Puzzlelife puzzlepad crosswords super issue 83 2024

= your handy big-sized pad with tear-out mm pages and the solution on the back of each puzzle.. As well as lots of straight crosswords, you'll find some skeletons, where you have to

= your handy big-sized pad with tear-out mm

pages and the solution on the

back of each puzzle As well as

lots of straight crosswords, you'll

find some skeletons, where you

have to fill in the black squares

as well as the answers There are

also some backwards crosswords,

where you have to cross out some

of the letters to reveal the grid

using just the

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ACROSS 29 Inferred (7) 20 Attack (6)

9 Eminent (5) DOWN 24 Coagulated milk (4)

10 Be obligated (3) 1 Settees (5) 26 Ottoman title (3)

11 Self-employed (9) 2 Dutiful (8)

13 Methodical 4 Wetland (8)

study (7) 5 Took a stab at (9)

16 Large cork (4) 6 Black Sea port (6)

17 Ocean narrows (7) 7 Average (2-2)

18 Appends (4) 8 Relies (7)

21 Break up (7) 9 January ist (3,5,3)

27 Type of vehicle (3) 16 Equilibrium (7)

ACROSS 29 Throw out (5) 14 Greek

5 Lively party (5-2) 32 Australian city (8) 16 Enormity (9)

10 Gin mixer (5) 17 Reckon (8)

11 Type of nut (5) DOWN 21 Hot coals (6)

12 Native Kiwi (5) 1 From (8,2) 24 Burrow,

13 Projecting rim (6) 2 Decimal base (3) rummage (5)

Democrat (10) 4 See (4) away (4)

18 Small-scale (4) 5 US state (8) 27 Groove (8)

19 Glossy (5) 6 Type of tree (3) 30 Legume (3)

22 Systematic (10) inspection (4,5)

23 Sneaked a look (6) 8 Easily bent (6)

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ACROSS 29 Dockworker (9) 19 Canadian city (7)

5 Job discussion (9) 22 Suckle (5)

10 Cry of alarm (3) DOWN 24 Heaped up (5)

11 Wrestle (7) 1 Length of yarn (5) 25 Uptight (4)

12 Liquid amount (5) 2 Scruffy (7) 27 Bother (8)

14 Contact list (7,4) 4 Taco garnish (9)

17 Reception area (8) 5 Obstruct (6)

18 Consented to (8) 6 Golf peg (3)

country (5) 15 Superb (9)

27 Absinthe flavour (7) 16 Water crops (8)

28 Score of zero (8) 17 Helps (7)

ACROSS 30 Melody (9) 13 Timeless (1 1)

1 Circuits (4) 31 Obeys (5) 18 Gifted (7)

6 Fracture (5) dance (5) 21 Cornish city (5)

11 Slime (8) 33 Large group (4) 22 Emotional

14 Female rabbit (3) DOWN 23 Lost, missing (6)

15 Snail, slug, eg (7) 1 Bean, pea, eg (6) 25 Deciduous tree (5)

16 Current 2 Dilemma (7) 27 Unisex

conductor (9) 4 Bureaucracy (11) nickname (4)

Skeleton

You need to add the black squares and grid numbers to solve this

5 Alternative 25 Raised platform 13 Type of paint

10 Makes revisions 32 Solo 17 Dull, insipid

11 Curse 33 Regions 18 Finnish for

19 Towards the 1 Freshwater fish 27 Leaf of paper

21 Elemental particle 4 Border 30 Simplicity

22 Greek letter 5 German for 'or'

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ACROSS DOWN 20 PM before

7 Shelter (6) 1 Fetch back (8) Brown (5)

12 Went by car (5) 3 Opposite of 24 In the past (3)

13 Dawn nadir (6) 26 Not here (4)

dampness (3) 4 Time duration (4)

16 Consumes (4) 6 Ruling (2,5)

19 Lima's country (4) 9 Middle (5)

25 Interpreter (10) 17 Tropical

27 Cheese variety (10) cyclones (8)

28 Mission (6) 18 Extra large (7)

ACROSS DOWN 19 Proverbs (6)

8 Money manager (9) 2 Sea off Italy (8) 23 Unpaid bill (4)

record (9) 4 Pasta type (8)

11 Practised (9) 5 Entangle (4)

12 Street repairs (9) 6 Curved shapes (4)

17 Shiny peach (9) headgear (6)

20 Take into 8 Abrupt (5)

Backwards

Blank out some squares to solve this - plus the clues aren’t in order!

