Not the Saturday Prize Puzzle – 101
A Puzzle by Gazza
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Foreword
Welcome to the latest in our series of weekly puzzles.
We launch into our second 100 with another excellent puzzle from Gazza.
The puzzle
A Puzzle by Gazza
There is an interactive version of the puzzle here.
If you prefer your puzzles on paper, a pdf of the puzzle can be downloaded from the interactive version.
| Across | Down | |||
| 1 | Returning Amnesty International head is held in foreign country (7) | 1 | Drunk falls over Carol, throwing up (7) | |
| 5 | Frivolous production’s almost sold out (7) | 2 | Ruling out catchphrase? (2,7) | |
| 9 | Regularly scoffs in a European city (5) | 3/14 | Exit, say, heading down below platform (5,9) | |
| 10 | Not a bit worried about artist’s transport (4,5) | 4 | He’s right to judge rarebit badly cooked (7) | |
| 11 | Assessor’s shocking treatment during home game cut short (9) | 5 | Couple welcome end of affair, that’s plain (7) | |
| 12 | Church adopts religious education department’s mission statement (5) | 6 | Old are well up after I provide vegetable (9) | |
| 13 | After endless deceit the German was ready for the Dutch (7) | 7/16 | Unmoved by sweetheart, with a firewall in place? (5,9) | |
| 15 | Blouse got ripped taking part in personal promotion (3-4) | 8 | Arranged policy with Irish group (5,2) | |
| 17 | Bishop intervenes in takeover by one old airline of another, much to Pat’s surprise (7) | 14 | See 3 | |
| 19 | Most of these stick around, primarily as believers (7) | 16 | See 7 | |
| 21 | Dandy, possibly one cracking up on stage (5) | 17 | Second record’s a heap of work to get through (7) | |
| 23 | Reluctant to comply with order for cheese (6-3) | 18 | Fresh rescue finally ruled out after bill mounts up (7) | |
| 25 | Contamination of salt is due to fatigue (9) | 19 | Declines to accommodate married doctors (7) | |
| 26 | Foreign teacher banks on asylum in Westminster area (5) | 20 | Very eminent broadcaster’s drunk (3-4) | |
| 27 | Parts of speech prompting cheering and heckling? (7) | 22 | He’s near but short of total despair (5) | |
| 28 | Exaggerate length of bird’s limo (7) | 24 | Portion of rare sirloin served up in section of flight (5) |