27 October 2022

Crossword by Boffles

No.344

Across

    1  Stir food? (8)

    7  Short-term terrorist? (5)

    8  Hesitation after vegetable dish leaves one befogged (3-6)

    9  Perception unlikely to help finding the solution (3)

  10  What a dog does kind of pays (4)

  11  Drink that makes you ponder (6)

  13  Soul goddess (6)

  14  Girls in them feature in country life (6)

  17  Corresponds with a chum (3,3)

  18  Small play on words is turned round quickly (4)

  20  What Washington could not utter (3)

  22  Continental lover who wanted to stay (9)

  23  Manages clerical gear (5)

  24  Game stealers found in the kitchen (8)

Down

    1  Flower girl has power to make you sleepy (5)

    2  Whether it’s suncream  or for jobs, you may need to (7)

    3  Initial public offerings in short (4)

    4  Rodent sounds as if it runs errands (6)

    5  Drugged or took drugs (5)

    6  American dad strokes sweet children (7)

    7  We are advised not to put trust in them as they are no help (7)

  12  Fakes calls in which I am included (7)

  13  Somewhat fishy painter (7)

  15  Grass snake perhaps or snake in the grass (7)

  16  What to get at a Barnet salon (6)

  17  Furtive looks, people (5)

  19 Regular companions of tatties (5)

  21 Result uncertain if something done on this (4)