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No 2

FUERTE CROSSWORD

 

Welcome to the Fuertenews X-word No 3



Clues Across;

1. I reach to let out speculative notion. (11)
9. Appearance of popular rival materialising. (7)
10. Standard church practice somehow dry. (5)
11. Two hesitate about navigating Iberian river. (Sp) (5)
12. Heavens radiation result caused by light pollution. (7)
13. Whines awfully about recent discovery. (6)
15. International Children’s Emergency Fund initiated post UN. (6)
18. Impatient movements especially of a child. (7)
20. Eighteenth letter of the Greek alphabet. (5)
22. Clean school our offspring attend. (5)
23. Endeavoured but clumsily diverts aim. (7)
24. Now is the present time. (2,3,6)

Clues Down;

2. Multitude perceived to have been reserving stockpile. (5)
3. As clear as day. (7)
4. Silent enrolment. (6)
5. I’m engaged to practice the insinuation of suggestion. (5)
6. Textile fibre or paint resin. (7)
7. Fixed and definitive rules, perhaps? (4,3,4)
8. Gesticulative vote. (4,2,5)
14. Extra away run for a member of an American football team. (7)
16. Ronald must quickly reform socially political improvement. (7)
17. Plaster of Paris gum spy chewed. (6)
19. Display heart to the world. (5)
21. Received a free transfer. (5)

Answers below

 

Answers ~ Across

Answers ~ Down

1.    theoretical

2.    horde

9.    arrival

3.    obvious

10.  parch

4.    enlist

11.  Duero

5.    imply

12.  skyglow

6.    acrylic

13.  newish

7.    hard and fast

15.  UNICEF

8.    show of hands

18.  fidgety

14.  wideout

20.  sigma

16.  nostrum

22.  scour

17.  gypsum

23.  strived

19.  earth

24.  at the moment

21.  given

 

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