Crossword for Thu, 30/Dec/2021

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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Across
1: Coming-out party honoree

6: Figure of speech

9: Woodworker

10: West Indies dance

11: Artists' buys

13: Actor activator

14: Grain alcohol component

15: Literary ''before''

16: Cuban steps

18: Redden

19: Tijuana two

21: Seed source

22: Apiary occupant

23: Stupefying

25: Group of eight

27: Represent by a marking, e.g.

29: Dug for coal

30: Deductive reasonings

Down
1: ''It slices, it ___ ...''

2: Old-time saloon

3: Plumbing fitting

4: Illustrious

5: Pierced place

6: Renowned

7: An end to alcohol and sex?

8: Squirrel's partner, in cartoons

12: Like the cruel meteorologist

13: Groups of people

14: Peter out

17: Bath suds?

19: Loathes

20: Nighttime visitor

22: Witch's transport

24: Conjecture

26: Blue stripe

28: ''___ la la!''





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