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Crossie #16
- CRYPTONYTE
Across
8 Are these films necessarily impressing? (6,8)
10 Liking for the sample (5)
11 Look back, there's a bit of wool in the sheep (4)
12 Job alternative in weekends (4)
14 Laid-back voices heard over the phone perhaps (4,5)
16 Law or Cruise maybe (5)
17 Reportedly discover drug from algae (7)
20 Editor gets back, writes about elements initially and compounds (7)
22 More than one spoke about arid island at first (5)
23 And Spearman's out, duck in debut (9)
27 Beats, beheads and bites (4)
28 To start with coffee – Arabian, filter, espresso are available here (4)
29 Captain cook has one in his hold (5)
31 Mental make-up that can brighten up the home? (8,6)
Down
1 Expressed and meted out with love (6)
2 The path way of a holy scripture (6)
3 A beautiful number (11)
4 Irascibility as sleep is disturbed with a bit of noise (6)
5 Looked up records as accountant returns tax to journalist (8)
6 Glue-up a cup (3)
7 Ode Peter composed for the exile (8)
9 Strikes back, without empathy initially, at the borders (6)
13 Shout about what Wilson does maybe (4,1,6)
15 Anger as shoot does not start (3)
17 Rode the waves and came up without a cap initially (6)
18 Inspecting trying out without charge (8)
19 Admit car crash was theatrical (8)
21 A letter in Hebrew for the Sister (3)
24 Falling prey to flowery language (6)
25 A captain in charge is sour (6)
26 Fight champion (6)
30 Scared to no end to tie the knot (3)
Tony Sebastian
Crossword #15 - CRYPTONYTE
Across
1 Elementary answer to an acidity problem (5, 8)
10 Journey permitted for three (7)
11 Sees art work on a tile (7)
12 Clean without water (4)
13 Record footloose dance (4)
15 Time period of changing shape (5)
17 All level in good time of the day (7)
18 Satiate sore leper with bottomless tea (7)
19 Party time period (3)
20 Arrange gold for a drama (7)
22 Gunmen return to match the incoming (7)
24 A measure to allot rice initially (5)
25 Relative put apprentice in the furnace (4)
26 Measure part of the foot (4)
29 Containers obtained by stannic forming (3,4)
31 Military unit revolutionary and student infiltrate in time (7)
32 Failure to use light during camera movement (5, 2, 3, 3)
Down
2 Spice up the article for one friend (7)
3 Some of the ridleys are slothful (4)
4 Crouching to evade? Easy target (7, 4)
5 Allow reserve (3)
6 Litmus examinations (4,6)
7 Work on a musical note (7)
8 Star takes time to dazzle (4)
9 Leave reef wall broken (8)
14 Suppression of the rude disease (11)
16 Fantasies of a plumber? (4, 6)
17 Survey the piece of land I’m in (8)
21 Alcohol in nothing but an old cask (7)
23 Ordinary house has an inhabitant (7)
27 Suggest a clue (4)
28 That girl admits love for footwear (4)
30 Initially start kicking ice to slalom maybe? (3)
Crossie #14
Prepared by Tony Sebastian ( Cryptonyte)
Prepared by Tony Sebastian ( Cryptonyte)
Across
1) Adroit male trained to make a perfect fit. (6,4)
6) Lies about an island (4)
9) Horrifies Dad returning quietly with everyone at the beginning of sunset (7)
12) A horse ran and beautified (8)
13) I add up without apprentice in this country (5)
15) Phosphorous mixed with some kind of salt (5)
17) I and a couple of guys go to a metal worker (9)
19) Envelop directions for the girl at the guy. (9)
21) Henry seizes control of European river (5)
23) The headless horseman comes after sunset (5)
24) Martial arts move mastered by Robin, may be (8)
27) Peace keepers have one kind of clothing (7)
28) Keep apart one who is way off schedule (7)
29) Decaying flower is painful (4)
30) Right champion, naturally, for the circuit (10)
Down
1) Role reversal can be an ambush (4)
2) Verbal attacks cause mad spuming (7)
3) Modern searcher doesn’t go with gawker (5)
4) Stomach is upset as he hurts himself (9)
5) Challenged a lawyer and a Russian (5)
