Post by longstop on Dec 27, 2017 14:11:55 GMT
If you are lover of cryptic crosswords or just don't know what to do with yourself over the Christmas/New Year period, here's a chance to win £25 for a charity of your choice. This is a cricket related cryptic crossword with many answers revolving around Sussex CCC. Answers will be revealed on Tuesday 2nd January. The prize will be won by the first to complete the crossword correctly or, failing that, the person with the most correct answers. So, please enter even if you can only some of the answers. Send your answers to me by message. Good luck!
Clues
ACROSS
1. Bronze for the man or the slip fielder (5)
4. Underground water sounds correct for either of these (4)
6. Part of a circle needed before her bow user (6)
9. Was he three times better than he was at footy? (5)
10. Did Chris do this with his teeth before leaving? (5)
12. Bat back for the bill behind the bar (3)
13. Caught behind possibly even if it was a robbery (4)
15. An online van company, perhaps, although it sounds more like a lorry (5)
16. Run out initially or sent back (1,1)
18. The vehicle sounds unwell (3,3)
20. Chris, the opening bowler, must be this now (3)
21. Spinners give it this sometimes (3)
23. Deal with the fire to get a better chance of a six in T20 (4,3)
25. Wide, for example, like a former spouse who had minced rat (5)
27. Pepper whichever way you look at it (3)
28. Kumble scored a duck (4)
30. Not declaring yet even though it’s something you might pass (3,2)
31. Sounds as though it’s how you start at golf, but during the day at cricket (3)
32. Eleven that traditionally played touring sides at the end of a tour (not cryptic) (1,1,6)
33. Chin music might whistle past this (3)
DOWN
1. The start of a royal mix up for one of last year’s captains (6)
2. I am taken to a random start to get an 80s star (5)
3. The first part of a pink ball match (3)
4. A way to go even if you put your best foot forward and are in front (3,6)
5. A receptacle recently lost down under (3)
7. Scissors used outside the off stump? (3)
8. Going for a target in the South East after tea (5)
11. Derbyshire contemporary of Snow producing a prize (5)
14. In a muddle before the cause of the toll in Birmingham (3,4)
17. Lover loses her head for six balls (4)
19. You might see this 7 down at around 9pm in a pink ball game (4)
22. Someone who alerts the Aussie opener (6)
23. An easy track where you can live (4)
24. I get two hundred for the Governing body (1,1,1)
26. The French follow a bird held in Essex (5)
29. At heart, Diana was beefy (3)
30. Cheerio (3)
Clues
ACROSS
1. Bronze for the man or the slip fielder (5)
4. Underground water sounds correct for either of these (4)
6. Part of a circle needed before her bow user (6)
9. Was he three times better than he was at footy? (5)
10. Did Chris do this with his teeth before leaving? (5)
12. Bat back for the bill behind the bar (3)
13. Caught behind possibly even if it was a robbery (4)
15. An online van company, perhaps, although it sounds more like a lorry (5)
16. Run out initially or sent back (1,1)
18. The vehicle sounds unwell (3,3)
20. Chris, the opening bowler, must be this now (3)
21. Spinners give it this sometimes (3)
23. Deal with the fire to get a better chance of a six in T20 (4,3)
25. Wide, for example, like a former spouse who had minced rat (5)
27. Pepper whichever way you look at it (3)
28. Kumble scored a duck (4)
30. Not declaring yet even though it’s something you might pass (3,2)
31. Sounds as though it’s how you start at golf, but during the day at cricket (3)
32. Eleven that traditionally played touring sides at the end of a tour (not cryptic) (1,1,6)
33. Chin music might whistle past this (3)
DOWN
1. The start of a royal mix up for one of last year’s captains (6)
2. I am taken to a random start to get an 80s star (5)
3. The first part of a pink ball match (3)
4. A way to go even if you put your best foot forward and are in front (3,6)
5. A receptacle recently lost down under (3)
7. Scissors used outside the off stump? (3)
8. Going for a target in the South East after tea (5)
11. Derbyshire contemporary of Snow producing a prize (5)
14. In a muddle before the cause of the toll in Birmingham (3,4)
17. Lover loses her head for six balls (4)
19. You might see this 7 down at around 9pm in a pink ball game (4)
22. Someone who alerts the Aussie opener (6)
23. An easy track where you can live (4)
24. I get two hundred for the Governing body (1,1,1)
26. The French follow a bird held in Essex (5)
29. At heart, Diana was beefy (3)
30. Cheerio (3)
