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Spectator No 2483

Matakari | 08:04 Fri 13th Nov 2020 | Quizzes & Puzzles

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Good morning! Stuck on the following and would appreciate some HINTS to get
me through. Thanks in advance!
ACROSS:
12 Leper snubbed lethargic Arab (5): L????
23 Heartless Maurice disrupted fructification (6): ??C???
30 Drinks from chaps, maiden refused (4) : A?R?
39 Novice red with idealism indeed! (5) : ?H???
43 Police force from the East stands in square ( 5 ) : ?N???

DOWN:
3 Adult beetle atop climbing plant we love ( 7 ) : ??O?E??
19 Muddled theologian obstructs festival (5) : ??D?E
40 Miss Lambert is a rascal ( 5 ) : ????L

Wisbech Children In Need C/D 18.11

Gk Quiz - No Theme

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Neveracrossword

23 An anagram without the middle letter of a centre - 'heartless...'

12. Your R is wrong. Just a five letter word for Men with the Maiden removed, leaving drinks.

3. The usual adult, a common crossword beetle and a climbing plant lead to an agent noun (plural). The definition is 'we love'.

Matakari

Question Author

Thanks, Neveracrossword, I saw 3 but could not parse it. For 12(A), thre is no R, but L (If this is wrong, then my 4(D) for which I have ELDERBERRY is incorrect?

Neveracrossword

Sorry, Matakari - I got the numbering wrong. I said 12 when I meant 30, the wording in my post should have shown that.Elderberry is fine.

Matakari

Question Author

Ok,Neveracrossword, any more hints for the others? Thanks!

Matakari

Question Author

Great! 19 has fallen into place. Just hints for 12, 39, 40, 43 to go...Thanks !

roslyn251254

Matakari ...do you have a red bradfords dictionary....it is very useful for crosswords...
12. 4 letter synonym for lethagic missing its last letter + usual 2 letter abbrev for arab .... defn is leper

roslyn251254

19 DD is the theologian often used in crosswords ...put it inside a festival. defn muddle
40 4 letter synonym for miss + L (lambert) defn rascal
43 usual east german police force

Matakari

Question Author

Many thanks Roslyn251254, I do not have Bradford, but I do possess
Chambers which I had to leave behind in Crayford because of weight restrictions. Grateful for the hints. My 20(D) is now out ( 20 Slaughtering hectic
shah is wrong (10) I had :SCHECHINAH

roslyn251254

schechitah

roslyn251254

it's just an anagram ...chambers word wizard is good for anagrams
https://chambers.co.uk/puzzles/word-wizard/

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