NTSPP – 247

Not the Saturday Prize Puzzle – 247

An Alphabetical Puzzle by Hieroglyph

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Solve the clues and fit them in, wherever they will go.

Clues are listed in alphabetical order of their solutions.

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1 Sailor causes uproar counting frames (8) 15 … personal meeting in the Queen’s autobiography? (3-2-3)
2 Disreputable tabloids on evidence of crime, perhaps (10) 16 Native American child and father sit around circle (7)
3 Businessman, quiet on the way to work (7) 17 Resign entirely? Not entirely! (4)
4 Went over in the outfield at Lords? (4) 18 Once again send on through Cambridge University (10)
5 Destination once tides in sea away? (4,6) 19 Drunk, having drunk fizzy beer after devouring eastern dessert (6)
6 Gender equality advocate Tracey is wrapped in pink paper (8) 20 Fixed English notice in pen (6)
7 Traced German army pressman (7) 21 When camping, old Resident Magistrate originally started troubles (8)
8 Most overly-theatrical mimes performed in headgear (8) 22 Take cloak off Ban Ki-moon, say, and let loose (8)
9 On high, I disturbed silence outside Times Square (2,8) 23 Italian region’s embargo protecting European nationalist (6)
10 Fool’s derisive remark about saint (6) 24 Steps taken before an engagement? (3,5)
11 Political entities king abhors harbouring a knight (8) 25 Perhaps Big Dave’s Crossword Blog shows up in puzzle – ’tis bewildering! (7)
12 Latin individual – a right fibber (4) 26 Radiograph crossbeam (1-3)
13 Model, having taken the old solver back, moves along slowly (6) 27 Party’s ending? That is, Liberal Democrat section gives up (6)
14 Intellectual recalling quote regarding… (6) 28 High point: Heinz soup with temperature injected (6)

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Download a pdf of the puzzle if you prefer your puzzles on paper.  For alphabetical jigsaws, like this one, this is the recommended way of solving the puzzle.

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Download the Crossword Solver version, but please note that this is a traditional style crossword where the clues are linked directly to the lights into which the answer is to be inserted.

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Download the AcrossLite version, but please note that this is a traditional style crossword where the clues are linked directly to the lights into which the answer is to be inserted.

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