brown coffee (5) 6 Deny church privileges to (13) 7 Flat (4) 8 Variety of smoked fish (6) 1 Put through a riddle (4) 15 Allow to borrow (4) 16 Take back (an opinion) (6) 17 Abandon (2 project) (6) 19. Indentation, nick (5) 21 Auntie's other nickname (4) 24 Bird of the night (3) TEA-BREAK CROSSWORDS 7The clues are in the grid. To complete the puzzle, 31 write your answers in the directions of the arrows. Tv iM iv iM iv v] Winton canted : vate | ete ; sai aa Aon has tr ite | te Tae Faioat Tole’ a (calision) om “% 7 os pe Da af I ‘Small V ‘temple dick water ‘torments steam room PP v v v een fale naa v Ta ; ston fe esiow |e ak oie ae ve mh ab =p seman em soy > cat tan rants b atone pe oot ne ae ACROSS DOWN 1 Strive against (6) 1 17th-century 4 Small insect with collar (4) pincers (6) 2 Topic (7) 9 Sinewy (7) 3 Bound by oath (5) 10 Member of a 5 Governmental wandering tribe (5) pardon (7) TI Adolescent (4) 6 Adult female (5) 12. Deficiency (7) 7 Gizmos (8) 14 Hired assassin (6) 8 Literary 16 Edible shellfish (6) ‘composition (5) 19 Sandshoe (7) 15 Black-and-white 21 Assert (4) board plus 23 Rebulf, slight (5) pieces (5,3) 24 Short minor fight (7) 15 Obliquely (7) 25 Organised around 17 _ Night, end a central idea (6) ‘of Christmas (7) 26 Glowing with 18 Original (5) heat (5-3) 20 Secrete (5) 21. 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Be on your 8 Involve in an guard (4,3) argument (7) 4 French Channel 9 First digit on port (5) the hand (5) 5 Spirit measure (5) 11 Will Smith boxing 6 Multiplied biopic (3) by itself (7) 12 Bruno _, 7 Smooth choreographer and peaches (10) Strictly judge (7) 10 Thoroughbred 13 Monte __, Monaco’s horses (10) city (5) 15 Amend 14 Uncommon (a script, eg) (7) ‘occurrence (6) 17 With a bathroom 16 Was inclined (to) (6) attached (2,5) 19 Smal, tailed 18 Flowing back (6) amphibians (5) 20 Turip-like 21 Most appropriate vegetable (5) course of action (4,3) 22 Cleanse (5) 23 Mesh (3) 24 Filch (5) 25 Really silly (7) 26 Under siege (11) ACROSS DOWN fi e 5 F EE 7 1 Become less (8) 1 Archaeological 5 Eye's coloured sites (4) part (4) 2 Deceive (3) 9 Spicy soft drink (6,3) 3. Everlasting (7) 10 Alias (inits) (3) 4 Shut off (6) TI Small songbird (4) 6 Shows featuring, 13 Drained (7) ordinary people (7,2) 16 Verdi opera (4) 7 Military flag (8) 18 Left in stock (6) 8 Casual worker (4) 19 Plea to God (6) 12 Self-control (9) 21 Mona, 14 Atlas pictures (4) painting (4) 15 Imagined (8) 23 Significant other (7) 17 Shiftless (4) 25 Senior Service (4) 20 Remains a cause 27 Snow-runner (3) of irritation (7) 28 Giittering (9) 22 Hazel _, BBC 30 Parts of the sports presenter (6) Morse code (4) 24 Snatches (4) 31 Sweet courses (8) 26 Lift designer (4) 29 Ether (3) 20 TEA-BREAK CROSSWORDSACROSS 7 Embedded (6) 8 Arrived by plane (6) 9 Freshwater duck (4) 10 __ de nil, pale green colour (3) TI Griss-cross of lines (4) 12 Consider it correct (3,3) 14 Fuss (6) 16 Ancient Egyptian beetle (6) 19 Curious (6) 21. Small dam (4) 23 Copy (3) 24 Ready money (4) 25 Sculpted figure (6) 26 Crushed to powder (6) DOWN 1 Symptom of a cold (6) 2 Take goods by truck (4) 3 Publicity notice (6) 4 Investigator (6) 5 Difficulty (4) 6 Antenna (6) 13 Animal's coat (3) 15. Farm enclosure (3) 17 Produce, invent (6) 18 Flat, round straw hat (6) 19 Vow, assurance (6) 20 Enquiring impertinently (6) 22 Rodents (4) 24 Cut (4) ACROSS DOWN T Likely to achieve 2 Fortune teller (7) success (2,3,6) 3 Inventor of 9 Spontaneous dynamite (5) reply (2-3) 4 Truman __, 10 Dangerous dent in US novelist (6) the road (7) 5 Bullfighter (7) TI One of three at a 6 Loop of rope with multiple birth (7) a running knot (5) 12 Fear, apprehension (5) 7. Video button (4,7) 13 Interval of eight tones 8 Sewing, in music (6) embroidery etc (11) 15. Farmhouse with 14 Receptacles (7) stables and other 16 Very recent (baby) (7) buildings (6) 17 Constant, fixed (6) 18 Swansea's country (5) 19 Intensified light 20 Territorial beam (5) struggle (4,3) 21 Turn (a dial) back 22 Veneration (7) to zero (5) 23 Mock, ridicule (5) 24 Taking to court (11) 21 TEA-BREAK CROSSWORDS39 Skeletons ‘ACROSS DOWN I n 1. Sloped, slanting 1 Stood against 5 Allay, placate 2 Capture with a rope 9 Zilch! 3 Charlatan, especially 10 Italian basic food a doctor Tl Alto stringed 4 Greatly anger re instrument 5 Non-acidic substance ir 12 Absurd pretence 6 Covered with 13 Artist’s robe flagstones 15 Preliminary sketch 7 Fragrance, smell 17 Ancient object 8 On the nose 20 Submissive 14 Siyle of cooking i | 22 Massively 16 Standard 24 Large keyboard 17 Parry instrument 18 Smallest in amount 25 Clerical workplace 19 Household task | | 26 Have a connection (to) 21 Rotten, bad 28 Caffe, milky coffee 23 Collection of items pttifit if jj jj} ft tt 31 Exhausted, sleepy for auction 34 Collection 25 Projecting rocks 36 Soft, slightly sweet 27 Detonate, blow up Italian cheese 29 Unanimity 37 Jewish religious teacher 30 Holding a rank of These puzzles only give you the bare bones. 