Author: newsletter

Across: 8. treasure 9. at once 10. New Zealand 11. Ivan 12. edit 14. coati 16. lobe 17. special 19. aspires 21. bien 22. therm 23. east 25. et al 26. Paddington 28, enigma 29. nickname
Down: 1. friend 2. jazz 3. sugarcraft 4. get away 5. bard 6. social wine 7. Scrabble 13. technology 15. insomniacs 18. painting 24. stormy 26 and 20.
play reading 27. gene

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1 cat 3 meditations 9 error free 10 Alice 11 slight 12 adherent 14 signature 15 mouse 17 apple 18 thundered 20 Cheshire 23 fables 24 alarm 25 impatient 27 caterpillar 28 tip
Down
1 cheeses 2 turning up 3 March hare 4 dor 5 Tweedledum 6 trace 7 olive 8 spectre 13 bus termini 15 mad hatter 16 unruliest 17 archaic 19 desktop 21 exact 22 homer 26 pal
The prize will be awarded at the April monthly meeting.

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1. blossom   5. catkins   9. sold out   10. Chicago   11. lighter   13. trident   14. buds  15. antithesis  18. three clubs   20 lamb   22. high tea  23. recalls   26. avarice       27. primula  28. designs   29. takes in

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1. basil  2. obliged  3. scout  4. mat  5. cocktail bar   6. twilight  7. in a mess  8. shoot  12. ringleaders  14. bat  16. sob  17. nestling  19. ragbags  21. alliums  22. heard  24. chick  25. spawn  27. pat