CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
WIN! A $50 GIFT CARD
A $50 gift card goes to the first correct entry opened for Barbara Brown’s Weekend Prize Crossword. Email answers to cryptic@stuff.co.nz. The competition closes at noon on Friday and the solution will be published January 7th.
WINNER
of the $50 voucher for crossword 739 on December 3 is Annemarie Loughnan from Christchurch. Congratulations, Annemarie.
CROSSWORD SOLUTION 740 Across:
1 Strops, 4 Rumbas, 8 Closure, 9 Spreads, 11 Door-to-door, 12 Duke, 13 India, 14 Graphics, 16 Eyeteeth, 18 Cross, 20 Hero, 21 Times table, 23 Agendas, 24 Dollops, 25 Erects, 26 Hyssop.
Down:
741
1 Salvo, 2 Rose-red, 3 Parsonage, 5 Upper, 6 Breadth, 7 Sidekicks, 10 Longchamp, 13 Ivy League, 15 Accessory, 17 Trounce, 19 Oracles, 21 Tract, 22 Lap up. //
The stranger in the street is important (7)
7 First off, brags of kilns (5)
9 Almost obstruct a group of countries (4)
10 Poor person knocked unconscious (4,3,3)
11 The main rod for a fish (3,5)
13 Swaps jobs (6)
15 Gloat, it’s a bird (4)
17 Quieten the phone not using the head (5)
18 Shame, it’s heartless holiness (4)
19 Bones found in Western Australia (6)
20 Remove the pamphlet after the coach returned (8)
23 A cheaper way to travel for an irresponsible person? (3-2-5)
26 Blow the horn and starts to talk out of turn (4)
27 The Welsh leader is in shortly, but could pass out (5)
28 Coolest variety of cats (7)
ACROSS 6
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A NZ gang initially battled the shortage of electricity (5,5)
2 Head dealer is converted (6)
3 Worry the fuss pot at last starts to envy wealth (4)
4 A small number with importance, never mind (2,6)
5 Sued angrily, it’s not new (4)
6 Five in an auction for ointment (5)
8 The pupil could be stunted (7)
12 Peddles birds (5)
14 Desire of Cleopatra’s killer, one allowance (10)
16 Toy with the self-starter that makes a noise (7)
17 Novice getting paid for knowledge (8)
21 Drink for the bird lacks finish (6)
22 The king intercepts police to get the whips (5)
24 It’s up to erupt and it’s over to be forgotten (4)
25 The convict turns up outside the end of the Otago prison (4)