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Original cryptic crosswords by Algy
Barred crossword BR_0001
There are nine unclued lights that between them consist of seven answers of a kind and one answer that describes the other seven.
A very simple thematic barred crossword from 2003.
ACROSS
- Stop sadist taking out notice (4)
- Good health when sprit encompasses Iowa Gold (6)
- Foul up the odds – stolidly (4)
- Arboreal bird (belonging to us) in fancy coat (7)
- Property of female Home Secretary sheltering the Queen (4)
- Indicate tango after drama in the river (6)
- Stall in lost and found (5)
- Soak tense eye in sulphur and phosphorus (5)
- Sides seen busting sleaze (9)
- Work terribly overdue and lacking depth (6)
- Duck has bad loan covered by direct debit (6)
- Cobra has indefinite backing and justice anonymous (4)
- Guardian twists rebuttal – and bishop leaves (7)
- A rich lad legless, as dual-control is (8)
- Rook falls off beaten up trike – and it flies! (4)
- Shattered and skint at midday (6)
- Covering apprentice splitting unknown chromosome in a wide open manner (9)
DOWN
- Sketch has zero women, but takes you up the slope (6, 2 words)
- Circuit acceptable in Turkey excursion (4)
- Feared red-headed organisation after gas leak (7)
- Call on house is call for attention (4)
- Ruffled rookie loses kilo and is inclined to shudder over the border (5)
- Newspaper conceals revolting shine and is finely meshed (7)
- Agreed, if doubled (4)
- See diocese. French palace! (6)
- Oddfellow and alien precede tenor within number one opening in the earth (7)
- Was afraid of, once, and hydrated with hat off (5)
- Have a desire for iron key before dispatch back to England (8, 2 words)
- Nickel sun god at the front served up stew (7)
- Cut grinders for the man supporting ball support (6)
- Bury in Seychelles, describing deposit from hot spring (7)
- Mad rush before natural killer became smaller (6)
- Muscles English court in Rhode Island (5)
- Meshed cotton fabric for singing heroine (4)
- Zest the crazy nag (4)
- Enough once and presently (4)
