Search Results for: pen pal

1-across – Hard core of an ear of maize : CORNCOB

8-across – Spite : RANCOUR

9-across – Island — Marconi : MINORCA

10-across – Warlike : HAWKISH

11-across – Kind of leather : SUEDE

13-across – Stationery weapon? : STAPLEGUN

15-across – US state between Lakes Michigan and Superior : WISCONSIN

18-across – Game involving bulls and doubles : DARTS

21-across – Please : GLADDEN

22-across – Piece of candy — honey! : SWEETIE

23-across – Medicinal tablet : LOZENGE

24-across – Bunch of hair, feathers or grass : TUSSOCK

1-down – Free tickets : COMPS

2-down – Wash : RINSE

3-down – Pen pal? : CORRESPONDENT

4-down – Hindu god of creation : BRAHMA

5-down – Temporary inability to see, caused by sunlight reflected from a frozen surface : SNOWBLINDNESS

6-down – The noble art? : BOXING

7-down – Poor mischievous urban child : URCHIN

12-down – Large juicy fruit, hybrid between a tangerine and a grapefruit : UGLI

14-down – One whole thing : UNIT

15-down – Like a worm? : WIGGLY

16-down – Stylish : SNAZZY

17-down – Dying of the light? : SUNSET

19-down – Relation between amounts : RATIO

20-down – Meat served rare, medium or well done? : STEAK

1-across – As if! : FATCHANCE

8-across – Hired ___ – Peter Sellers,e.g. : GOON

9-across – The hat trade : MILLINERY

10-across – Provider of wifi and babyccinos : CAFE

13-across – Big Mama Thornton’s musical genre : BLUES

15-across – Island home of the poets Alcaeus and Sappho : LESBOS

16-across – African animal-watching : SAFARI

17-across – Harvest,money or water : SPIDER

19-across – Past : BYGONE

20-across – Serbian currency : DINAR

21-across – Amorphous,usually iridescent,mineral used as a gemstone : OPAL

24-across – Board for riding on water : AQUAPLANE

25-across – Stagger – Irish dance – length of material : REEL

26-across – Ne’er-do-well : REPROBATE

2-down – Oleic,lactic or amino : ACID

3-down – One of Manx or Cornish descent,e.g. : CELT

4-down – Record of events year by year : ANNALS

5-down – The crumbling of a tooth : CARIES

6-down – Palindromic soil machine : ROTAVATOR

7-down – Pending : UNDECIDED

11-down – Golfing gear : PLUSFOURS

12-down – They are not precise calculations : ESTIMATES

13-down – Overcome with ennui or tedium : BORED

14-down – Artsy : SATYR

18-down – Bordering on unseemly : RISQUE

19-down – Persian for ‘market’ : BAZAAR

22-down – Undesirable flatmate : SLOB

23-down – Tiny mosquito relative : GNAT

1-across – Hardly a gallop : SNAILSPACE

7-across – <span>Prey of a Traitor in </span><i>The Traitors</i> : FAITHFUL

8-across – Bobber in a dock : BUOY

9-across – Single sheet of glass : PANE

10-across – Not an official recording : BOOTLEG

12-across – Pale blue-eyed felines : SIAMESECATS

14-across – Weakness – biting the dust : FAILING

16-across – Very eager : AGOG

19-across – <span>Singer – ale seen in Manet’s </span><i>A Bar at the Folies-Bergère</i> : BASS

