The Puzzle
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Acqua alle Funi Cryptic Crossword No. 3
Answers will be given at this same page on November 30, 1999 and as before the names of those with correct (or almost correct) submissions will be prominently displayed on the Cryptic Crossword page of the current Acqua alle Funi issue. (email solutions to mkruse@cdfsga.fnal.gov preferably in ascii format.) Generally puzzles will appear every quarter with the solutions appearing at about the same time as the next puzzle.
The Puzzle
Clues
ACROSS | DOWN | |
| 1. North America after father, mother in Central America (6) | 1. Nastier lapse confuses friendly remarks (12) | |
| 4. Dread failing grade for hearing (4) | 2. Call for electrical engineer in north dakota (4) | |
| 8. Sea commercial with turbulent air and a twitch (8) | 3. Sour amputee disturbed rival (7,2,2) | |
| 9. Helpers made from ideas (5) | 5. Sign over in french faith (7) | |
| 10. Real part of play sounds like you backed L.A. (6) | 6. Impression from group after second note (12) | |
| 11. Skill to mix rye also carries blood away (6) | 7. Does not support record with our dates (11) | |
| 13. Sleuth puts out elbow (6) | 12. Runs off with one of the first in this (7) | |
| 14. Stumble on heavenly journey ? (4,2) | 16. Misdirected mail in West Africa (4) | |
| 15. Puzzled maid first to allow (5) | ||
| 17. In five I sound attractive (8) | ||
| 18. Garment, for a second, remains (4) | ||
| 19. Nominate idiot mixing gin (6) |