Colgan’s Cryptic Crossword
Across
1. The first female? (6)
4. Approach right church official! (6)
9. Police make trouble-makers contain limits of violence (13)
10. Crazy John’s nearly ends (5)
11. Head of KGB has reduced internal support following a Russian
president (7)
12. Board concealed what games director did, so can be moved on (13)
15. North American Indian loves going through gap (7)
16. Clear range (5)
17. Woeful stratagem has leader of extortionists cutting fingers off
(5-8)
18. Not many tears, despite stain covering crop (3,3)
19. The cost of supervision (6)
Down
1. This swimwear is forward on body (7)
2. Old instrument is beset by failure, but has protection from
misuse (13)
3. Writing of mid-west, possibly (5)
5. Man wears English and French military decoration (7)
6. Beach-and-surftrailblazer (13)
7. Swollen river is encroaching somewhat (5)
8. Fence hangs around spot for thieves (11)
13. Rocker has to drive away pest (7)
14. English river carries vessels to ocean (7)
15. Captive is cold and worn out (5)
16. Shop-front’s long and elegant (5)
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crossword to
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or fax (08) 8302 5785 by Friday September 26.
Solutions published online on Friday October 17.
Solution 56kb Microsoft Word Document