35 sees of deer Blea Fill in the black squares and the answers 40 Top of the shaft of 33. Go by car the grids are fully symmetrical. a coalmine 34 Ludo, football etc 41 Undress 35. Eclipse, surpass, 40 ACROSS DOWN | 6 Making worse 1 Turkish ruler 8 Hydro town 2 Projecting slightly 9 Be mistaken 3 Excessively ir 10 Car's panel for use 4 Debase yourself | | in hot weather 5 Single 12 Horde 6 Desire-inducing food 1B Large showy flower 7 Male relative 14 Extra cricket run 10 Add sugar to i 16 Cling (to) 1 Made of iron 17 Unmoored 14 Implore te 18 Become or acquire 15. Have food 20 Daisy-like flower 19 Call forth 22 Exclamation 21. Drinks for a group of agreement 22 Make void by legal 23 Harmful or procedure unwholesome 25 Daze, befuddle 24 Clumsy dolt 26 Acquire with money 26 Any Scottish peak 27 Expert judge in matters of taste 22 TEA-BREAK CROSSWORDSACROSS 1 5 8 9 10 u 3 15 18 19 22 23 24 25 Diplomatic, discreet (7) Has good expectations (5) Come to light (5) Toughness (7) Slops for swine (8) Refined woman (4) Preserve the old Egyptian way (6) Tom __, Mark Twain character (6) Loop, entwine (4) At the present time (8) Prevailing theory Of the universe's origin (3,4) Tarka the, animal tale by Henry Williamson (5) Peevish (5) Single eyeglass (7) DOWN 1 2 3 12 4 16 7 18 20 21 Slog, trudge (7) Stick, remain attached (to) (5) Liberty of choice (4,4) Finally, in conclusion (6) Listen to (4) Position of top rank (7) Resembling a legless reptile (5) Small cake (8) __ Jones, Helen Fielding’s diarist (7) Book (a place) (7) Fairground car (6) Highland Games, pole (5) Garret (5) Somewhat indistinct (4) ACROSS 1 22 23 24 25 TEA-BREAK CROSSWORDS People lacking courage (7) Fourth Greek letter (5) In the company of (5) Irreligious attitude (7) Yield to the wishes of (7) Lazy messy people (5) Constructed again (6) Clipped (6) Fermented apple juice (5) People who paint pictures (7) Restricted to a select few (7) Permitted absence from duty (5) Divans, couches (5) Obstructs (7) DOWN 2 7 18 19 2 Wackier (7) Sought the hand of (5) Entertained, gave pleasure to (7) Work avoider (6) Drugs, sedates (5) Assume a supine position (3,4) Bottomless pit (5) Part of the body just above the waist (7) Babies’ toys for shaking (7) Cleaning cloths (7) __ de la Mare, English poet (6) Professional cooks (5) Claude, Casablanca actor (5) Electromedical checks (5) 23‘ACROSS 1 Comeback (12) 8 Ordinary (5) 9 Colourful arc in the sky (7) 10 Old Venetian magistrate (4) TI Person attempting to get away from itall (8) 14 Autocrat (6) 15 American term for an overnight plane journey (3-3) 17 Serene, placid (8) 18 Deliberately omit (4) 21 Disentangle (7) 23 Liquid measure (5) 24 Distant relative (6,6) ACROSS 1 4 9 10 u R 1B 15 20 22 24 25 26 27 ‘On dry land (6) Bravery, heroism (6) Woodworking tool (7) Infuse (5) __ beef, traditional British Sunday fare (5) ‘Oakham and Uppingham’s county (7) Cry of a young bird (5) Hairdresser's shop or beauty parlour (5) Muesli ingredient (7) Wedding official (5) Dutch wooden shoes (5) With scant, attention (7) ‘Smart, stylish (6) Elapsed (6) 24 DOWN 1 2 3 5 Hates (6) Reddish pigment (5) Politician's coloured ribbon badge (7) Advantageous item (5) Herb often used on pizzas (7) Fast dangerous stretches of river (6) One of Snow White's seven companions (5) Have the intended effect (3,4) Tropical fish-tanks (7) Expressed (6) Physical locality (5) Photographed medically (1-5) Soothes, calms (5) Metal rings (5) DOWN 1 2 3 12 3B 4 16 19 20 22 Speedy (5) Pain-relief medication (9) Small body of still water (4) Type of crossword clue (6) Lively (8) Shortlegged strong, horse (3) Bind, wrap (6) Moves on a rink (3-6) Insect carrier of yellow fever (8) Deviation from a normal route (6) against, in competition with (6) Tidy and clean feathers (5) Range between soprano and tenor (4) Definite article (3) TEA-BREAK CROSSWORDSACROSS 1 Subsidiary (9) 8 Tibetan Buddhist monk (4) 9 Noun modifier (9) 10 Tiny skirt (4) 13 Blackpool _ landmark (5) 16 Communications device (5) 17 Impatient (5) 18 Jotted down (5) 19 Now due (5) 20 Learn gradually (5) 21 Fashion, manner (5) 24 Chair or stool, eg (4) 27 Make off with (5,4) 28 Inalazy manner (4) 29 Hide at once (4,5) DOWN 2 Undraped statue (4) 3 Article (4) 4 Game of chance (5) 5 Topical theatrical entertainment (5) 6 Staff on a plane (5,4) 7 Officially confirming (9) 11_ Vessel for transporting soldiers (9) 12 Praiseworthy (9) 13 Heated hair-curling device (5) 14 Funny ina clever way (5) 15 Highest part of a roof (5) 22 Bejewelled headband (5) 23 Great in size (5) 25. 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Can you do all three in five minutes? ULTRA QUICK CROSSWORD 49 ACROSS DOWN 1 Narrow to a point (5) 1 London Underground (4) 5 Arm’s sharp bend (5) 2 Podium, stage (8) 7 Copper/zinc alloy (5) 3 Come up after a dive (9) 8 Fireside carpet (3) 4 Gulp straight from the 9 In gold medal position (5) bottle (4) 10 Golf expert (3) 6 Traded by swapping (8) 12 Share the same opinion (5) 10 Walk up and down (4) 13 Children’s magazine (5) 11 ‘Belle Helene’ fruit (4) 14 Common hedgerow bush (5) ULTRA QUICK CROSSWORD 50 ‘ACROSS DOWN Word of agreement (3) Country bumpkin (5) Bus station (5) Comic-book good guy (9) Stayed well out of Quacking bird (4) the way (4,5) Heated (food) in awa aun 7 Nobleman (4) advance (3-6) 8 Toy ona string (2-2) 5 Bituminous material (3) TI Fleecy coat material (9) 9 Small weight (5) 12 Sigh loudly (5) 10 __my word, 13 Clothes-colouring liquid (3) ‘goodness me! 