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Will DaBeed's October Cryptic ('99)
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1. The Hunter's about at a ceremonial speech (7) 5. Pa hops around a gay poetess (6) 8. Fungus results when rough sea infiltrates yacht hull (5) 9. Hook headwear in cot, err badly (8) 11. Assistant to talk about a retroactive payment (7) 12. Frank is cheerful on the cover (7) 13. You have to be outside to do it (4,2) 14. Frolicsome school principal left flu outbreak (8) 17. Blatantly heathen, I anger a Greek, perhaps (8) 19. Correct commercial only (6) 22. Area is U-turn where east meets west (7) 24. Crack cocaine comes from the sea (7) 25. Hard to pin down if nauseous before intravenous is in use (8) 26. Sea snake (5) 27. Opener for a trunk (6) 28. It describes the middleman's booty at Sydney 2000? (7) |
Down 1. Gimme calypso dancing for global get-togethers (7,5) 2. Rearrange couples for a close-up, perhaps (7) 3. Meaning not nine. It's not right (9) 4. Doer of deeds is no sailor at journey's end (6) 5. They make you leave the hill quickly (3,5) 6. DNA test frequently indicates the presence of alcohol (5) 7. It's often faked in football or casually reversed (7) 10. How they perform in the heat? They'll ail, act sick (12) 15. The less you use this marker, the better the mark (3,6) 16. There's a lot of rapping noise when negotiating whitewater (8) 18. Hear a crowd half holler for a racer who's overcome many obstacles (7) 20. Upset, even run away (7) 21. Slugger wants these belonging to Simpson (6) 23. Think tank announced a racing boat? (5) |
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