Bradworthy News - October 1999

Eric's crossword puzzle

The last crossword was won by Mrs Angela Yeo, who gleefully claimed her £5 and thus deprived me of food and drink for a fortnight, (I live rather frugally) but did she care? I was wasting away, a mere shadow of my former self, whilst she went out and lived the high life. Such is life. If you can finish the crossword, send it to me and you may be the one to win the fiver, but you will need to send it to me, Eric Mitchell at the Old School House by the 20th of October, because I don't want to hold up the editor by being late. Good luck to all of you, including Mrs Gree (you know... Ann)

Across 1 An ornamental shoulder-piece on an American uniform (7) 8 Move or swerve about wildly (6) 9 To sustain a feeling of malice or to take care (7) 11 Vigorous exercises increase oxygen intake (8) 12 To conform to the will or judgement of another (5) 14 Middle eastern state (4) 15 Mimicked (8) 17 A black mineral of certain metallic oxides (8) 18 Oven (4) 20 The particular angle from which something is considered (5) 21 One (they) who lacked humour? (8) 23 Where an old person can get a bite to eat (7) 24 Vend (6) 25 Highly poisonous salt (7)

Down 2 An impoverished person (6) 3 Invisible (6) 4 Neat source of lava? (4) 5 Dance (7) 6 Old, outdated (9) 7 Person in charge of a meeting, council, etc. (9) 10 Design, characterized by regular lines and shapes. (9) 12 Find (9) 13 Make up (9) 16 Smelly gas helps clean up (7) 18 Material used for making porcelain or better! (6) 19 A body of traditional beliefs and notions (6) 22 Maritime call (4)

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