e Amorous e Dance hall

e Be quiet! e Explosive device

¢ Croatia's capital e Feelings

e Edible pod plant e Fibre

e Extinct bird e Florence's river

¢ Mogul e Leave out

ACROSS 32 Archaic 'you' (4) 16 Weather gauge (9)

3 Soak up water (6) DOWN tea (4)

10 Male chicken (7) 1 Loft (5) 21 Turned into (6)

11 Circus act (9) 2 English prefix (5) 22 Geometric

13 Clumsy (7) 4 Heckler's cry (3) shape (6)

14 Crowded (5-1-5) 5 American 23 Piece of

17 Perform (5) wildcat (6) broccoli (6)

19 Crooked, askew (4) — 6 Cover costs (5,4) 25 Conifer (5)

27 Holy war (7) capital (6)

28 Marriage official (9) 9 Praise (6)

31 Popularity scale (6) 15 Hawaiian dance (4)

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ACROSS 31 Upper hand (9) 17 Loudest (8)

11 Remnant, scrap (7) 2 Price drop (9) 22 Published (6)

14 Group of showings (8) 25 Balearic island (5)

islands (11) 4 Turning 26 Arab ruler (4)

18 Train networks (8) 5 Snare (6)

20 Several (1,4,3) 7 Church recess (4)

24 US state (11) 9 Sharp cries (5)

27 Nepal's capital (9) 10 Meaningless

ACROSS 31 Fishing boat (7) 15 High award (8)

4 Aliases (10) capital (10) 20 Invents (7)

11 Hair cleaner (7) 33 Rapidity (5) 21 Angel (6)

12 Spaciousness (9) 22 Chap (6)

13 Concert venue (5) DOWN 23 Go hungry (6)

14 Long-sleeved 1 Scoundrel (6) 25 Boredom (5)

robe (6) 2 Sudden 28 Phoned (4)

18 Vertical (7) 3 Stress (8)

19 Superficial mark (7) | 5 Conflict (6)

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Skeleton

You need to add the black squares and grid numbers to solve this

1 Bit-part actor 1 Opening

4 Acting award 2 Fish eggs

11_— Keane, football 5 Female sibling

pundit (abbr.)

13 School punishment shrub

22 Big guns 19 Active

25 Shoulder covering 23 Uncooked

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ACROSS 28 Male relative (8) 22 Diner (5)

monument (8) DOWN 24 Scene (4)

writer (9) 2 More recent (5) appliance (4)

10 US state (3,6) 3 Quivered (8)

11 One more (7) 4 Lever open (5)

12 West Indies sea (9) 5 Yearbook (7)

15 Noisiest (7) 7 Riverbank sport (7)

18 Modifications (7) 8 Commotion (4)

20 Knight's title (3) 9 Fraudulent (11)

24 Bantu language (7) 16 Dig up (7)

26 Head off (9) 17 Casual tops (1-6)

27 Retaliation (3,3,3) 19 Add sugar (7)

ACROSS 28 Insufficient (10) 14 Smail light boat (5)

items (4,3,4) 32 Compass point (4) 20 Maseru's

10 Hawaiian island (4) country (7)

11 Shopping DOWN 24 Loaf edges (5)

holder (7,3) 2 Tests (5) 26 Stupid (5)

12 Total 3 Gymnastic 27 Hangs onto (5)

possessions (6) event (5) 29 Hearing organ (3)

18 Sydney beach (5) country (5)

22 Large bird (3) 8 Trade ban (7)

Backwards

Blank out some squares to solve this - plus the clues aren’t in order!

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e Crime film genre se Call for

e Lace hole e Fiery

e Stage performers e Sum up

e Swapped e Ungainly

ACROSS 29 Household 17 Sugar cane

1Abitata chore (7) syrup (8)

time (4,2,4) 30 Dairy product (6) 18 Ill-fated ship (7)

10 Arctic reindeer (7) ailment (7)

11 Step counter (9) DOWN 21 Dead heat (8)

16 Riches (7) 3 Rum cake (4) 26 Reasoning (5)

18 Abstinent (8) 4 US state (5,6) 27 Pine, yearn (4)

windstorm (7) 8 Falsehood (7)

24 Taverns (4) 9 Aims at (7)

28 Essential (9) 14 Eden inhabitant (3)

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ACROSS 26 Spicy sausage (9) 14 Bangle (8)