20-across – PM between James and John : MARGARET

21-across – Beatles’ background : MERSEYSIDE

1-down – Acute – musical note – natty : SHARP

2-down – Feeler : ANTENNA

3-down – Back,Bank or luggage : LEFT

4-down – It goes over your head : PULLOVER

5-down – Biblical unit of length : CUBIT

6-down – Over-par scores : BOGEYS

11-down – George Sand and George Eliot,e.g. : PENNAMES

12-down – Beetle revered in ancient Egypt : SCARAB

13-down – Inhabitant of Kabul,e.g. : AFGHANI

15-down – Fine,smooth cotton thread used especially for stockings : LISLE

17-down – Long-necked,bright-plumaged wader : GREBE

18-down – Donkey’s sound : BRAY

1-across – Soap unit : CAKE

3-across – Mediaeval musician : MINSTREL

9-across – Bad way for a ship to be run : AGROUND

10-across – Abandonment of a political stance : UTURN

11-across – Lesson – taste – category : CLASS

12-across – <span>e.g. </span><i>Ever Decreasing Circles</i> : SITCOM

14-across – It’s not for everyone : ACQUIREDTASTE

17-across – Bovine brats : CALVES

19-across – Andrew of 12ac or Connie of spydom : SACHS

22-across – Long-necked,sharp-beaked wader : HERON

23-across – Hairstyle for Amy Winehouse : BEEHIVE

24-across – Thick sweet viscous ingredient : MOLASSES

25-across – His ‘n’ ___ : HERS

1-down – Dark artist’s material : CHARCOAL

2-down – S. ___,2018 Olympic host : KOREA

4-down – Absolutely necessary : INDISPENSABLE

5-down – Move : SHUNT

6-down – Hoarsely loud : RAUCOUS

7-down – Eye part : LENS

8-down – <span>Archetypal </span><i>Guardian</i><span> reader’s breakfast</span> : MUESLI

