The Guardian – Quick crossword No 14,919 – Mar 2 2018
Published in The Guardian Quick Crossword. Tags: Africa, FRIEZE, London, SOHO.
| Clues |
Answers |
| Africa country, until 1966 called Bechuanaland |
BOTSWANA |
| Art of a sexual nature |
EROTICA |
| Biblical vessel |
NOAHSARK |
| Bread — head |
LOAF |
| Canadian city |
MONTREAL |
| Contest venue |
ARENA |
| Declaim (anag) — health check |
MEDICAL |
| Enterprising person |
GOGETTER |
| Eulogy |
PANEGYRIC |
| First letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
ALEPH |
| Free |
COMPLIMENTARY |
| Fulminate |
INVEIGH |
| Gas used in balloons |
HELIUM |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Horizontal band on a wall |
FRIEZE |
| Kind of 2 down treatment — temple acronym (anag) |
COMPLEMENTARY |
| Like 2018 but not 2017 |
EVEN |
| London district known for its nightlife |
SOHO |
| Meadow crop |
HAY |
| Meat (that may be dressed as lamb?) |
MUTTON |
| Naval hero, d. 21 October 1805 |
NELSON |
| One of Chaucer’s Canterbury pilgrims |
REEVE |
| Produce a new version of a document |
REDRAFT |
| Purple-brown colour |
PUCE |
| Road vehicle |
CAR |
| Sailors’ chant while hauling on ropes |
YOHEAVEHO |
| Sparkle |
GLEAM |