| CRYPTIC NO. 45 |
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| ACROSS 1 Bougainvillea flowers showing a bit of foliage. (4) 3 Spring flower in from Dublin, nearly. (4) 8 Letter from Greece has skilled artistic depiction. (7) 9 Thoroughly impresses about sick trees. (7) 11 Let holly & ivy leaf intertwine with wildflower. (4,2,3,6) 12 Sections of flowers not wild in Southern Nova Scotia. (7) 14 Twiggy end of branches by bank? (7) 16 Garden tools found in small shacks. (7) 20 An expert with half of posies is pertinent. (7) 24 I'm preserving one hybrid of yellow-flowered plant. (7,8) 25 Mentioned condition of flowering plant. (7) 26 Platform that is small for chrysanthemums. (7) 27 First of farm animals removed from grasses. (4) 28 Take out middle of stoops for flower foundations. (4) |
| DOWN 1 Oil able to be extracted from type of bellflower. (7) 2 Change name on single plant of the buttercup family. (7) 4 Let go of concerns with broken easel. (7) 5 Covered by dirt, outside of piano is ruined. (7) 6 Mentioned goodies found in hotel rooms. (6) 7 Start tying undesirable plants with cloths. (6) 8 Prepares soil for growing, putting a quarter of loam into silt mixture. (5) 10 Somewhat wishy-washy, ergo more timid. (5) 13 Nothing left in return. (3) 15 Edge section of tulips. (3) 16 Gives up, I hear with plant starters. (5) 17 Orange tossed with bit of oil & herb. (7) 18 Snob's title is fabricated. (7) 19 Bent herb around front of garden died. (6) 20 Wear away couple of radiators between Alberta and Delaware. (6) 21 Lettuce from grow centre near New England state. (7) 22 Small horses consuming Eastern flowers. (7) 23 I go back into roads for bits of flowers. (5) |