Puzzles Saturday, April 26, 2014
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ACROSS 8. Strong attachment to video arrangement on 3rd January (8) 9. One to stop the leading line? (6) 10. Capital! The Queen will dry out its air in song (11) 11. Front of craft will bend at the waist (3) 13. Retrieve ball from WC, singularly (5) 15. In Orion, say, fish for birds (9) 17. Black boxes with which to tackle about fifty judges (6-9) 19. Means of judging credit that is not Inland Revenue concern (9) 21. Hybrid will go over (5) 23. Toward the stern in 20 (3) 24. Unimportant dancer one won’t find at rail-head? (4-3-4) 27. Club man will recall being re-miss? (6) 28. One to interpret art to open next collection (8)
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DOWN 1. A monument to Rome, Lima turned out to be (8) 2. Sir Henry would sound like this (4) 3. Vast US soldier-worker (5) 4. Furtive sale teller was superior to? (5-3-7) 5. Navigator needs space in ship for cleaner to motor around (5-4) 6. I’m in a hurry? I must – I’m up in the air! (3) 7. To have an owner is to be extended (6)
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12. Bodyguard may care to decapitate the lady (6) l4. Pope’s man, for example, in being behind schedule (6) 16. Hand’s right to head the bill at table (9) 18. Resounding snore upset model of industry (8) 20. Right following support from the roof (6) 22. Form of dessert made in mould (5) 25. Very much want to have more than usual number of cards (4) 26. Decline to be up on first birthday (3)
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QUICK ACROSS 1. Talon (4) 3. Solidly built (8) 9. Wrist jewellery (7) 10. Flower (5) 11. Weak, insipid people (5-7) 14. Poem (3) 16. Second-largest nation (5) 17. Go brown (3) 18. Money container (4,8) 21. Caribbean country (5) 22. Memory loss (7) 23. Hides (8) 24. Extra runs in cricket (4)
DOWN 1. Naval juvenile (5,3) 2. Year (5) 4. Possesses (3) 5. Festivities (12) 6. In the black (7) 7. Consideration (4) 8. Take a risk (4,4,4) 12. Mix up, confuse (5) 13. Pleads (8) 15. Extreme happiness (7) 19. Easily irritated (5) 20. Stylish (4) 22. Pointed tool (3)
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Across 7. Misconception 8. Electrotype 12. Aboard 14. Defame 16. Trivet 18. Select 19. Vertiginous 23. Consolidation Down 1. Fine 2. Acre 3. United 4. Record 5. Stay 6. Pose 9. Leonine 10. Plateau 11. Pest 12. Alto 13. Rye 15. Ewe 17. Trifle 18. Shindy 19. Viol 20. Rash 21. Oats 22. Soon QUICK Across 7. Ensure 8. Gossip 10. Yearned 11. Nears 12. Need 13. Block 17. Faith 18. Beau 22. Havoc 23. One-eyed 24. Slip up 25. Follow Down 1. Belying 2. Escapes 3. Brine 4. Connect 5. Usual 6. Spasm 9. Adulation 14. Fan club 15. Recycle 16. Sundown 19. Ghost 20. Avoid 21. Depot
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YOUR STARS by Forecasters
ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) An objective sense of what you have to work with and a smart head for money come together, putting the power back in your hands. TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) Stay in the moment, getting your head around your options for the coming year, while at the same time keeping your mind and your options open. GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) After a tough few days and with tensions already easing, what you need and what you have is a chance to relax, reflect and let it all sink in. CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) An alignment of stars in your friendship sector over the weekend is a chance to start making up for lost time, giving your social life a push. LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) Where your excuses have been challenged you’re now able to think outside the square, realising life is too short to hide behind your excuses. VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) The scene is set for some Eureka moments or the kind of hunches that can put recent financial tension or challenges into perspective LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) Just days into your annual financial review you’re already finding it easy to take your power back, due to the house-keeping you’ve done in the past. SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) As the Sun and Mercury spend their first weekend in your relationship sector they’re able to keep it real and ensure the communication lines are open. SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) With May set to be the best month of the year for matters of work matters the heart get a practice run at finding a balance between work and play. CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) As relationship tensions are easing back there is massive support from around the solar system to turn this into an opportunity for a breakthrough. AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) This is a chance to wash the challenges of the month out of your hair and either get things clear in your own mind or talk them through. PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 20) With the hard work done, the reality checks over and everything out in the open, this is a chance to return to the financial drawing board.
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