Tricky tips crossword

Press, 29 December 1986, Page 22

Tricky tips crossword

ACROSS 1 Repeat tiresomely 5 Opponents 10 Bony plates 15 Place in proximity 21 Gosh 22 Captain Nemo’s creator 23 Recorded 24 Minutiae 25 Glossy poster 28 Clear 29 River flowing Into Lake Rudolf 30 White House 32 It takes two 34 Town in NW Nigeria 35 Early in the twelfth century 36 Luminous electrical discharge 37 Supplementary rail 38 One of Reichenbach’s forces 40 College in Cedar Rapids 41 — Arbor - 43 Contemplation of embezzlement 54 Promenade 55 At a high price 56 Petroleum product 57 Disturb 59 In profusion 61 — Tech 62 Indian cotton 63 Card game for two 65 Safekeeping of public lands 70 Conditioned for subsequent purchase 71 Billy — 72 76-across: abbr. 73 Period of maturation, hopefully 74 Flying saucers 76 Couples 79 Ancient portico 81 Madison Ave people 85 Unspecified In any other place: abbr. 87 Smidgen 89 Home of Spelman College 94 This will prevent 110across 99 Avocado 100 Weather satellite 101 Hungarian measure 102 Form of talak 103 Vogue 104 Former occupant of 30-across 106 Prepare for the try-pot 109 Missy 110 Dosage dilemma 114 Biochemical abbr. 115 Tutelary god 116 Tunnel 117 Mouthlike entrances 121 — Okla. 124 Scottish eyes 125 — CIO 127 Race 131 Perplexed scoundrel 136 — alert 137 Rupture 138 Confused turkey 140 Begone 141 Mountaintop dwelling 142 Gimmick 143 Iridescent gem 144 Levies 145 Trustworthy 146 Horse 147 Refuse to acknowledge DOWN 1 Serf 2 Starred lizard 3 Navigational device 4 At once 5 Claim 6 Family of marine worms 7 Lock of hair 8 Where ’67-down Is located 9 Detached: abbr. 10 Postures 11 Mescals 12 Arrow poison 13 — incognita 14 Viper 15 Gudrun’s second husband

16 Shrewd 17 Spruce 18 Kilns 19 Subsequently 20 Consumer 26 One of the Samoa Islands 27 Suggestive of a certain

fruit 31 Cochlear canal 33 Nocturnal lizards 39 Worn 40 Disperse system • 42 Pultusk’s river 43 Culinary device 44 French girl's name 45 Savolr faire 46 Steel of a certain

shape 47 Gush 48 Where to find Cobh 49 Fastener 50 Says 51 Mad 52 Dismal: Scot. 53 Radon 54 Distort « 58 Focusing device 60 Defeat decisively 62 Wrenches 64 Indian bean 66 Radio abbr. 67 Town near Kurnool 68 Negative vote 69 Celextial body of a certain type 75 Dividing membrane 77 Annular die for pipe 78 Thief 80 Chavante 81 Trainee: abbr. 82 — up (concoct) 83 Coalesce 84 Ancient chariot 86 Glimmer: Scot. 88 Quizzed 90 Olympian 91 Jewish month 92 Skoal 93 St— Bay, Jamaica 95 Notched. bar to prevent reversal 96 Persia 97 Camel 98 Ventricular extensions 105 Locating system 106 Modern Gallia 107 Capable of being

climbed 108 The same: abbr, 111 Think 112 Folded 113 Obeys 117 Ammoniac plant 118 Cubic metre 119 Eddoes 120 — fatuus 122 Remove grease 123 Renowned psychiatrist 124 Martha Finley's heroine 125 Emissary 126 Act dishonestly: si. 128 — sugar 129 Gave a subsequent showing 130 In a peculiar manner 132 Grub 133 Talipot palm 134 Carso 135 Was penitent 139 Bushy clump. Solution tomorrow

“Good training for the January •ales..