Colgan’s Cryptic Crossword
Across
1. Means of communication in old Persia (5)
4. One’s background needed to use a PC (7)
8. Roll ring on empty laneway, but pay attention! (6,7)
9. Must toss rapid shot in games like basketball (7,6)
10. Crowd outside sports-ground in North Melbourne, Victoria (6,5)
14. Salt in South Australian port is turned to a cosmetic, say (6,7)
16. Do their forces catch spellbound countrymen? (8,5)
17. After retiring, old group reared animals (7)
18. Master act before long (5)
Down
1. Spots beginning of teenage abuse (6)
2. Earl of Spencer commonly opened with anger and with invective
(13)
3. Caucasian’s extreme letters raised anger (5)
4. Sign at bottom of form for programs (13)
5. Go to place for sport (4-3)
6. The summons is upheld by using spoken testimony without any
supporting evidence. (13)
7. Jewish side locks you into football transfer (6)
11. Sheep is covered with dirt towards sunset (3,4)
12. Half the letters I composed initially related to a particular
matter (6)
13. What you have during summer schooling (6)
15. Gloomy and reticent personality clinically went into print (5)
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crossword to
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by Friday May 30.
Solutions published on Friday June 6.
Solution
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