Crossword No. 53 - June 2002

Clues Across:

1. Praise to the ******* (7)
5. Brawl (5)
8. Shortages (5)
9. Removed errors from (7)
10. Ceeded (7)
11. Senior group member (5)
12. Wicked (6)
14. Pictures (6)
17. Inspire (5)
19. Deeds (7)
22. Three pronged spear (7)
23. Bury (5)
24. Robe (5)
25. Wandered off (7)

Clues Down:

1. Evergreen (5)
2. Reader's rest (7)
3. Soothed (5)
4. Modern (6)
5. Unfettered state (7)
6. Holy (5)
7. News (7)
12. My ******* Aunt (7)
13. Of no practical purpose (7)
15. Like a spirit (7)
16. Tenets (6)
18. A woman about to be married (5)
20. Tester (5)
21. Fathered (5)

Answers next month.

Answers to the May 2002 Crossword

Across: 1. Aumbry. 5. Pope. 7. Epistle. 10. Sloop. 11. Eremite.12. Occur. 14. Ancient. 15. Naomi. 16. Othello. 20. Angony. 21. Slyness. 22 Dust. 23. Impend. Down. 1. Amuse. 2. Prole. 3. Collect. 4. Asps. 6. Exodus. 8. Trinity.9. Empires. 10. Stonily. 13. Gauged. 14. Amongst. 17. Llama. 18. Onset. 19. Used.

written by Jane Rice-Oxley

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