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Novelty game played 6 TV programme based on with putters (5,4) another one (4-3) 14 Inexpensive bacon 9 Recite repeatedly (5) variety (7) Tl Write with a keyboard (4) 13 Tree an acorn grows into (3) TEA-BREAK CROSSWORDS 27ACROSS, 4 Symbol on a stave (4) 7 __ Packham, TV naturalist (5) 9 Vietnamese capital (5) 10 Sparkly fabric (5) Tl Cameo agate (4) 12 The lot (3) 15 Ascend using hands and feet (7) 16 Totally silly (5) 17 Distresses (6) 18 Team member (6) 21 Run away to marry (5) 23 Compel obedience of (7) 25 Also not (3) 26 Docket (4) 28 Another name for the adder (5) 30 Path of a planet (5) 31 Darkish (5) 32 Reject as false (4) 28 DOWN 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 2 3 4 19 20 22 24 27 28 29 Make cold (5) Fossil fuel (3) Telecopied document (3) Dove's soft call (3) Ronstadt, Singer (5) Small breed of dog (3,7) Lies on a beach (9) Innermost part (5) ACROSS 1 4 10 1 2 3 4 18 20 23 24 2s 26 Primitive weapon (5) 2 Fragrances (6) 3 Sitting room furniture 5 item (4,5) 6 Try to win 7 (a sweetheart) (3) Area of combat (5) wo Probes (6) Needing detailed knowledge (11) 15 Llama’s relative (6) Violation of 16 the law (5) 7 The self (3) 19 People hanging around (9) 2 (On the further side of (6) 22 Head's bony framework (5) DOWN Dated (5) Ancient (7) Christmas song (5) Not in any place (7) Stupid lazy person (4) ‘Team race (5) Islamic kingdom (5,6) Criticise harshly and publicly (7) Under control (2,5) Desist (5) Woody _, US actor and director (5) Best possible notion (5) Pavement edging (4) assented to (10) Statutes (4) Taken out by plane (9) Thread (4) Take from your account (5) ‘Hunter’ constellation (5) Bottle stoppers (5) Rugby score (3) Energy (3) Isle west of Eigg (3) TEA-BREAK CROSSWORDSACROSS DOWN 1 Checker of printed 2 Duty lists (7) material (5-6) 3 Beginning (5) 9 Head-and-shoulder 4 Revolving item in sculptures (5) a casino (8,5) 10 Take the lid off (7) 5 Strict hermit (7) 11 Portable table (7) 6 Immature eel (5) 12 City of north-west 7 Opposition by Italy (5) delaying tactics (11) 13 Not remarkable in 8 Leading any way (13) contestant (5-6) 16 Spanish snacks (5) 14 Take into forced 18 Churchill's first labour (7) name (7) 15 Green salad plant (7) 20 Absent from 17 Bohemian dance (5) work (2,5) 19. 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December festival, in short (4) 9. Vanquisher, victor (9) 10 Go back, as of the tide (3) 11 Soft inner white skin of an orange (4) 13 Foretell, forecast (7) 16 __ Walcott, Footballer (4) 18 All the same (4,2) 19 Friend of Winnie-the-Pooh (6) 21 Garden hut (4) 23 __ Ballas, Strictly hhead judge (7) 25. Barks sharply (4) 27 __ Baba, poor woodcutter in The Arabian Nights (3) 28 Omens of military conflict (3.6) 30 Garment worn by ancient Romans (4) 31 Teaches, instructs (8) DOWN 1 Curved gateway (4) 2 Managed (3) 3 __ and crosses, game for two players (7) 4 Latvia's continent (6) 6 Assembling (7.2) 7 Bid for sympathy (3,5) 8 Soft white French cheese (4) 12. Breaking down into alist (9) 14 Mechanical learning (4) 15 TV headlines (8) 17 Garden watering tube (4) 20 Charmingly simple and carefree (7) 22. Offspring of two different species (6) 24 Salacious (4) 26 Online fashion business (4) 29 Milk sterilising process (inits)(3) ‘ACROSS DOWN T Vehicle for 2 Umpire (7) transporting 3 Poison (5) livestock (6,5) 4 Eagle nests (6) Area for your newly 5 Islamic festival (7) arrived emails (5) 6 Wails (5) North American name 7 Longclived business for a cos lettuce (7) __cordiale, 8 diplomatic co-operation (7) Dance hall (5) 4 Terse (6) 16 __ Bergman, 7 Swedish-born 19 actress (6) 2 Spicy tomato sauce or dip (5) Country whose seat. of government is La Paz (7) Artistic grouping of figures (7) Room (5) Woodland path (6,5) resources (5,6) Pop group's management company (6,5) High flat area (7) Filled pasta cases (7) Dull, stupid (6) Horoscope Scales (5) Sporting failure (5) TEA-BREAK CROSSWORDS 33SUDOKU The way to solve this Sudoku puzzle is to fill in the grid in such a way that every row and collin, and every 3 x 3 box, contains the numbers 1 = 9. 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Ask your newsagent ete for Puzzler's SUDOKU. f ih ante magazine, on sale now. fe {slalel o wo n> = o\N —/0 ACROSS DOWN T Made resentful (10) 2 Dull, plain (5) 8 Ancient Celtic 3 Extensively (2,5) priest (5) 4 Invoice of calls 9 Pain in the muscles made (9,4) and joints of the 5 Slopes between lower back (7) different levels (5) 10 Take on something 6 Doing business (7) worthless (3,1,3) 7 Reproduction (4) MI Olly (5) 8 State of obligation (4) 12 Instruction (9) 12 Joined together (7) 15 Dirt, grime (5) 13 Stillness (7) 17 Put into action (7) 14 Slight advantage (4) 19 White rum often mixed 15 -Lies (4) with cola (7) 16 Second son of the 20 Ruminant's stomach Prince of Wales (5) prepared as food (5) 18 You Only Live __, book 21 Laundered with by lan Fleming (5) solvents (3-7) 34 TEA-BREAK CROSSWORDSACROSS, 1 Crime of having two spouses at the same time (6) Disdains (6) Nonetheless (3) Possible to endure (9) 11 Des Moines’ US state (4) 12 Garment to wear in a downpour (8) 15 Undulated (9) 18 Lift (8) 19 Mexican tortilla (4) 21 Professional undressers (9) 23 Chatter (3) 24 Shook like a tail (6) 25 Abstained from food (6) won DOWN 1 4 16 7 20 22 Spool for winding yarn (6) Be squandered (2.2.5) Rugs (4) Inquest officials (8) Burgle (3) Exudes perspiration (6) Abhorrent (9) From a barrel (of beer) (2,7) New York (3,5) Up-and-down movement (3-3) Dropped a curtsy (6) Malaysia's continent (4) Worn piece of cloth (3) ‘ACROSS 1 Wearing a long face (6) Covered with a slab of grass (6) Leonardo _, painter of The Last Supper (2,5) ll-humoured (5) Car engine (5) Rest your feet (3,4) Prevents (5) Rigging supports (5) Expression of respect (7) 1966 Michael Caine film (5) System of beliefs (5) Influential senior politician (7) Legitimate position within a field of play (6) Circles, squares etc (6) TEA-BREAK CROSSWORDS DOwN 1 2 3 16 7 18 19 21 23 Internet connection devices (6) Twist around (5) Form of paint which does not run when wet (3-4) Distraught (5) Intensity (7) Senior members of a group (6) Slightly drunk (5) Muscle at the back of the upper arm (7) Ancient Egyptian ruler (7) Fine plaster used for architectural mouldings (6) Roadside grass area (5) Those who defy authority (6) Disconnected (5) Out of patience (3,2) 3568 Can you fit the words into the grid? We've started you off with the surname of film star Mr Bridges. 3 LETTERS BUS PIT cWM Sky EMU UGH IMP URE PHI YAM 4 LETTERS BEAN COPE BEAU MALL BECK SPUD BEET VERB COMA 5 LETTERS EQUIP SHRUB GUEST TENON MACON TRUST OCTET RUMMY ACROSS 7 Indian nationalist and 1 County town spiritual leader (6) 8 Difference in years (3,3) 9 Green-eyed monster (4) 10 Extend (8) MI Territory ruled by Nero, Caligula etc (5,6) 14 Finding out (11) 18 Overindulging (someone) (8) 19 Affectedly proper (4) 15 Banality (6) 20 Stop, end (5) 21 Spread out from a furled state (6) 36 > y 6 LETTERS 7 LETTERS 8 LETTERS EVOKED EDIFICE BROCHURE SAFARI OUTRANK DUODENUM TANNIN POLITIC SOCIABLE THEISM REED BED STEENBOK DOWN of Somerset (7) 2. Small whirlpool (4) 3 Especially feminine (6) 4 Felines' favourite plant (6) 5 Craftsman who mends damaged goods (8) 6 Biblical tower (5) 12. From the beginning (2.6) 13 Authorise (7) 16 Gusto, energy (6) 17 Small shoot (5) 19 ___up, become brighter (4) TEA-BREAK CROSSWORDSACROSS DOWN 1 Showing signs 2 Negating word (3) of failure (11) 3 Let off the hook (8) 9 Act, otherwise remain 4 Liverpool's river (6) silent (3,2,2,4,2) 5 London district 10 Crossword setter (8) that includes 12. Creative skills (4) Chinatown (4) 14 Bisto product (5) 6 Yield after tax (3,6) 1S Faux pas (5) 7 Hot (food) (5) 19 Longing (4) 8 Sudden convulsive 20 Scene of Lady movement (5) Godiva's ride (8) 11. Orange flowers (9) 22 Fraudulent 13 American sport played alteration (13) ona diamond (8) 24 Canvas shoes witha 16 Tudor neck-frills (5) rope sole (11) 17 More comfy (6) 18 Contending (5) 21 Beatles’ meter > maid (4) fi Ss 23 Solid water (3) ACROSS 3 Come toa close (3) 7 Name of Iran until 1935 (6) 8 Connected to the internet (6) 9 Pasta tubes (8) 10 __Mallroy, golfer (4) 11 Lessee (6) 12 Holds (6) 15. Building material (6) 18 Public disorder (6) 20 Put away (4) 22 Traffic at a standstill (8) 23 Tax refund (6) 24 Actress Ms Kidman (6) 25 __res, attractive home (3) DOWN 1 Conduct oneself properly (6) 2 Bit of a lark (8) 3 Gotoa restaurant (3,3) 4 Lightly sleeping (6) 5 Aspersion (4) 6 Lure into danger, snare (6) 11 Brand of snack crackers (3) 13 Synthetic paints (8) 14 Found a chair (3) 16 Reverence, admiration (6) 17 Labelled (6) 18 Coalitions (6) 19 Etna’s island (6) 21. Sunderland's river (4) TEA-BREAK CROSSWORDS 37ACROSS DOWN 1 9 10 1 2 B 15 18 20 22 23 24 Espresso, eg (5,6) 2 Reclining seat (7) On level terms (5) 3 Large stringed Guarantees (7) instrument that is Captain's diary (7) played with a bow (5) South Asian 4 Impertinent (6) country (5) 5 Ina picky way (7) Metal used to plate 6 Made a mistake (5) most bath fittings (6) 7 Easily substituted (11) Sign which represents 8 Proves (11) something (6) 14 Pot-pourri (7) Take possession 16 Night bird (4,3) of (territory) (5) 17 Bar and restaurant (6) Harms (7) 19 Less old (5) Case in court (7) 21 Ancient Israeli port on Became extremely the Mediterranean (5) cold (5) Final (11) T Muslim sovereign (6) 1 4 Absurd comedies (6) 9 Cereal crop (3) 2 10 Broad-mindedness (9) MI Wild, frenetic (5) 12. Squares of cloth 3 or paper used at 5 mealtimes (7) 6 14 Maker or presenter 7 of TV or radio 8 programmes (11) 17 Key wrongly (7) 18 Misbehave (3,2) 13 20 Manicurist’s bristled 15 item (4,5) 16 22 Pod vegetable (3) 17 23 Gives up or produces (6) 19 24 Sudden surges (6) 21 ACROSS DOWN Crustacean similar toa prawn (6) Prolonged morning stay under the duvet (3-2) One-person rule (9) Manner, bearing (3) Divulge in private (7) Appears (5) Unlimited freedom to do what you want (5,6) Pale green nut (9) Breathing space (7) Aerosols (6) Banknotes and coins (5) Ribbons (5) Resting place (3) 38 TEA-BREAK CROSSWORDSDOWN 1 Sofa (5) 2 Loaded down (8) 3 Grammatical sex (6) 4 Minute particle (4) 5 Woke (6) 6 Distinguished female