7) Silly graduate toys around with courses of study (7)
8) The very thin guy has it all in him (10)
11) Special cross is cut (7)
14) Behaviours that degrade what belongs to us (10)
16) Its different, stream nothing of the great artist (7)
18) It takes six deliveries and a good shot to get into high gear (9)
20) Gas rising? Good? That is right, but it’s more loose (7)
22) In ordinary language, clean air without a doubt! (7)
24) American uncle and bachelor dance (5)
25) Japanese town, not exactly
26) That guy is at about this place (4)
Crossie #13
Prepared by Tony Sebastian
Across
1 This is torture! The game is tied with one portion remaining (4,3,7)
8 Dread of loud music close to hearing device (4)
9 Bruiser has gone out for atomizers (10)
11 Intend to injure, cut off head (3)
12 Tight rope walkers? Blistering barnacles!! (9)
14 Largest possible quantities of dress with mother (6)
15 Flashed for a restless despo needing pointless sex badly (7)
18 Do good for our best friend (3)
19 Ruler makes a fashionable return with muscles (7)
21 Former girl friend strokes NRIs, for example (6)
24 Supposedly friend sits around a broken ledge (9)
26 Quarrel, say with a Greek character (3)
27 Dismissed after six deliveries. That’s all (4,3,3)
29 Ascend without head and arm? (4)
30 Destroy something as trivial as a dot also on the way to profit (5,4,5)
Down
1 Too fed up to dine due to failure (6)
2 Will a communist have this blood disorder? (7)
3 Two of the same kind need some subduing (3)
4 Myth about the city hero (5,6)
5 Strange, outré path … (5)
6 … and French pipes form distinctive cultures (7)
7 A step with one leg on each side (7)
10 Compel to review blog, i.e. (6)
13 A first innings advantage attained due to a bad shot? (7,4)
16 “Dad, give cash for a fruit” (6)
17 A cry escapes the cryophysics experimenter due to madmen (7)
20 Though not an expert, a friend you are, I say! (7)
22 Interim arrangements for railway stations (7)
23 Warhead used in fight decapitated animal (6)
25 Go back to a shopping centre for an animal (5)
28 America joins the east for some purpose (3)
Crossie #12
Prepared by Tony Sebastian ( Cryptonyte)
Across
1) Play football in the bathroom and die? (4,3,6)
10) Tentatively won sofa at the moment (2,2,3)
11) Afterwards, the French return along the sides (7)
12) Measure the duration of musical composition with a clock (9)
13) Fuss about love (5)
14) Direct direction on oneness confused (2,8)
18) Set back time for an experiment (4)
20) Initially stay tactfully in room amidst agitation (4)
22) Last furs of rabbits? (4,6)
29) Trojan leaders consume delicacy (5)
30) Belligerence shown as dog is Not Allowed in urban area (9)
31) Clothes which last longer than others? (7)
32) Not a great hotel for an actor? (3-4)
33) Coin operated devices for placing cars made equal to ruler measures (7,6)
Down
2) A strong metallurgist? (7)
3) Ruler and political leader are at home for the big shot (7)
4) Hey! Weak design for umpiring aid! (4-3)
5) Dance the alien's dances(7)
6) Pet lies in the vessel upside down to snooze (6)
7) Nobleman and decorated officer are part of the body (7)
8) Duck gets out of a comic strip pack (6)
9) Still, little boy is the catcher (6)
15) Choose from a set of copters (3)
16) Squatted on a short day (3)
17) The girl from the previous day (3)
19) Knight initially shining in robust-armour (3)
20) Is it compatible to show a TV series? (6)
21) Retain one anyway, out of laziness (7)
23) Medication for endless ambition (7)
24) The French prepare space for the feet (7)
25) Dine inside home, that is the most refined (7)
26) One who chucks out terrible vice and upturned trash (7)
27) One story teller or more? (6)
28) Stripe a slice of meat with a bit of rib in it (6)
2) A strong metallurgist? (7)
3) Ruler and political leader are at home for the big shot (7)
