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Cryptic Crossword #4

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ACROSS

7 Inaccurate articles now OK in online community (6,7)

8 Herbs absorb potassium, oxygen and uranium in exercises (8)

9 Summit’s tenth primate? (4)

10 Sign of goodness shown by short piece of DNA – one from group 17 (7)

12 Topless comedian makes organic compound (5)

14 Injection of energy that’s all around (5)

16 Analyse what used to be an organic compound? (7)

19 Snakes like a little time (4)

20 Journalist in food store has excessive concern for details (8)

22 Psychoactive fungus in space behind wise men, around soft substance (5, 8)

DOWN

1 Mint merchant (4)

2 Some writing ink going in tree (6)

3 White record starts to entertain neighbours (7)

4 Breadmaker in unknown direction (5)

5 Work in chairs is getting nervous (6)

6 Seabird swallows coral and large plant (4, 4)

11 Someone who doesn’t remember a cinema’s construction (8)

13 Team in cricket match almost look to become rusty (7)

15 Piece of samosa I consider an artwork (6)

17 We run a mile, partly backwards, in dung (6)

18 After bath, woman sends unwanted emails (5)

21 Source of potato, perhaps (4)

Answers to quick crossword No28

ACROSS:

8 PARABOLA

9 OSMIUM

10 TERESHKOVA

11 ALGA

12 ANOXIA

14 KINETICS

15 FOURIER

17 FISSILE

20 RED GIANT

22 OSSIFY

24 IDEA

25 AXON REFLEX

27 ASTHMA

28 HAPLOIDY

DOWN:

1 BALEEN

2 YALE

3 COCHRANE

4 BAZOOKA

5 DOMAIN

6 SMEAR TESTS

7 SURGICAL

13 XEROGRAPHY

16 OVERDOSE

18 ISOTROPY

19 ATROPHY

21 AVATAR

23 FIELDS

26 FLOC

  • Answers and the next Quick crossword in the 13 April issue