Crossword by Boffles

Huge file version of Boffles cartoon

No.275

Across

7 Comfortable heat preserver (4)

8 Air currents keep you warm (8)

9 Girl with half a laugh is very hot (6)

10 Two letters for temporary accommodation (6)

11 Kinky hairstyle (4)

12 Revelation can be fatal (8)

15 Light blocker helps car drivers (3,5)

17 Taking one can leave you clean or cleaned out (4)

18 State incorporating Russian river and yes (6)

21 Fire light (6)

22 Fuel that needs refinement? (5,3)

23 Divine rose can get people hot and bothered (4)

Down

1 Beef dish the French get in a stew about (3-2-3)

2 Energy generator can be person with drive (6)

3 Vessels – tramp or paddle, for example (8)

4 Keep out of the kitchen if you can’t stand it (4)

5 What remains when the flame goes out (6)

6 Smoke extractor sounds like it could infect (4)

13 Tiny bit of physics? (8)

14 Earth’s is responsible for seasons (8)

16 Foodstuffs from six conjunctions (6)

17 Inventor of mobile favoured by criminals? (6)

19 A novel jane (4)

20 Powerful 13dn (4)

Follow the Shaw Sheet on