Not the Saturday Prize Puzzle – 061
A Puzzle by Bufo
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Foreword
Welcome to the latest in our series of weekly puzzles.
This week we have a new puzzle from Bufo.
The puzzle
A Puzzle by Bufo
There is an interactive version of the puzzle here.
If you prefer your puzzles on paper, a pdf of the puzzle an be downloaded from the interactive version.
| Across | Down | |||
| 1 | “Move It” – Cliff’s first hit is one that was big in France (7) | 1 | Australian champion – a man from Perth? (9) | |
| 5 | A large part of business I am backing makes equipment for underwater exploration (4-3) | 2 | A Scotsman’s magic spell gives John a hallucinatory experience (7) | |
| 9 | Some American alligators can be seen in this watercourse (5) | 3 | Homeric laughter initially irritated wise man (8) | |
| 10 | Indian girl finds me outside the pub. That’s a laugh! (9) | 4 | Man from Barcelona follows me up to college (8) | |
| 11 | Tea lady employed to do rough cleaning? That’s not right (3) | 5 | In a gloomy state penning new ode lamenting a death (6) | |
| 12 | Silent film star falls head over heels for chat show host (5) | 6 | Ecstasy is being hugged by delightful female relative (5) | |
| 13 | Outlaw killed European indiscriminately dispatching one in New York (3,5) | 7 | Red bus left in the middle of Chasetown (7) | |
| 14 | Pleads with urchins to embrace learning (8) | 8 | Live with a socially acceptable lover (4) | |
| 16 | Dealer in shares starts to sell telecoms and gilts (4) | 15 | Copper follows up very large bribe (3) | |
| 18 | See bit of blue sky (3) | 17 | Rising anger stops tragic maltreatment of old people (9) | |
| 21 | Start moving what’s at the back to the front? Definitely not! (4) | 19 | Endure New York railroad travelling north. Here? (8) | |
| 23 | Reproduce abundantly disregarding worried person with strong views on abortion (3-5) | 20 | Lily’s relative displaying sapphire ring? (8) | |
| 26 | Serviceman with no time for boxers, etc.? (8) | 22 | Reportedly charge nothing to provide capital in US state (7) | |
| 28 | Rene Magritte’s technique for catharsis? (5) | 24 | Soldier in battle makes a charge (7) | |
| 30 | Antelope seen from the rear is a water-antelope (3) | 25 | Fruit an aged relative has not started (6) | |
| 31 | Like some folds run together in all worsted (9) | 27 | Singer from the far end of Chatham Island (5) | |
| 32 | Recalled piece of jazz music by the French composer (5) | 29 | Emperor gets around but only to a limited extent (4) | |
| 33 | Curly-haired companions run ex-catalogue shop (just opening) (3,4) | |||
| 34 | This has nothing to do with the ears of an African people (7) |
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