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Cryptic Crossword ACROSS 1. Instrument found in commando lines (8) 5. Region within a square annex (4) 8. Consult analysis to find fruit (7) 9. Rearranged seats for something of value (5) 11. Nobleman displays some pearls (4) 13. Country bird? (6) 15. Replace soft spot at first with skinhead for something elementary (6) 16. Sign up, lets in for a change (6) 20. Some deadly scarlet hallucination (6) 21. Very small part of a male cat? (4) 23. Mythical monster within shy dragon (5) 24. Negative statement therein is confused (7) 26. Challenge in radar escapade (4) 27. Hit enter to rearrange number (8) DOWN 1. Sounds like strong shellfish (7) 2. Nothing found in Manila (3) 3. Gem discovered in Cairo palm (4) 4. He flew too close to the sun in Africa, Russia (6) 6. Sounds like a parasite upstairs (5) 7. Prohibit monarch engaging in financial transactions (7) 10. Found hairdresser in trusty listener (7)
TRIVIA QUIZ 1. What was the name shared by two England defenders at the 1986 World Cup? 2. The Rushcutters Bay, Horsley Park and Dunc Gray Velodrome are sports venues in which city? 3. Which sheriff was Robin Hood's main enemy? 4. What is the official address of the White House? 5. What is Sir Alex Ferguson's middle name? 6. Which American comedian and actor is nicknamed ‘Mac-Man’? 7. Which nation first used tanks as weapons? 8. What colour flags are used to mark an area on a beach where lifesavers are operating? 9. Who failed a routine drugs test in the
You Can Not Be Serious 12. Sheep lost some blood and wandered off (7) 14. Tableland in plate auction (7) 17. Unrestrained Martian monkey (7) 18. Set motorboat in motion (6) 19. Stomach education produced soreness (5) 22. Look searchingly for a wharf, audibly (4) 25. Gardening tool found in shoebox (3)
1994 World Cup and was expelled from the competition? 10. How often is Reader's Digest published? 11. Which author wrote the story on which the film The Shawshank Redemption was based? 12. What is the country from which the Siamese cat originated now called? 13. Which 'J.D.' was a Depression Era gangster famous for his habit of leaping over counters during robberies? 14. In which country did Jenson Button record his first Formula One podium finish? 15. In which island group would you find House and Long Stone? 16. What does a panetteria sell in Italy? 17. The Kookaburra is native to the eucalyptus forests of which country? 18. Who had a hit in 1972 with Doctor My Eyes?
Themed Crossword ACROSS 1. Bucharest is the capital (7) 4. Resort in the Canadian Rockies (5) 7. Jordan's capital (5) 9. Largest city in Texas (7) 10. Island in the Persian Gulf (7) 11. Mediterranean island (5) 12. Capital of the Bahamas (6) 13. This lake sounds serene (6) 16. Asian country (5) 18. Capital of Cyprus (7) 19. Home of Disney World (7) 20. Australian town, ___ Springs (5) 21. Sea between Ireland and England (5) 22. Tirana is the capital (7) DOWN 2. Largest city of Tennessee (7) 3. Piraeus is this city's major port (6) 5. Region of South Africa and Brazilian port (5) 6. Helsinki is the capital (7) 8. Tourist attraction ___ Falls (7) 11. Strait between Indonesia and Malaysia (7) 12. Capital of Kenya (7)
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14. World's largest inland sea (7) 15. Bordered on the east by Zambia and on the west by the Atlantic Ocean (6) 17. City in 16 across (5)
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By The Other Half
‘Stop! Stand still. Don’t move.’ It doesn’t matter how much time a man takes to get himself spruced and walletted up to go out, a woman will take longer. This is a fact as certain as sunrise in Spain. I find that the best approach to getting ready to go out is to get out of the way as quickly as possible. To occupy the same room as a woman who is ‘getting ready’ is about as easy as sharing a basket with a cobra – fine as long as the cobra doesn’t see or hear you, and you don’t get in its way. I was going to take the Higher Authority out for an evening at the theatre followed by a meal – she likes a bit of culture, and in her case it seems to bring on an appetite. I had donned best bib and tucker and vacated the bedroom smart in timing and appearance, leaving her to empty the entire wardrobe, muttering something about not having a thing to wear while surrounded with enough garments to clothe the entire female population of the village. Then there was an expletive followed by silence. That is unusual, both the silence and the expletive. The Higher Authority does not usually need to use expletives, she has a Look which can stop a charging rhino, rendering expletives unnecessary. I knew that something was not going according to plan, so I felt I had no option but to brave the bedroom and offer support from a safe distance. It was as I crossed the threshold that the command to cease forward motion was given. I froze, mid-stride. She was bent over, both hands spread wide. In quick succession my thoughts were: She’s done her back in. A nanosecond later: We won’t be able to go to the theatre. Half a nano-second later: I’ve paid for the damn tickets. ‘What’s up, dear?’ I enquired gingerly from the doorway. ‘I’ve dropped the b******* butterfly.’ Fortunately I knew what she was talking about, so didn’t waste time scanning the room for a haemorrhaging insect. ‘Can’t you wear another pair?’ She straightened up, and prepared to Look at me. I quailed, but in Man’s darkest hour inspiration sometimes strikes. ‘If we go right now, we could catch the Joyeria before the show, and I could buy you another pair.’ We left the house 2 minutes later. I bought her earrings, the hook-through sort which don’t need butterflies. We had a wonderful evening. I am The Man!
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