7 October 2021

Crossword  by Boffles

No.296

Across

    6  Suspicious stew? (13)

    8  Water birds easily fooled? (8)

    9  Striking measure of pop success (4)

  10  Addressed by Mark Antony along with Romans (7)

  12  Alternative French sea food (5)

  14  Molluscs with reputation for taciturnity (5)

  16  Very filling herring? (7)

  19  Conquers all according to Roman poet (4)

  20  Surpass even though not in form? (8)

  22  Blown away naval force (7,6)

 

Down

    1  Bottom feeder found underfoot (4)

    2  Laugh as girls often do about boys (6)

    3  Wife you can bank on? (3,4)

    4  Role assigned to disciples with unusual catch (6)

    5  Weariest, so to speak (2,2,4)

    7  Perch found in choir (4)

  11  Herring wound up in a pickle (8)

  13  Wave-borne rubbish (7)

  15  Girl can offer a berth (6)

  17  Self-confidence when a doctor embraces PLO (6)

  18  Silly bird (5)

  21  Half of a stengah (4)