singer (4) 7 Precocious genius (7) 13 Remains of a fre (3) 14 Relaxed, unhurried (8) 15. Legal fair play (7) 17 Comes back (6) ACROSS 8 Rich, luxurious (7) 9 Basket willow (5) 10 Put into a cipher (5) 11 Put down and forgotten (7) 12. (Costing) an awful lot (2,3,3,1,3) 16 Inessence (5,3,4) 20 Vehicle for hire (7) 23 Moulin __, Parisian nightclub (5) 24 Seat for one (5) 25 15th-century Spanish 18 Piercing, ship (7) ear-splitting (6) 19. Capital of Switzerland (5) 21 Hospital picture (1-3) 22 Solicits money (4) ACROSS DOWN 6 Alternative (5) 1 Large city in China (8) 7 Whole-hearted (3-3) 2 Extract (liquid) 9 Money matters (7) by twisting (5) 10 Broader (5) 3 Identification 1 Sound which marker (5) 4 Layered board (7) 13 Capital of Russia (6) 5 ___pro quo, equal 15 Moved slowly (5) exchange (4) bounces back (4) 16 Uses rather less than 6 Not sticking to the necessary (6) party line (3-7) 7 __&Guy, 8 Lethargy (10) hairdressing chain (4) 12 Passports or driving 20 Blows (5) licences, eg (3) 22 Mild laugh (7) 13 Adult males (3) 23 Field, pasture (6) 14 Cups and saucers (8) 24 Engeges, employs (5) 15 Interesting TEA-BREAK CROSSWORDS incident (7) 18 Dirty look (5) 19 __ to, should (5) 21. Look for (4) 39 Subscribe to Puzzler Tea-Break Crosswords today! Visit www.puzzlercom or call 800 904 7018aes au : r ACROSS DOWN T Excessive 2 Rule (5) modesty (11) 3 __ from, lessen (7) 8 Washing machine with 4 Rent on property spin dryer (4-3) to another (6) 9 Blackguard (5) 5 Arctic’s pole (5) 11 Large quantity (3) 6 Able to see (7) 12 Having a surface which 7 Motionless (5-5) curves inwards (7) 10 Process or action of 13 Serving hole (5) breathing out (10) 14 Composed (6) 15 Aver (7) 16 Strappy footwear 17 Monies due item (6) but unpaid (7) 19 Inflict on yourself (5) 18 Moisten (6) 21 Fleshy fruit (7) 20 Of the kidneys (5) 23 Rough-leaved 22 __ Surette, dessert tall tree (3) pancake (5) 24 Become aware of (5) 25 Imitation medicine (7) 26 Filled up again (11) ACROSS DOWN 1 Lumley/Saunders 1. Plentiful (5) sitcom, in short (2,3) 2 Counterfeiters (7) 4 Nan (7) 3 Hat's edge (4) 8 Covered walkway (7) 4 Increase (6) 9 Dutch bulb flower (5) 5 Lowest female 10 Seed-buds of singing voice (4) a potato (4) 6 Indian city (5) TI Pigs enclosure (3) 7 Bon _, enjoy 12 Measure of beer (4) __your meal! (7) 15 Confer (6) 13 Brickie's carrying 16 Communicate (6) device (3) 19 Madcap (4) 14 One of Louisa 21 Trouser fastener (3) May Alcott's ‘Little 22 Gusted (4) Women’ (3) 26 Overlooks (5) 15 Get lost! (4.3) 27 Further helpings (7) 17 Capital of Georgia, 28 Strong-scented plant __ USA (7) Of the iris family (7) 18 Daytime nap in hot 29. Escape (5) countries (6) 20 Lacking ff. a sophistication (5) 23 Rubbish (5) 24 Manipulates (4) 25 Pinnacle (4) 88S = 40 TEA-BREAK CROSSWORDSNa AER aeee a ae EL CUE CLE Le er Le CeCe eee ae ee Unlimited satisfaction one low price Cheap constant access to piping hot media Protect your downloadings from Big brother Safer, than torrent-trackers 18 years of seamless operation and our users' satisfaction All languages ETT m aN aol cia oleic Oeste Com ama La We have everything for all of your needs. Just open https://avxlive.icuHere are some more Ultra Quick Crosswords. Can you do all three in five minutes? ULTRA QUICK CROSSWORD 78 ‘ACROSS DOWN 1 Take back ownership of (9) 2 Oust from your home (5) 6 Animal prized for its fur (4) 3 Acorn tree (3) 7 Highly strung, twitchy (4) 4 Grow bigger (5) 8 Remain as a guest (4) 5 Hang heavily (3) 10 Exist (4) 9 Long (for) (5) 12. Jumping biting insect (4) 11 Cause of infection (5) 14 Bloody cocktail (4) 13 Puta match to (3) 15 No matier what it 14 Raincoat (3) takes (2,3,4) ULTRA QUICK CROSSWORD 79 ‘ACROSS DOWN ‘Automobile salesman (3,6) 1 Baby's tummy-ache (5) Gatekeeper’s cottage (5) 2 Angler's pole (3) Rough crowd (3) 3 Level (4) Applaud (4) 4 Dance under a pole (5) 5 9 eas 10 Upmarket (4) out, erase (3) 13 Offer (3) Do a sum (3,2) 14 Redo exams (5) Tl Rabbit house (5) 16 Baby's skin problem (5,4) 12. Talk to God (4) Tight coil of hair (3) 15 Health hydro (3) ‘ACROSS DOWN 5 Gagged (8) 1 Floor-covering material (4) 6 Part of a knot (4) 2 Hopeless (9) 7 Fighting force (4) 3 Raked with the nails (9) 8 Partake of food (3) 4 __ Dalgliesh, fictional 9 Burn black (4) detective (4) 11. Bird similar to a rook (4) 10 Lofty (4) 13 Congregated (8) 12 Augury (4) TEA-BREAK CROSSWORDS 41Across bow 7 Petroleum-drilling 1 Steadily or derrick (3,3) decisively (6) Stanger (0) 2 Ragged ak) 9 Polluted mist (4) 3. Process of getting 10 nttapies Hanada) ardotes group (8) 4 Gand, Arizona TI Adjustable feature (6) camera lens (4) 5 Drink’s sparkle (4) 12 Usingakeyboerd (6) 6 Sly woul fomagoat [|_| 14 Regular (6) or rabbit (6) 16 Lage cram cake (6) 15: Anger wath (3) 19 Puzzling or 15 Tyrannosaurus, tat (6) Gown 3) 21. Slow-moving 17 Joined by treaty or in terest nese (4) league (6) 23 Make a blunder (3) 18 Anxious, troubled (6) 24 Serious moral 19 Check the truth of (6) ing () 20 ins pleasant way (6) 25 Parliamentary 22 Overcast (4) adjournment (6) 24 Temptress (4) 26 Clumsy attempt (6) ‘ACROSS DOWN 8 Destroys (7) 1 Strike with 9 During the the fist (5) time that (5) 2 Bends low (8) 10 