12 Answer to Crossword No. 130 from last issue Answer to Cryptic Xword No. 130 from last issue Answer to Sudoku No. 130 from last issue TO ENTER SEND YOUR COMPLETED CRYPTIC CROSSWORD TO: “Over 50s Cryptic Crossword Competition” PO Box 3302, Burleigh Town City Q. 4220 Write your name and address on the back of an envelope. First correct entry drawn will win. Entries close 30.04.2026 Winner notified by post. Win a $50 GIFT Card Just Joking 2 6 4 8 9 5 3 1 7 7 5 8 6 1 3 2 4 9 9 1 3 2 4 7 8 5 6 3 4 5 1 2 6 7 9 8 8 2 7 3 5 9 1 6 4 6 9 1 4 7 8 5 3 2 1 8 9 7 3 4 6 2 5 5 7 2 9 6 1 4 8 3 4 3 6 5 8 2 9 7 1 2 3 4 9 11 12 13 15 16 20 21 23 1 8 10 14 22 5 6 7 17 18 19 C I R C L E F M B O H V I L L A G E S MODUL E E D F P N R E D A C T O R L A C K E Y A R E Y O C C U P I E D T N O R E I G H T E E N I A M A T A N D E M S P R I N K L E D A O L I N O U G H T A S S E N T E D C I T D E S C E N I C 1 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2 3 4 5 6 7 P T A M P E N T A G R A M T A B O O A E R A A A R N V A R I A T I O N P R A D A I V L N G E S S N E E D Y S W O R D F I S H G S E V S I S T E R S S U R R E A L T U O A P E R F O R M E R U N D E R A E A M E T R G L I S T S O B S T I N A T E T S I N H N K S R E E D S S M O K E L E S S Y D E S ACROSS 1. Fool carries easy weight. (9) 6. Hundreds went inside for the food and received the commemoration. (5) 9. Metal caught in unaffected part of eye. (7) 10. I go before a group who are most unkind. (7) 11. Declared distinct. (10) 12. Employed for extravagant dues. (4) 14. Polished keeping artisan dedicated. (6) 15. Mark the line to find the vegetable. (6) 18. Pass on that I am separate. (6) 20. Is Alexander feeling depressed. (6) 24. Unusual and not done well. (4) 25. Genuinely place and give out again. (10) 27. Use ream correctly to find size. (7) 28. Many angry at being tricked. (7) 29. Give up the produce. (5) 30. Rate badly more confident money man. (9) DOWN 1. The band was on the street ready. (6) 2. Ways to do meths treatment. (7) 3. Property holders draw on Len’s arrangement. (10) 4. Accomplished surprising tent deal. (8) 5. More senseless amount. (6) 6. Flesh buried in home attic. (4) 7. Sideboard, fancy perhaps. (7) 8. Disappoints and deflates. (4,4) 13. Make laws women should cut the grass. (4,6) 16. Two spirits are served before my game. (8) 17. Cells containing a cavity could be to foil cell. (8) 19. Join in for a usual scene. (7) 21. The land agent reached an actual peak. (7) 22. The governor asked about the man. (6) 23. Showed more embarrassment either way. (6) 26. The dog had hundreds looking for a clot. (4) 1 8 11 13 17 21 26 28 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 27 29 30 2 3 4 5 6 7 One summer afternoon, while shopping at the grocery store next to their convent, Sister Sarah and Sister Magdalena strolled past the Coopers beer cooler. Sister Sarah licked her lips and said, “Wouldn’t a nice, crisp, ice-cold beer or two taste divine on this hot summer evening?” Sister Magdalena glanced at the bottles and replied, “They certainly would, Sister… but as a nun of the Holy Order, I wouldn’t feel comfortable buying beer. People might judge us at the checkout.” Sister Sarah smiled and said, “Don’t worry, Sister, I can handle this.” She grabbed two six-packs and confidently marched to the register. The cashier stared in surprise at the two nuns buying beer. Breaking the awkward silence, Sister Sarah said, completely straight-faced, “We use beer to wash our hair. It’s a very good shampoo.” Without missing a beat, the cashier reached under the counter, tossed a pack of pretzel sticks on top of the beer, and said, “The curlers are on the house.”
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