Crossword for Fri, 22/Oct/2021

1
 
 
 
2
 
 
 
3
 
 
 
 
 
4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5
 
 
 
 
 
6
 
 
 
7
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10
 
 
 
11
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Across
1: Wander aimlessly, the Queen and I, or the other way around (7)

5: Now Elton heard California's big one (3)

6: Alcohol and tobacco - they can get a grip on you, we hear (5)

8: Fruit taken in in inn (9)

9: Fiber extracted from thistles (5)

10: Implement box for young cat (3)

12: Word of opposition from a friend of Caesar, J? (7)
Down
1: Reportedly is nostalgic for wife (3)

2: Circus performer in a European big top (7)

3: Bird and man going different ways (9)

4: A sample makes sense (5)

7: Yellow fowl (7)

8: Farewell from union leader after getting something straight (5)

11: Thumb Drum? (3)




Solution (Reversed)
T
R
E
D
N
A
E
M
A
I
C
R
S
E
C
I
V
R
U
S
T
H
E
O
E
N
I
G
R
E
B
U
A
C
G
A
D
T
I
K
E
L
T
S
I
O
E
N
E
M
Y
N
O
T
N
A
U