Bradworthy News - November 1999

Eric's crossword puzzle

Could it be that the womenfolk of this area are brighter than the men, or is it that the men find the crossword so easy they are too embarrassed to submit their solutions? Once again the £5 goes to a lady, Sue Lander a.k.a. Mrs Ann Gree- but she'll have to fight me for it, I'm not going to starve the same as last month, there's nothing left of me, I'm wasting away . . . Answers to Eric at The Old School House before the 20th of November, if you can do it, that is.

Across 1 Gets you going (11) 7 Bit of cloth makes the dress fit! (5) 8 To regard with utter contempt (5) 9 Take nourishment for the body (3) 10 A thickness of matter (5) 13 Electrical connection for foxes? (5) 16 Excessive haircut is a trophy? (5) 19 To beguile into a foolish course of action (5) 22 Consume (5) 23 Dark brown (5) 24 Course (5) 25 Disposition (11)

Down 1 Calm and tranquil, produces whisky (5) 2 Embed, so that the surfaces are even (5) 3 Put into words (5) 4 Decrease (5) 5 Lifeblood of the Gods? (5) 6 All round measurement? (5) 11 Luminous electrical discharge (3) 12 It's not the jelly that makes it slippery (3) 14 Sounds bad, tastes good (to me, anyway!) (3) 15 Male sheep (3) 16 Sudden burst (5) 17 Record for stamps (5) 18 Prize money (5) 19 Wrong slate for magnetism (5) 20 Blend together (5) 21 Delicious offer to bid (5)

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