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Fuertenews X-word No
18
Clues Across;
1. Ridiculous field placement. (5,3-3)
9. Longing desperately for. (7)
10. Nothing for mother to laugh at in North American city. (5)
11. Army reserve, perhaps? (5)
12. Understand speech without hearing. (3-4)
13. Provide capital for home that five established. (6)
15. Company chooses to appoint membership by invitation. (2-4)
18. Elderly relative taking a railway journey to storehouse. (7)
20. A lass seen dancing in Latin America. (5)
22. Sound expressing lively amusement. (5)
23. Western city presented in naval fashion, apparently? (7)
24. Student of races sought, then changed, old record by one
saint. (11)
Clues Down;
2. Give rise to runic mystery. (5)
3. Dilly-dallies on Estoril tour. (7)
4. Grandee rulers of an ancient Muslim dynasty. (6)
5. Wilt and become dispirited. (5)
6. An entrapment conspiracy. (5-2)
7. Dark but popular storm bird. (11)
8. Difficult, one gastropods tough. (4,2,5)
14. Cross over bridge by way of vessel (7)
16. Driving out on an outing south. (7)
17. A character in musical notation heard played by a
percussionist. (6)
19. Shane appears bloodless. (5)
21. Legendary plant used as a narcotic by louts misbehaving. (5)
Answers ~ Across Answers ~ Down
1. silly mid-off 2. incur
9. itching
3. loiters
10. Omaha
4. moguls
11. horde
5. droop
12. lip-read
6. frame-up
13. invest
7. nightingale
15. co-opts
8. hard as nails
18. granary 14.
viaduct
20. salsa
16. ousting
22. laugh
17. symbol / cymbal
23. Bristol
19. ashen
24. ethnologist 21. lotus
The FuerteNews X-word is compiled
by Christopher Conundrum
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