4) Hey! Weak design for umpiring aid! (4-3)
5) Dance the alien's dances(7)
6) Pet lies in the vessel upside down to snooze (6)
7) Nobleman and decorated officer are part of the body (7)
8) Duck gets out of a comic strip pack (6)
9) Still, little boy is the catcher (6)
15) Choose from a set of copters (3)
16) Squatted on a short day (3)
17) The girl from the previous day (3)
19) Knight initially shining in robust-armour (3)
20) Is it compatible to show a TV series? (6)
21) Retain one anyway, out of laziness (7)
23) Medication for endless ambition (7)
24) The French prepare space for the feet (7)
25) Dine inside home, that is the most refined (7)
26) One who chucks out terrible vice and upturned trash (7)
27) One story teller or more? (6)
28) Stripe a slice of meat with a bit of rib in it (6)
CROSSIE #11
Prepared by Tony Sebastian ( Cryptonyte)
Prepared by Tony Sebastian ( Cryptonyte)
Across
1 Clothe women! They might be naked! (5,5)
6 Pours water on upturned dish (4)
9 This city has permanently removed apartmental buildings (7)
10 Vie even in pain to accomplish (7)
12 Accept a bribe to pay close attention to something (4,4)
13 A girl gone awry (5)
15 Perform better by dismissing Dutch captain for a duck (5)
17 Two fools initially in no state to be killers (9)
19 Directions to expose in a bulletin (9)
21 Locate quiet student and champion (5)
23 Russian pancake for the visually challenged, almost, has one eye reportedly (5)
24 Support the team you ass! (8)
27 One crazy mental illness (7)
28 Musician to murder Marxist leader madly (7)
29 Jokes for minors (4)
30 Dissuade guys from becoming cleaners (10)
Down
1 Applaud student in getting a team selection (4)
2 Brave do not serve time as antiviral is administered (7)
3 Peculiar saint departs to a chain of mountains (5)
4 Fashionable fragrance arising thanks to lover (9)
5 Plea sent from within to hire (5)
7 Right point in time for imprisonment of retired people (7)
8 Tastelessly presses tit of relative (10)
11 Warning about the outcome of the coin toss? (5-2)
14 Dot and dash? Pretty close! (5-5)
16 Is this part of the cricket field disallowed for a footballer? (7)
18 Had specie mixed up for mud daubers? (8)
20 We hear the earth rotated (7)
22 Stomach of sailor men who perform inside (7)
24 Wash and strike that guy (5)
25 Catapulted the projectile in northern direction (5)
26 God turns angry (4)
1 Clothe women! They might be naked! (5,5)
6 Pours water on upturned dish (4)
9 This city has permanently removed apartmental buildings (7)
10 Vie even in pain to accomplish (7)
12 Accept a bribe to pay close attention to something (4,4)
13 A girl gone awry (5)
15 Perform better by dismissing Dutch captain for a duck (5)
17 Two fools initially in no state to be killers (9)
19 Directions to expose in a bulletin (9)
21 Locate quiet student and champion (5)
23 Russian pancake for the visually challenged, almost, has one eye reportedly (5)
24 Support the team you ass! (8)
27 One crazy mental illness (7)
28 Musician to murder Marxist leader madly (7)
29 Jokes for minors (4)
30 Dissuade guys from becoming cleaners (10)
Down
1 Applaud student in getting a team selection (4)
2 Brave do not serve time as antiviral is administered (7)
3 Peculiar saint departs to a chain of mountains (5)
4 Fashionable fragrance arising thanks to lover (9)
5 Plea sent from within to hire (5)
7 Right point in time for imprisonment of retired people (7)
8 Tastelessly presses tit of relative (10)
11 Warning about the outcome of the coin toss? (5-2)
14 Dot and dash? Pretty close! (5-5)
16 Is this part of the cricket field disallowed for a footballer? (7)
18 Had specie mixed up for mud daubers? (8)
20 We hear the earth rotated (7)
22 Stomach of sailor men who perform inside (7)
24 Wash and strike that guy (5)
25 Catapulted the projectile in northern direction (5)
26 God turns angry (4)