| CRYPTIC NO. 51 |
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| ACROSS 1 Ottawa community ravine is dirty. (6) 5 First of meetings at university concerning age. (6) 10 Lucky charms made from imitation diamonds. (9) 11 Longing seizes me in Middle Eastern country. (5) 12 Electronic signaller has to scratch out a living as insect breeder. (9) 13 Deport ten in Eastern French island. (5) 14 Boredom, then nuisance shows. (5) 16 Breakdown of union ends insinuations. (9) 19 Soldier on spree, ever wild. (9) 20 Embarrassed after accountant showed affection. (5) 22 Left weapon after a warning. (5) 24 Complicated, zany bet in matchup. (9) 26 Hot light is causing tension. (5) 27 Delicate fabric marked, cut. (9) 28 Gets used to ursine problems. (6) 29 Remove tax. (6) |
DOWN 2 Aghast by type of love. (5) 3 Horrible realities for Jerusalem resident. (9) 4 Open to recipe vet prepared. (9) 5 Male is extremes of Ebenezer Scrooge? (5) 6 Herb mentioned age. (5) 7 Balance in article probing memo. (9) 8 Functional separation by province of us and the French. (6) 9 Fortune-tellers get chiefly nonbelieving smirks. (6) 15 Recited story of a railroad dividing country. (9) 17 Unusual zest in position of German philosopher. (9) 18 Eric has started courting Penny--that's odd. (9) 19 Swell in pain after gym class. (6) 21 Does not look forward to having braided hairdo. (6) 23 Has permission to join Oregon's city manager. (5) 24 Vehicle contains a pound of underground plants. (5) 25 Tiny amounts of oxygen in it, and arsenic. (5) |