Crossword for Mon, 23/Oct/2023

1
 
 
 
2
 
 
 
3
 
 
 
4
 
5
 
 
 
6
 
 
 
7
 
 
 
8
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11
 
 
 
 
 
12
 
 
 
13
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15
 
 
 
 
 
16
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18
 
19
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22
 
 
 
23
 
24
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26
 
 
 
27
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Across
1: In secrecy, cleverly adapt to new function (7)

5: Driver who's disappeared in conflict (7)

9: Let not passion sway philosophers (3-10)

10: Youngster giving wounded first aid (5)

11: Startled, grabs sailor (3)

12: Gantry in Hilton Hotel, Mermaid Beach (5)

14: End result of how rotgut's processed (9)

16: Free trade: highest bird for lowest bill(5)

17: Cathy's new boat (5)

19: Country encircling one's country (9)

21: Posed in glossy fabric (5)

22: Road without a pole (4)

24: Do tell! A puzzle found in a cornfield? (5)

26: Unfortunate rot in republic is everlasting (13)

28: Medusa's sadly taken for granted (7)

29: Determined attack on a moribund collection (4,3)
Down
1: Clair West to continue with present policy? (5)

2: Mend a split state (11)

3: Air transport for the lumberjack? (7)

4: Oriental talc dispenser deserves acclaim (5)

5: Drainage area cleaned around 43% of terrain (9)

6: Polite fellow, but a slippery character (7)

7: Greek characters suggest dawn (3)

8: Keep an unfriendly attitude (7)

13: One Miss Horn takes a tumble with guys having outlaw spirits (11)

15: Lash for obese collection of money (4-5)

17: Religious school uniting you and god (7)

18: Fit so much in French drink (7)

20: A short bird-man climbed in Africa (7)

23: Saw palm down (5)

25: Crew had dinner, we hear (5)

27: Mediterranean leaves unfashionable coins? (3)




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