Acqua alle Funi Cryptic Crossword No. 4


Answers will be given at this same page on February 28, 2000 . This one is a little tougher being the last one this millennium ! (Email solutions to mkruse@cdfsga.fnal.gov preferably in ascii format.) Happy holidays.


The Puzzle
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Clues

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1. Turns head opening fan (8) 1. Fliers center of gravity flips roast (8)
6. Missing first good one (4) 2. Jumped and dug around pages (6)
7. Force for one mile is preferred by us (7) 3. Needed for proteins doesn't tie in, it's needed to see (6)
8. Finally talk to editors shortly after an ox talked (6) 4. Foul not available with pen (5)
10. Trial or trade ? (6) 5. Tin mineral gives nasal sound (5)
12. Person who names small horse in unit of space (6) 6. Go after crazy king for eastern tree (6)
15. Used spares are few and far between (6) 9. Don't split up about man I confused for chief (8)
18. First to race after break, again falls (7) 11. Mistakes rodent in cycle (6)
19. First about single space (4) 13. Rip up chewed copy (6)
20. Broken pole surrounded by mist gives distance (8) 14. Joan confused and surrounded Virginia for a native American (6)
16. Doubles for fruit sounds (5)
17. Its tedious nine messed up around you (5)


Mark Kruse, Dec 1999, mkruse@cdfsga.fnal.gov