16 Answer to Crossword No. 122 from last issue Answer to Cryptic Xword No. 122 from last issue Answer to Sudoku No. 122 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 a $50 Gift Card. Entries close 31.08.2025. Winner notified by mail. Coles Supermarkets, Coles Central, Coles Express, Myer, including Myer.com.au, Target, Kmart, Officeworks, Liquorland, Vintage Cellars and First Choice Liquor. Win a $50 GIFT Card Just Joking! CRYPTIC 123 Answer next issue 1 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 2 3 4 5 6 7 25 ACROSS 4. Opening delight. (8) 8. The pool raid found the camera. (8) 9. Close chopped herb around the pit. (8) 10. Wastes the food. (8) 11. Operation giving rise to being against. (8) 12. Half buried in coarse mixture. (4) 14. Local souvenirs found inside too. (4) 15. Condemns study of weights. (9) 16. Hear the island is in the passage. (4) 18. Thus extremely average. (2,2) 21. Be hollow enabling one to breathe through. (8) 24. Roughly rode to the barrier to detract. (8) 25. Dare he of furrowed brow. (8) 26. Threaten to stamp out the fury. (8) 27. The person agrees to come on a donkey. (8) DOWN 1. Shut up about our bravery. (7) 2. Abandoned players whisper on stage. (5,4) 3. Hundreds finish in the English town. (5) 4. The great inventor is done inventing. (6) 5. Watch and measure the segment. (9) 6. Relatives find you surrounded by insects. (5) 7. At home sticks surround the dogs. (7) 13. The wanderer in the mottled shade was a shy person. (9) 14. Soothing as we return getting older. (9) 17. Everyone plants seeds outside producing plants. (7) 19. Fried eats due dished out. (7) 20. Became more embarrassed amidst stuttered derogatory remarks. (6) 22. She was held by us at that place. (5) 23. A group causes delight. (5) A precious little girl walks into a pet shop and asks, with the sweetest little lisp you can imagine, between two missing teeth, “Excuthe me, thir, do you have any widdle wabbits?” The shopkeeper’s heart is melted by this delightful young girl and he gets down on one knee to speak to her properly. “Do you want a widdle white wabbit, or a thoft and fuwwy bwack wabbit, or perhapth one like that cute widdle bwown wabbit over there?” She looks across at the choice, blushes shyly, rocks on her heels, puts her hands on her knees and leans forward before saying in a quiet voice. “I don’t think my python will really give a thit.” 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 20 21 23 1 8 10 14 19 22 24 25 C A N C E L S V D B O I L L U M I N E G A N N E T B L N N C T R E S T L E S A D H E R E I A I O D R I N D G T I N S E T E N E M Y N T E R S E A A I U S S E T T L E T I P S T E R S U L I E I A B R O A D A F F I N I T Y A R L Y G S A L A D S 1 8 11 13 17 21 26 28 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 27 29 2 3 4 5 6 7 I N F O R M A T I O N B U R N R E C O E E C R A V E N C O N T R A C T O N L Z N O S R M A K E S A I L P R O T E A E T F I C N I C S T O I C C O M M O D O R E R O U V E N T E R T A I N S W E E T M K O R I U N E A S Y S U P P O S E D L T C A S L I E A D H E R E N T D A N G E R T E E T C H I E R R W H I S T L E S T O P 4 8 3 5 9 2 6 7 1 7 5 2 4 1 6 8 9 3 6 1 9 7 8 3 5 2 4 3 4 5 9 2 8 7 1 6 8 2 6 1 4 7 3 5 9 9 7 1 3 6 5 2 4 8 5 3 4 6 7 1 9 8 2 1 6 8 2 5 9 4 3 7 2 9 7 8 3 4 1 6 5
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