Across
9. elaborate 10. naïve 11. talking 12. tempest 13. is the 14. tie and dye 16. languor 18. macabre 20. disgusted 22. final 23. galleon 25. cagoule 27. eagle 28. lengthens
Down
1. best 2. hailstones 3. mobile 4. laughter 5. beetle 6. mnemonic 7. fine 8. kettle 13. ill 15. debentures 17. ukuleles 18. medicine 19. eel 20. dagger 21. tangle 22. fights 24. logo 25. easy
Across
7. pinetum 8. thought 9.bay 10. skip 13. pressed 14. ravage 15.melee 16. anno 19. nomadic 21. pumps 22. teacake 24. enjoy 26. copper beech 27. ash
Down
1. cicada 2. yew 3. amok 4. stipple 5. box 6. ageism 10. seem 11. editors 12. manuka 14. rowan 16. aspen 17. hickory 18. apogee 20. ocelot 23. cape 24. echo 25. oast
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
Across
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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