Condiment stand (5) 3 Human being (6) TI Adjourn (7) 4 Ancient goddess 12 Cause of the camel's _of Egypt (4) broken back (3,4,5) 5. Forms into 16 Unfortunate a spiral (6) incident (12) 6 Trailing plant (4) 20 Riverside walkway (7) 7 Disappoint (3,4) 23 Deduce (5) 13 Take court action (3) 24 Rib, taunt (5) 14 Thin (air) (8) 25 Take over from (7) 15 Copy the behaviour of (7) 17 Hangs in folds (6) 18 Toy (with) (6) 19 Heartless, brutal (5) 21 Train away from mother’s milk (4) 22 Tough (4) 42 TEA-BREAK CROSSWORDSACROSS 1 5 9 10 1 3 16 18 19 21 23 25 27 28 30 31 DOWN Marriage offer (8) 1 Overly moral Adjudge (4) person (4) Aggravated (9) 2 Paddle (3) Hill, rocky peak (3) 3 Pertaining to vision (7) Film about heroic 4 Branched horn on events (4) a deer (6) Crucial element (7) 6 Measure of land (4) 7 Equipment (6) 8 Of Swiss mountains, for instance (6) R Show audacity (4) Betting person (7) 14 Aid, often illegally (4) 15 Enquire (3) 7 Participant in a leaping 20 winter sport (3,6) Grassy surface (4) 22 Made a hash of (6,2) 24 26 29 Widespread (9) Unlawful killer (8) and ends, scraps (4) Synthetic heart-regulator (9) Scorch, brand (4) Showing no activity (8) Yield (to another) (4) Twenty Thousand under the Sea, film (7) Reach your destination (6) fail to win (4) Slope downwards (4) Blotter (5) TEA-BREAK CROSSWORDS ACROSS DOWN 8 Wait awhile (5) 1 Effect of something 9 Exposes (7) landing in water (6) 10 Reviewed the 2 Sport involving, u 12 4 15 16 19 21 23 24 accounts of (7) Ib-fitting, slack (5) Substance 3 that maintains 4 a coiffure (9) 5 Crunchy lettuce (3) Lower limb (3) 6 Marks for further reference (9) 7 __ Lee, Cockney rhyming slang 1B for ‘tea’ (5) 4 Best ever (3-4) 6 Grand French country 17 house (7) Canal vessel (5) 8 20 22 running and jumping (8) Badger's lair (4) Jerking motion (6) ‘One with the authority to hire staff (8) Norway's largest city (4) ‘Advantageous possessions (6) Astronauts (8) Money handlers (8) Words of a song (6) Container for a beverage (6) Cooked slowly in liquid (6) Graceful bird (4) Soft part of the outer ear (4) 43‘ACROSS DOWN T Punctuation marks 2 Belitling ‘ACROSS 1 5 8 9 10 u 2 4 16 18 20 21 22 23 Removes forcibly (6) 2 Clothe with (the insignia of high 3 office) (6) 4 Almost closed (4) Leaving out, excluding (8) 5 In the buff (8) Bounders (4) Steal (livestock) (6) 7 Three times thirty (6) Remnant of ahealed 13 wound (4) 1s Brand-name colourful fruity sweets (8) 7 Elevation, height (8) Soon-to-be flowers (4) 19 Biblical character who was tested in the lions’ den (6) Early gentlemen farmers (6) 44 DOWN Form of martial art (2-5) Nurse or guardian (5) Energy source which burns without fumes (9.4) Fully, completely (2,3,8) 6 Papal state (7) Council of church officials (5) Extremities (7) Foot lever used to drive a machine (7) Dame __ Johnson, actress (5) Social prohibition (5) used to indicate remark (3-4) possession (1) 3 __Miillican, Geordie 9 Out and out (5) comedienne (5) 10 Daubed (7) 4 Fame, standing (6) Tl Old Testament 5 Lowest rank of visionary (7) soldier (7) 12 Musical about an 6 __John, knighted orphan girl (5) pop pianist (5) 13 Tendons or 7 Without ligaments (6) objectives (11) 15 Burden (6) 8 Publicity (11) 18 John __, UK 14 East London’ department football club (4.3) store chain (5) 16 Small cucumber used 20 Company books (7) ___ for pickling (7) 22 Intoxicated (7) 17 Engineless plane (6) 23 Seized (5) 19 Entirety (5) 24 Defaming (11) 21 Long, narrow excavated channel (5) TEA-BREAK CROSSWORDS‘ACROSS 1 Fortress (7) 5. Sung part of a piece of music (5) 8 Nasal inflection (5) 9 Lack of attention (7) 10 Nothing special (7) TI Planet on which we live (5) 12 Came to an end (6) 14 Fiery, passionate (6) 18 Hatch (5) 20 Please (7) 22 Dispute noisily (7) 23 Tiny insect (5) 24 Brewer's substance used in beer-making (5) 25. Retailers, vendors (7) DOWN 1 Derisive cry (7) 2 Do business (5) 3 Humiliate (7) 4 Wait around (6) 5. Fashion (5) 6 Brighter (7) 7 Door fastener (5) 13 Calculated by amount used or done (3,4) 15. Best, most favourable (7) 16 Desiccation (7) 17 Judge (6) 18 Country lane (5) 19 Numeral (5) 21 Creep crabwise (5) ACROSS T Set of 12 (5) 4 Cunning (7) 9 Purposely overhear a conversation between others (6,2) 10 Unit of measurement ofa ship's speed (4) M1 Hamper (6) 12 Elude (5) 13 __ Disney, Mickey Mouse's creator (4) 15 Large body of water (3) 16 Stout twine (4) 17 Set principle (5) 19 Periods from sunset to sunrise (6) 21 Slender woodwind instrument (4) 22 Realisation (of a project) (8) 23 Safeguards (7) 24 Thin-faced, sunken-cheeked (5) DOWN 2 Drug from which morphine is derived (5) 3 Beseech (7) 5 Seemingly endless (4-5-3) 6 Wearing no clothes at all (5) 7 Talked loudly (5,2) 8 Having too few ‘employees (12) 14 Capable of being heard (7) 16 Organised series of yacht races (7) 18 Poultry birds (5) 20 Sharp prickle on a stem (5) ae. TEA-BREAK CROSSWORDS 4589 Jolly Mixtures ACROSS 1 SCARLET 27 GREETED 5 PERSIST 30 BALSA 8 LEE 31 BINGE 9 REAPS 33 PETAL Tl DENTS 34 TEA 13. SLPS 35 STRIDER 14 IGNITED 36 SHRINED 17 DEANERY 21 STREETS 22 REVILED 23 STARTLE DOWN 2 NAPPED 3 ARE 4 SWINGE 5 POLYPS 6 ART 7 VEINED 10 TUNA 12 MIRE 14 TREEN 15. STEIN 16 AILED 