21 January 2016

Crossword by Boffles

Down Under

Across

    1  Those sent to this Bay did not spend their time pressing flowers (6)

    3  Sounds like homes for the original inhabitants (6)

    8  Where  rockets and whizz-bangs are tested (7)

  10  Bible section and a turn for NZ gold rush location (5)

  11  Descriptive of Englishman living there (5)

  12  First conquered by a New Zealander (7)

  13  Great natural feature (7,4)

  17  Most of the population comes from this stock (7)

  19  Can come strung with corks (3)

  21  Transportation finished in the Victorian one (3)

  22  Old one has recently become engaged to Mick’s ex. (7)

  23  What they are if they say they are crook (4)

  24  Home to Bondi beach (6)

 

Down

    1  Shane Warne or Jeff Thomson unlikely to wear one (6)

    2  Ned Kelly was captured by one of police (5)

    4  The epitome of Aussie male culture – possibly now in decline (5)

    5  Was Ned Kelly such a shot? (7)

    6  Cricket and rugger are the favourites. What they call each other if in the singular (6)

    7  Melbourne Cup Day is the premier one (4,7)

    9  In regard to 1ac Bay, Captain Cook was the first European to do so (5)

  14  Imported camel drivers (7)

  15  Train that runs on the one between Adelaide and Darwin named after 14dn (7)

  16  Precursor to England/Australia Test series (6)

  18  Combined Corps that fought at Gallipoli (5)

  19  An Aussie 4dn likes to see himself as one (2,3)

  20  Let’s crack one open. Foster’s or Emu? (5)