1 Paper size (8) 28 Loquacious (9) 16 Face part (8)

12 Type of biscuit (9) fatigued (8) 26 Whale groups (4)

13 Junior Scout (3) 2 Alternative (5) 27 Possesses (4)

15 Sneer (5) 3 Bush (5)

18 Purpose (3) 4 Rendered void (8)

19 Wheel track (3) 5 Journey on foot (4)

21 Spotted cube (3) 7 _ — out, allot (4)

23 Excessive 8 Savoury jelly (5)

ACROSS 29 Wonder (9) 16 Especially (5,3)

10 Cookery (7) 32 IV to a Roman (4) 23 Set of prayers (6)

13 Contrition (9) DOWN 25 Pearl maker (6)

14 Active at night (9) 1 Rise (6) 28 Seaweed (4)

17 Crest (5) 4 Scheming (8)

19 Float (3) 6 Sacred picture (4)

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ACROSS 27 Full of life (9) 12 Nod off (4,6)

6 Edge of hell (5) 29 Money bag (5) 18 Ambiguous (7)

10 Tree decoration (6) 30 Blocking up (8) 20 Spoiling (7)

11 Fragrant 21 Hare-brained (6)

14 Gripping tool (6) mountains (5) 26 Lima's country (4)

15 Hawaiian 3 Litter (7)

garland (3) 4 Merriment (4)

17 Happy noise (8) 5 Fall down (6)

ACROSS 30 Mention (5,2) 19 Gain (7)

13 Average (2-2) DOWN 27 US state (4)

15 Battery unit (4) 2 Voice range (4) 28 Yearn (4)

16 Pasta type (10) 3 Trial version (4) 31 In support of (8)

18 Meddled (8) 4 Funeral march (5)

24 Made to order (10) 7 Sudden desire (7)

game (1-3) 10 Green vegetable (8)

29 Under the 14 Sink or _ (4)

weather (3) 17 Very ordinary (8)

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ACROSS 30 Skating surface (3) 13 Voltage

1 Edible entrails (5) 31 Heroic tale (4) regulator (11)

4 Publish (5) 32 Cornish city (5) 14 Fuzz (5)

7 Astonish (4) 33 Cheese hunk (5) 17 Decreasing (9)

11 Eggs (3) 18 Violinist (7)

12 Clothed (7) DOWN 20 Appoint by

14 Swiss currency (5) 2 Excerpts (9) ballot (5)

15 Yerevan's 3 Once more (5) 22 Head journalist (6)

country (7) 5 Medieval 25 Unwarranted (5)

16 French red wine (8) copyist (6) 26 Glass pots (4)

21 Street art (8) vegetation (11)

24 Hurt (7) 9 Shaver's injury (4)

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ACROSS 31 Inner coating (6) 17 Caviar fish (8)

1 Snow sport (6) 18 Continuous (8)

11 Deer's horn (6) 2 Australian 22 Landing strip (6)

19 Vows (5) mark (4)

20 Doctrine, belief (5) 6 Fronded plant (4)

21 Ripped (4) 7 Spherical object (4)

Skeleton

You need to add the black squares and grid numbers to solve this

ACROSS 27 Bucket 9 _ child, person

1 Jury 29 Grinding tooth with no siblings

4 More certain 31 Golden years 14 Morsel

11 Old quarter-pint 34 Edges 17 Aida composer

12_ — with, handled actor 23 Frittered away

16 Cavern DOWN 25 Tofu ingredient

22 Bawdy 5 Music genre 29 Cartographers'

24 Swedish pop 6 Wash clean works

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ACROSS DOWN 23 Coax (6)

11 Fleet 4 Net (4)

commander (7) 5 Come into view (6)

14 Large cask (8) 8 Schoolbag (7)

20 Greek letter (3) 12 Cramped (5)

21 Metallic element (8) 15 Thus (5)

25 Brush aside (6) 16 Devotee (7)

26 Tool sharpener (10) 18 Combined (6)

28 Longs for (7) 19 Milk pudding (7)

29 Slow down (10) 21 Sell, tout (6)

ACROSS 29 Enormity (9) 17 Tired (8)

mark (9) 31 Acquire (3,4,2) 20 Winter footwear (5)