18 19 20 24 25 26 27 28 29 32 33 In this puzzle each clue is simply an anagram of the answer - but watch out! There might be more than one possible solution to each clue. For instance, the clue “TALE” might lead to the answer “LATE” or “TEAL’ You'll have to look at how the answers fit into the grid and find out which alternative is correct. ATOLL NERVE RIDGE STABLE RANT TEASED HATRED REAL GRATER RAG NIP 46 TEA-BREAK CROSSWORDSACROSS DOWN 1 Grounds of a 1 US naval officer (6) mansion (6) 2 Distinguishing 4 Painter or quality (5) sculptor, eg (5) 3 Paired with a similar 9 East African foreign town (7) language (7) 5 Revolving blade (5) 10 Special pleasure (5) 6 Cold beverage (4,3) 1 Have an amicable 7 Provides private relationship (3,2) instruction (6) 12 Museum keeper (7) _8 Broomstick rider (5) 13 Trusses (5) 14 Place underwater (7) 15 Noise adoor makes 16 Romantic Daphne ina horror film (5) Du Maurier novel set 20 Tent dwellers (7) at Manderley (7) 22 Bent over (5) 17 Beautiful to look 24 Look after at (view) (6) (the sick) (5) 18 Ad__ Latin 25 Withdrew (7) phrase meaning 26 Brie, Cheddar etc (6) ‘to the stars’ (5) 27 Keels over, swoons (6) 19 Brand name of popular sportswear (6) 21 Levels (5) 23 Broaden (5) ACROSS 1 Corrugating (9) 8 Large low-pitched brass instrument (4) 9 Clock parts (9) 10 Smart __. wise guy (4) 13 Uses a hoe (5) 16 Cub pack leader (5) 17 Topple from power (5) 18 Birds of peace (5) 19 Gauzy material (5) 20 __ Martin, prestige car (5) 21 Pine-tree secretion (5) 24 Wound’s healing cover (4) 27 Felt oppressed by heat (9) 28 French for ‘she’ (4) 29 Anti-establishment activist (9) DOWN 2 Employed (4) 3 Bad-mannered (4) 4 Irish playwright (5) 5 Christened (5) 6 Maximum ration (4,5) 7 Metal cookware items (9) TI Solicited votes from (9) 12 Alluring (9) 13 Aquatic bird (5) 14 Sprites (5) 15 Lazy _, revolving tray on a table (5) 22 The Mystery of __ Drood, Dickens novel (5) 23 Wastrel (5) 25 Little Women sister (4) 26 Chief Greek god (4) TEA-BREAK CROSSWORDS 47ACROSS DOWN 3 __Dennis, 1 Tum the radio on toa comedian and particular station (4,2) TV host (3) 2 Guess at (8) 7 StPetersburg’s 3. Luxuriant (6) country (5) 4 Yell with fear (6) 8 Church singers (6) 5. Tiger Woods’ sport (4) 9 Precise, exact (8) 6 suite, 10 Shortlived honeymooners’ enthusiasms (4) hotel rooms (6) 11 Sworn in (2,4) 11 Army manoeuvres, for 12 Fruit and nut short (abbrev) (3) breakfast cereal (6) 13 Episodes of self-centred 15 Unpronounced (6) behaviour (3,5) 18 1810-49 Polish 14 __ Beale, EastEnders composer (6) character (3) 20 Mix with a 16 Workplace site of spoon (4) recently arrived 22 American train mail (2-4) track (8) 17 Decorative rugs 23 Uncultivated or blankets (6) (land) (6) 18 Person consulting a 24 Bib or serviette (6) professional (6) 25 Heavy drinker (3) 19 Of a sloping type, used [°° for emphasis (6) 21. Move like a ball (4) 48 DOWN 2 Alter to fit (5) 3 Begin a voyage (3.4) 4 Chart disc (3,6) 5 US policeman (3) 6 Scilly _, group off Cornwall (5) 7 Trend (7) 11 Vital energy (4,5) 13 Deliberately obstructive (7) 15 Hereditary (7) 17 Classical drama in song (5) ACROSS 1 Forgo (an opportunity) (4,2) 5 Kaiser _. indie rock band (6) 8 Pious platitudes (4) 9 Appealing to the masses (8) 10 Attack from the air (6) 11 __Charteris, creator Of The Saint (6) 12 Adam's second son (4) 14 Galoot (3) 15 ___McKee, Notting 19 Mr Redmayne, Hill actress (4) Oscarwinning, 16 Nut used to make actor (5) marzipan (6) 21 Document 18 Strong-tasting acknowledging a debt (inits)(3) vegetable (6) 20 More saucy (8) 22 Sweeney _, demon barber (4) 23 ‘ve seen this before feeling (4,2) 24 Engraves with acid (6) TEA-BREAK CROSSWORDSACROSS DOWN 1 Solid, stable (4) 1 Attachment to 7 P P i : e ” 3 Repeated or a key-ring (3) numerous (8) 2 Part of ahhouse 9 Squabbles (7) where visitors may 10 Striking effect (5) be entertained (9,4) M1 __ male, dominating 4 Dangerous (6) individual (5) 5 Yonder (5) 12 Charge 6 Law-enforcement exorbitantly (6) agent (6,7) 14 Measurement of 7 Has a meal (4) tallness (6) 8 Biblical six-winged 15 Pass over (6) celestial being (6) 18 __ Farm, 11 Continued pain (4) Orwell novel (6) 1B Bride's face cover (4) 20 Edible entrails (5) 16 Sighs in pain (6) 22 onthe Beaufort 17 Slip away (6) Seale (5) 19 Acted out silently (5) 23 Answer to ails (7) 21. Old Russian 25 Cured (8) emperor (4) 26 __Astaire,actor/ 24 Append, attach (3) dancer (4) ACROSS DOWN 7 Neatly (6) 1 Large urban 8 Elegy, dirge (6) settlements (6) 9 Surface under a 2 Slaughter (4) window (4) 3 Journeyed on 10 Rim (of a cup) (3) two wheels (6) 1 __ seaman, rank 4 Tilts (6) Of sailor (4) 5 Austen novel featuring 12 Sea-bound area (6) Mr Knightley (4) 14 TV programme 6 East __. region which with regular includes Norfolk and instalments (6) Suffolk (6) 16 Reverberated (6) 13 Past (3) 19 Domestic (6) 15 Thrust (3) 21 White foam of 17 Mountain lion (6) waves (4) 18 Stands much 23 Sleeve (of a coat) (3) __ higher than (6) 24 Musicians’ live 19 Tribute (6) performances (4) _ 20 Story handed down 25 Make redundant (3,3) ___ from the past (6) 26 Parent's mother (6) 22 Tailless web-footed amphibian (4) 24 Personal belongings (4) 49 TEA-BREAK CROSSWORDSACROSS