13-down – Make another rating of : REASSESS

15-down – Square-headed arrow – it might be 6d : QUARREL

16-down – Mortarboard dangler : TASSEL

18-down – Planet 108m km from the Sun : VENUS

20-down – Onion kin : CHIVE

21-down – Close friend that’s chopped fish? : CHUM

1-across – Dismissive reaction : SHORTSHRIFT

9-across – Digital record of when something happened : TIMESTAMP

10-across – ___ of Us,Beatles song released in 1970 : TWO

11-across – Enthusiasm : GUSTO

13-across – Toothed whale : DOLPHIN

14-across – Put one out to gauge opinion : FEELER

15-across – East African country,capital Kampala : UGANDA

18-across – Temporary : INTERIM

20-across – Large body of water : OCEAN

21-across – House,harrier or night? : HEN

22-across – Characteristically cross : IRASCIBLE

24-across – I vend baker’s : BREADKNIVES

2-down – Sandwich,radio or actor? : HAM

3-down – Give back : RESTORE

4-down – Bits of pottery : SHARDS

5-down – Ward off – disgust : REPEL

6-down – That won’t happen! : FATCHANCE

7-down – Performance anxiety : STAGEFRIGHT

8-down – Old-fashioned writer? : FOUNTAINPEN

12-down – Sugar substitute : SWEETENER

16-down – Pasta that may be made with mashed potato : GNOCCHI

17-down – Get on board : EMBARK

19-down – Yoghurt-based Indian side dish : RAITA

23-down – Kept insect : BEE

1-across – Mess – in beagle’s bowl? : DOGSBREAKFAST

8-across – Look suggestively : LEER

9-across – US football : GRIDIRON

10-across – Moderate : ABSTEMIOUS

12-across – Liquefied : MOLTEN

14-across – Life raft : DINGHY

15-across – Poppy packer? : BUBBLEWRAP

19-across – Herb : MARJORAM

20-across – Highest single-digit square : NINE

21-across – In overblown manner : EXAGGERATEDLY

2-down – Someone easy to read? : OPENBOOK

3-down – Trust : STRUT

4-down – Training : REGIMEN

5-down – Pal : AMIGO

6-down – Rush – thrill : FRISSON

7-down – Flue dirt : SOOT

11-down – Shell bits : SHRAPNEL

13-down – Mug with a mug! : TOBYJUG

14-down – Difficult choice : DILEMMA

16-down – Lighter : BARGE

17-down – Pull a face : WINCE

18-down – From Douglas? : MANX

1-across – One ‘doing’ another? : IMPRESSIONIST

8-across – Door opener? : KNOB

9-across – Flying : AVIATION

10-across – Beneficial – take a bow! : GOODFORYOU

12-across – Fish-eating hawk : OSPREY

14-across – Boss – of the kennel club? : TOPDOG

15-across – Mouth tissue : SOFTPALATE

19-across – France or the USA,but not the UK : REPUBLIC

20-across – Part : ROLE

21-across – No-longer-runny breakfast? : HARDBOILEDEGG

2-down – Carnivorous mammal : MONGOOSE

3-down – Fanatical : RABID

4-down – Nefarious – enigmatic : SHADOWY

5-down – In an aloof manner : ICILY

6-down – Bridge call? : NOTRUMP

7-down – Chimney dirt : SOOT

11-down – Yomp : FOOTSLOG

13-down – Reverberate : RESOUND

14-down – In the news : TOPICAL

16-down – Sheet : FOLIO

17-down – Trashy : LURID

18-down – Greek salad cheese : FETA

1-across – Money needed : WHEREWITHAL

9-across – Their name’s on the envelope : ADDRESSEE

10-across – Good friend : PAL

11-across – Money spent : OUTGO

13-across – Concise quality : BREVITY

14-across – It decides a close contest : RUNOFF

15-across – Get hold of : OBTAIN

18-across – Leave in the lurch : ABANDON

20-across – Ten to one,for instance : RATIO

21-across – Three : TRI

22-across – Wolf breed : FLOWERBED

24-across – Make a counter-accusation : RECRIMINATE

2-down – Took cover : HID

3-down – Recite : REELOFF

4-down – Spicy root used in Japanese cuisine : WASABI

5-down – Where to go from here? : THERE

6-down – One’s seeking something : APPLICANT

7-down – Political organisation – bar Tory Paul : LABOURPARTY

8-down – Double entendre,for example : PLAYONWORDS

12-down – Tease with the offer of something unattainable : TANTALISE

16-down – Enter uninvited : BARGEIN

17-down – Make aware : INFORM

19-down – Give way : DEFER

23-down – Automated computer program : BOT

1-across – Louis minus pal : PUSILLANIMOUS

8-across – Below this is worse than usual : PAR

9-across – Reprimanded : UPBRAIDED

10-across – Sending of scam emails : PHISHING

11-across – Eye up : OGLE

13-across – : GEEZER

14-across – River horses : HIPPOS

16-across – Central London district,known for its nightlife : SOHO

17-across – Every year in ancient Rome? : PERANNUM

20-across – Get meaner : AGREEMENT

21-across – Plastic or metal contraceptive : IUD

22-across – Creative freedom – on Celtic piece : POETICLICENCE

1-down – Make livelier : PEPUP

2-down – Extra cost of eating out? : SERVICECHARGE

3-down – Comic effect? : LAUGHTER

4-down – New York State capital : ALBANY

5-down – Fabric made with tie-dyed yarn : IKAT

6-down – Brits get it in later life : OLDAGEPENSION

7-down – Tragic effect? : SADNESS

12-down – Morally instructive : DIDACTIC

13-down – Old-fashioned light source : GASLAMP

15-down – Tell : REVEAL

18-down – Gnat-like creature : MIDGE

19-down – Stubbs or Strauss? : LEVI

1-across – Face painter? : EYEBROWPENCIL

8-across – Floral ring : LEI

9-across – Primrose relative – dashing hero : PIMPERNEL

10-across – In the last few days? : RECENTLY

11-across – Jellystone Park bear : YOGI

13-across – Attach : APPEND

14-across – Marker pinned to the lughole lobe : EARTAG

16-across – Tip : TILT

17-across – Loo in Louisiana? : BATHROOM

20-across – Drink held by Jeroboam or Methuselah? : CHAMPAGNE

21-across – Tyke : IMP

22-across – Nerdiest diets : DISINTERESTED

1-down – Swiss mathematician : EULER

2-down – Anglican worshippers : EPISCOPALIANS

3-down – Maturation : RIPENING

4-down – Orinoco or Wellington? : WOMBLE

5-down – State of innocence : EDEN

6-down – Twisted individual? : CONTORTIONIST

7-down – Pleasingly rhythmical : LILTING

12-down – Angora kin : CASHMERE

13-down – Ingested neutralising agent : ANTACID

15-down – Snarl : TANGLE

18-down – Smaller scooter : MOPED

19-down – Pirouette : SPIN