9 Zany (9) 22 Aromatic seed (6)

11 Tea addition (5,4) DOWN 23 Me (6)

13 Clear of blame (9) 2 Fragrant shrub (8) 27 Breakfast staple (4)

14 Intelligence (3) 3 Bend (5) 28 Miles away (4)

16 Put off (5) 4 Praiseworthy (8)

19 Sorrow (3) 6 Sacred picture (4)

Backwards

Blank out some squares to solve this - plus the clues aren’t in order!

e Delayed addition e Carelessness

e |Inadequacies e Mimics

e ‘Laughing’ animal e Picks

e Thing e Reparation

ACROSS DOWN 21 Navigate (5)

8 Authority (5) 3 Maria,

9 Liberated (11) prayer (8)

12 Florida resort (4,5) 4 Fatalities (6)

14 Takes in (7) 6 Went against (7)

20 Durable (7) item (5,4)

24 Ancient (11) 11 Vanish (9)

26 Alternative (5) 13 In the thick of (7)

27 N Wales resort (4) 16 Sprightliness (7)

ACROSS 28 Swapped (8) 15 Famous war

6 Chant (6) 29 Iconic VW car (6) fleet (6)

7 Frozen 18 High-speed

10 Wauoh, 1 Indigo plant (4) 20 Thrill (6)

author (6) 2 Cut of meat (4) 24 Repeat (4)

12 Boisterous (9) 3 Carnival (4) 25 Weeps (4)

16 Percussionist (7) 4 Calf meat (4) 26 Previously

17 Anger (3) 5 European owned (4)

18 Repeat country (6) 27 Gold-covered (4)

broadcast (5) 8 Amazing (10)

19 Lustre (5) 9 Eclipse (10)

21 To the rear (3) 11 Arab republic (5)

22 Surpasses (7) 13 Easily broken (7)

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ACROSS 28 Animal 15 Clumps (8)

shop (6) 29 Overcast (6) 19 Vanquish (6)

10 Depressed (8) 20 Leading cards (6)

11 Regional DOWN 21 Guard (6)

speech (5) 1 Line of troops (6) 22 Window covers (6)

14 Large boa (8) country (8)

ACROSS 28 Small flute (7) 18 Picturesque (7)

1 Thin, bony (7) 29 Worry, fret (7) 19 Pipe insulation (7)

14 Tabard (5) record (9) 26 Japanese sash (3)

15 Examine (7) 3 Makeshift (2,3)

17 Sponsorship (7) to (7)

19 Paying guests (7) 6 Use a loom (5)

21 Caustic soda (3) 7 Budged (7)

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policy (5-4) 16 Wedding party (9)

28 Indoor shoe (7) 17 Sitting rooms (8)

30 List (7) 21 Peru's capital (4)

31 Despondent (8) 22 Remorse (6)

25 Norway's DOWN capital (4)

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ACROSS 30 Grass-cutter (5) 20 Now and then (2,5)

1 Ruler (7) 32 Packaged (7) 22 Palatable (6)

11 Smells strongly (5) 25 Possessed (5)

13 Knock (3) 2 Lyric poem (3) 31 Victory (8)

14 Eye make-up (7) 3 Sailing (2,3)

21 Sly (4) 7 Type of biscuit (9)

24 Manner, bearing (9) 8 Barked shrilly (6)

26 Plan of attack (7) 9 Smell (5)

ACROSS 27 Greek letter (5) 16 Oblivious (8)

1 Old ship (6) 28 Snapshot (10) 18 In ancient

11 Offspring (5) DOWN 23 Exceed (5)

12 Annoyed (5) 1 Aquarium pet (8) 24 Juice (8)

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ACROSS 25 Netherlands 7 Stick (6)

footrests (8) 27 Deserted (9) 9 Be frugal (6)

10 Former school (4,5) boat (9) 16 Pioneer (6)

11 Conceit (9) 29 Dark colour (4,4) 18 Robbery at sea (6)

12 Nepal's capital (9) 19 Spin (6)

13 Adhesive (3) DOWN 21 Indication (6)

15 Snake-like fish (8) 2 Jailbird (6) 24 Tropical vine (5)

17 Friend (3) 3 Commemorate (8) 26 US TV award (4)

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Skeleton

You need to add the black squares and grid numbers to solve this

7 Plastic brick brand 30 Bram _, Dracula 14 Buzz

romantically meeting (inits.)

cap 5 Milky-coloured 25 Bolt

18 Giant-size gemstone