DOWN 1 5 9 10 1 12 16 7 19 2 22 Clothes washing, 2 Catnapping (6) company (7) 3 __is the mother of Hard-skinned invention, proverb (9) fleshy fruit (5) 4 Happen Majuscules (5.8) periodically (5) Judged 6 Choose (3) unfavourably (8) 7 Passes on (a Largest isle of the message) (6) Inner Hebrides (4) 8 Common fly-eating Reprisal (3,3,3) creature (6) July's birthstone (4) 11. __ Bolognese, pasta US cattle-farm with meat sauce (9) owners (8) 13 Sacking, Exchanging of dismissing (6) information (13) 14 Number puzzle (6) Wholly (5) 15 Narrow rill (6) Washed out (7) 18 More enjoyable (5) 20 ‘Welcome’ rug (3) 1 5 8 9 10 1 2 4 18 20 22 23 24 25 ACROSS Surgical pincers (7) 1 Break up (5) Wales, in Welsh (5) 2 Giant American 3 tree (7) 4 Make up in 5 your head (7) 6 Short literary work (5) 7 American five-cent 13, coin (6) Musical beat (6) 15 Restorative 16 remedy (5) 7 Provided with 18 ruffles (7) 19 Japanese art of folding paper (7) 21 Small glass bottle (5) Portion, part (5) Person in charge of a football team (7) Pulp, John Travolta film (7) |" Ballroom dance (5) Hard to trace (7) Cry (6) Facets (5) Sailor's job in the crows-nest (7) Stuffed toy bear (5) Work’ secretly (with) (7) U-shaped (bend) (7) Busybody (7) Ratify (6) Scout company (5) Cut to the _, get to the point (5) Telling whoppers (5) 50 TEA-BREAK CROSSWORDSHere are some more Ultra Quick Crosswords. Can you do all three in five minutes? ULTRA QUICK CROSSWORD 98 ACROSS Pop star's follower (3) 1 Desert animal (5) 2 Confiscated by the police (9) 3 __and eye, fastener (4) 4 Ran off (4) February 14 saint (9) Childish word for ‘stomach’ (5) Part of the mouth (3) Rt evaw- ou DOWN Religious belief (5) Don't mention it! (2,7) Helpful hint (4) Displaying fashionable clothes (9) Jar cover (3) Imagine while sleeping (5) Solely (4) Doctor for animals (3) ULTRA QUICK CROSSWORD 99 ACROSS DOWN 1 Glisten (5) 1 Stare open-mouthed (4) 5 Contents list (5) 2 Inspector, scrutineer (8) 7. Shrimp-like creature (5) 3 Little model (9) 8 Coalmine (3) 4 Motorway leaving point (4) 9 Extremely angry (5) 6 Relied (on) (8) 10 Rubbish container (3) 10 Haemorrhaged (4) 2 B 4 Cow's milk gland (5) Blunder (5) Stopped (5) 11 Poke with a stick (4) ‘ACROSS DOWN 1 Synthetic (3-4) 2 Muhammad __ famous 7 Smallest part of a boxer (3) three-piece suit (9) Friend (4) Den of a wild animal (4) waw 10 Advanced (money) (4) 12. 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Quarter, locality 9 Couple 4 Ornamental ribbon 10 Strong, fit 5 Rounded vault Hi 15 Propagator forming a roof he 18 Opening stroke 6 Opposed to in tennis 11 Great disturbance 19 Causing fires 12 Lariat deliberately 13 Main portion of 20 Strong-smelling the body 23 One-piece garment 14 Game of strategy for dirty work 15. Cry of appreciation 2s 28 Political or military 16 Follow on from adviser 17 Prima__, leading Hi 29 Light Indian lunch ‘opera singer 30 Rectangle 21 In truth 31 Made a hole in soil 22 Not tied (of shoes) | | 24 Empty space 25 Makeshift wooden boat 26 Give the use of for These puzzles only give you the bare bones. Fill in the black squares atime and the answers — the grids are diagonally symmetrical. 27 Hard work 110 ACROSS DOWN iG Performer making her 1 Finished level first appearance 2 Treat treacherously 5 Common beverage 3 Discreet, sensitive iz 7 Coax, tempt 4 Create an image 8 Verse writing 5 Choice delicacy 10 6 i 10 Gamin No place in particular TI Treat with great care 9 Word composed of and attention initials 13 Crusty white loaf —-12. Sweet on a stick 17 Bedtime song 14 Outlay of money 19 Constantly bombard 15. Small broccoli sprig, 21 Allow, authorise 16 Zigzag ski race 22 Hook andline user 18 Pseudonym 7 23 Cooking pan 20 Small brown songbird 24 Person chosen to talk ——_with a cocked tail | | | | to the press = 56 TEA-BREAK CROSSWORDSACROSS 1 8 9 10 3 16 7 18 19 20 2 24 27 28 29 Imprisonment, incarceration (9) Children’s board-game (4) Professional male games player (9) Fairly thin (4) Family of wind instruments (5) 44th president of the USA (5) Head of a group of monks (5) Underskirts (5) Large shop (5) Hind part of a vessel (5) Dull, dreary (5) Kiss Me, film musical (4) Tensely (9) Naming part of speech (4) Shooting from both sides (9) DOWN Mountains surrounding Davos (4) Sharp (taste) (4) Protective shield (5) Groups of players (5) Corned meat (5,4) Reducing (a judicial sentence) (9) Giving up (9) Skilled storyteller (9) Stationed (5) Make parallel (5) Cheeky (5) More central (5) Get to __ with, confront squarely (5) Envelope colour (4) ‘Speak unclearly, as if drunk (4) ACROSS 1 112 5 8 9 10 1 3 1s Revive, reinvigorate (7) Mythological maiden (5) Choice steak (1-4) Indonesian island, near Malaysia (7) Confined in wartime (8) Have | Got __ for You, comedy quiz show (4) Play's text (6) Hey 18 19 22 23 24 25 magician’s cry (6) Ingredient of beer (4) Apiaries (8) Most eager (7) Jolly _, pirates fag (5) Sprinkles with fine powder (5) Determination (7) DOWN 1 Saves (7) 2 Openly disobey (rules) (5) 3 Optical solution (3-5) 4 Lodging place for travellers or students (6) 5 Designate (4) 6 Says in an unclear way (7) 7 Cures (5) 12. 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