30 April 2020

Crossword by Boffles

No.231

Across

    1  You are fortunate if this lady smiles on you (4)

    3  First non-alcoholic beer? (5,3)

    9  Small Italian instrument (7)

  10  Academic furniture (5)

  11  Girl releases down under town (5,7)

  13  Examination of Russian writer, one hears (6)

  15  Nuclear particle in charge (6)

  17  Heroic weak spot (8,4)

  20  Fishy deep singers? (5)

  21  Reduced ship’s company hair style (4,3)

  22  Imperil – finish with rage (8)

  23  Life’s so hectic, it’s a …… to me (4)

 

Down

    1  Reel involving a circuit of the room? (3,5)

    2  Succulent plants whose fruits can be eaten with care (5)

    4  Such a girl lacks spirit (6)

    5  Clan weather gear (12)

    6  Mixture from a male game without English (7)

    7  This Jane is the literary one (4)

    8  Best place on the grid to start – for a driver, not you (4,8)

  12  Florentine David is the work of one (8)

  14  Cut out worried with no hesitation (7)

  16  Over-used expression (6)

  18  Spreadsheets work outstandingly well (5)

  19  Instrument made when honour takes in nothing (4)