Crossword for Wed, 1/Nov/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: Acorn dropper

3: Step on the gas, e.g.

7: Navigator's need

9: Railings

10: More correct

11: Varlet

13: One between second and third

14: Quite the expert

15: More in need of oil

17: Shine a light on

18: Takes to the prom, e.g.

19: Batters, of a sort

22: Faux follower

23: Morning rouser

24: It's handed down

27: Feed one's face

28: What plots may do

29: Lincoln loc.

Down
1: Eyeball

2: Barbie's ex-beau

3: Kept up

4: Olympic weapons

5: Like a rake

6: It meant little to de Gaulle

7: Climber's goal

8: Roundabout expression

11: Express sympathy

12: Ringing

15: Type of western

16: Vocal expression since year one?

20: Let on

21: Elegant

25: Cyclotron bit

26: Apprehend





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