| CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO. 16 |
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| ACROSS 1 In-depth news stories awfully mediocre at Sun. (13) 9 Burns puzzle author. (5) 10 Takes back wool top to wash dirt off. (9) 11 Citizen's Executive Editor terribly troubled about newpaper's chief. (3,6) 12 Ten leaders leave Canadian province in small sailing ship. (5) 13 Litigated against having ill held back, defiled. (7) 15 Jerusalem resident is backing dramatic king with me. (7) 17 Regular feature in Citizen allows coverage of incomplete term. (7) 19 Deficiency in Ottawa hockey player to reduce tension. (7) 21 Reinforced statement of firm belief. (5) 23 Correcting error step of Citizen staff. (9) 26 Repair I do on taxi in process of rusting. (9) 27 Segment of Nepean ice rink is more pleasant. (5) 28 Liege-like MP is agitating Citizen's Weekly editor. (4,9) |
| DOWN 1 Administered trio of sedatives after doctor's orders, initially. (5) 2 Station French designer around North. (7) 3 Male is Uncle Sam, I figure. (9) 4 Section of staircase in mezzanine welded. (5) 5 Arsenic contains organic compound from space rocks. (9) 6 Uncapped glass cleaner with part of Citizen's front page. (5) 7 Shuffle sedimentary rock around Manitoba. (7) 8 Type of delivery for this part of the Citizen? (1-7) 13 Couples from South Luxembourg &Timmins, Ontario will appear in Citizen next week. (8) 14 Denver's G.I. organization is worthy of contribution. (9) 16 Move things around again behind stove. (9) 18 Rio must develop one of Ottawa's main industries. (7) 20 Part of leg & neck ape fractured. (7) 22 Horse drawn carriage going up first kilometre of raceway. (5) 24 Alabama after small enclosure for dealing with punishment of crime. (5) 25 Hear of sudden increase in wool fabric. (5) |
| NOTE: This puzzle was created as a special contest for readers of The Ottawa Citizen. Therefore, its clues might be a bit too esoteric for regular cryptic enthusiasts. Please accept my apologies. Go to puzzle no. 17, or attempt to solve it if you can. I would like to extend a special thank-you to the hundreds of readers who entered the contest, especially those who wrote to The Citizen with their kind comments. You make my efforts even more worthwhile! |