FEBRUARY I, 2005

This Week’s Cadre Crossword

3 10 1 42 3 14/16 16 a7 1B 19 20 2 [22 23 24 25 26 27 28 23 30 : a 32 a3 : bd 35 36 Clues . Across Down 1 Controls anger in Washington 1 ? (10) rite meeting leaders of the 2 Thief in street caught by enate (7) governor (7) 5 Lack of interest shown in one 3 Company taking in atmosphere a a beginning to yawn (6) in African capital (5) : 4 Walked and walked in the 11 Dismiss bank employee (7) south-east (6) 12 _Depict harbour with fish (7) 6 Shows involving animal 13 Endless darkness behind one absurdities? (9) building in the Arctic? (5) 7 Canadian city covered by 14 __Dissolute period recorded by visitor on tour (7) 16 ee oo (8) | ' 8 Toy calls for attention (2-2) fecal oe 10 ‘Films going under heading of 18 Woman having manor 15 hy pa i ©) ith ‘ renovated (5) mployed joke with energy in 20 (6) finale (7)... 21 Large animal I start to rouse in 17 Art, devised in a new way, and error (7) promoted (10) ee 23 Extolling peeled, dried fruit(6) 19 Troublemakers at riots running 25 Post bet (5) wild, after silver (9) 27. Impudent point about hospital 20 ?@) : drama series (4) 22 Fashionable part of Edinburgh 29 Interrupted by father, ceased (2) disorderly caper (8) 24 Member of a certain group, 30 Contest in which you get one with odd array of diners shock, losing rook? (5) (7) 32 _Lair’s not entirely unsightly, 26 Name of land, for example, given time (7) turning up in song (7) 33 Sets out comments, right away, 27 Former centre for grand Italian about book’s opening (7) food (5) a 28 Withdraw bad decree (6) ~ pe ae 36 Green colour seen in ephemeral 31 Store, quiet before work (4)

dragonfly (7)

Hidden Word Squares

Example . What gives a cynic ample food for

thought?

To have repeated when the tempest howls,

This doom eternal, which descends

unsought;

You can’t stop Reynard’s slaughter of your fowls.

Answer

The first line conceals the word camp (in ‘cynic ample’); the second line conceals the word aver (in ‘have repeated’); and so on. The hidden words make the following word square: C AMP

AVER

Mon 1 sk

FREY

1. Marianne stood on the train, Wringing her hands with glee:

Soon she would arrive in town,

A go-go dancer she would be.

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2. The moon shone on the village inn, But no pal could Nellie see.

She climbed upon a nag so fair: Anovel setting for a love story.

3. Getting rid of visitors is not easy, Especially when they come as a surprise.

I sleep uneasily, fearing their arrival, Thus I’m made edgy, with bleary eyes. 4. Why call an elephant Jumbo? -

Are all the elephants fat?

Most have an ear that is floppy,

But none the less dear, so that’s that! 5. Now orders should always be heeded,

It’s no very hard task, I would say.

If traffic lights are red or green,

‘Only bad ropy drivers will disobey.

6. Writing verses (O men!) is quite simple,

And poets are not mad, every one. You will like it once you have tried it, And sonnets are easily done.

7. The skipper at sea gave the order: A butter pat for all of the crews.

The butter tub at last became empty, So margarine was the best able- seaman could use

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