Bradworthy News - July 1999

Eric's crossword puzzle

Am I alone in thinking these are getting simpler and simpler every issue? Perhaps we should get Eric to run an 'all our yesterdays' series of grids.

Across 1. Unfriendly (4) 3. Marsh Birds (8) 9. Venerates (7) 10. Fit for a waterlogged field (5) 11. Before time (5) 12. Southern continent of the Old World (6) 14. Well, it should work! (13) 17. Mexican slang for cowboy (6) 19. Admit (3, 2) 22. Cool rapidly (5) 23. Trying hard, or not at all (4, 3) 24. Give rise to (8) 25. Challenge (4)

Down 1. Rectifies (8) 2. Prise (5) 4. Necessary for a quick break? (7, 6) 5. Mammal - related to the rhino (5) 6. Revolutionary (7) 7. Swelling on eyelid (4) 8. Invocation (6) 13. Compassion (8) 15. Making money? (7) 16. For many voices (6) 18. Sheer synthetic material (5) 20. Loop of rope (5) 21. Land measurement (4)

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