Issue 26: Crossword – Plain Vanilla 2 – printable

29 October 2015

Crossword by Boffles

Plain Vanilla 2

SS26 grid

Across

    1  African state affected US election (4)

    3  Washed-up monarch (4,4)

    9  Gas bag of a German count (7)

  10  Somebody who publicises information about a person against their wishes? (5)

  11  Situation where you are damned if you do and damned if you don’t (2-3)

  12  High level guide (6)

  14  Many fell victim to Thomas Cromwell (6)

  16  Its waters parted, thank God (3,3)

  19  Location of a sacred river (6)

  21  Simple-minded Russian hero (5)

  24  Vast African city (5)

  25  Old-fashioned maid (7)

  26  Operatic bride was (8)

  27  Wounded one was a massacre (4)

 

Down

    1  Used to gory effect in Texas (5,3)

    2  Missile comes in many colours, black, blue, red and golden (5)

    4  Location of bad payer’s cheque (2,4)

    5  Pantomime figure when maternal (5)

    6  Edible cephalopod (7)

    7  Studious individual lacking social skills (4)

    8  Did Tristram prefer lemonade or ginger beer ? (6)

  13  The French celebrate this day with much elan (8)

  15  Persuasive but deceitful talker (7)

  17  Puzzling machine (6)

  18  Bonnie cake (6)

  20  Many dream of a walk down this (5)

  22  Nordic noir writer?  Hardly (5)

  23  Word that caused a politician’s downfall (4)

 

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