Not the Saturday Prize Puzzle – 065
Smoke And Mirrors by Radler
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Foreword
Welcome to the latest in our series of weekly puzzles.
This week we have a themed puzzle from Radler.
The puzzle
A Puzzle by Radler
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 | |||
| 7 | Without hesitation, lose concentration and stick with 13 (4) | 1 | Mayfair venue for Jimmy’s bash? (6,4) | |
| 8 | 13 heard obscenities from prostitute and writer (5-5) | 2 | Bad clue re-written by me, finally could make the grade (8) | |
| 10 | Place to view performance, 13 perhaps (6) | 3 | Mad Hatter or crazy Hare after start to Tea Time hazard (6) | |
| 11 | Male aliens with 13 balls (7) | 4 | One refusing to stop earning a crust (4) | |
| 12 | It could make mass vibrate, literally (8) | 5 | Spoil transplant on top of sibling’s hair loss (8) | |
| 14 | 13 turn (5) | 6 | Wiped underneath step stool originally one used as doormat (4) | |
| 16 | Smoke pipe, a 13 pipe but not a whiff of tobacco (4) | 9 | It needs to be seat’s stuffing to get well-upholstered (5) | |
| 17 | Have a go regularly with one’s sponsorship (5) | 13 | It’s fab having smart threesome about (5) | |
| 18 | Fresh produce (4) | 15 | Chat under 13 light, provides cause of gaunt appearance (7,3) | |
| 19 | 13 to favour sinister parts (5) | 17 | A river and a state (8) | |
| 21 | Constituents of schemes with knight (8) | 18 | Grow larger, like Alice if 13? (8) | |
| 23 | Shakes with 13 song (7) | 20 | Group named Saatchi & Saatchi? (5) | |
| 25 | John travelled North East (6) | 22 | Attempt to get sex for right body (6) | |
| 26 | 13 10? (10) | 23 | Who’s Keith? (4) | |
| 27 | Ground Zero, not quite goodbye (4) | 24 | Broadcast as Henry Cooper put in an appearance (4) |
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