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Marguerite Poland's

Shades

Crossword Puzzle

Dr Keith Tankard
Knowledge4Africa.com
1 December 2004



The following crossword puzzle contains both factual and cryptic clues. Print it on paper and then enjoy solving it!

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1. Yes! Up around him was the divining anger. (5)
4. Son of Jacob, or a sibling to another Mot? (6)
7. A learner or just a young Anglican monk. (6)
9. Till he bought a horse, Brownley had to use Shank's pony - or maybe Shank's mare? (4)
10. Inside Tristam Awful you will find the stomach of an animal. (3)
13. Did the Native Vigilance Associations find the CNA? Well, nearly! (3)
14. Eternally in search of a spouse? (7)
16. Mission of the damned - or of the saved? (9)
17. Did Frances see this in Walter's pocket - certainly there was some smoke? (4)
18. A noble title to suit feisty Miss Farborough? (4)
20. Without financial help, Matiwane could not stay - you might find it inside some braids. (3)
22. Mind at ease? Perhaps not! But he's certainly an Oxford lad. (8)
24. Did Victor ever catch a fish of this sort? Perhaps not but he always harped on it. (4)
25. A cliff in the Pirie hills - at least, we South Africans say so. (6)
26. Nips rice about (but without its tail) - yet he was looking for eternal peace. (7)
1. Did Mrs Farborough think her daughter had need of such a vehicle? (4)
2. The different bows on a labourer who prefered the light. (7)
3. Did the telegram help Victor to save this when he was about to be dumped? (4)
5. Yet he made Benedict clean one of these! (3)
6. A mule by another name! (6)
8. In Norvic tortures we find a profound manipulator. (6)
11. His name was a blessing but he loved typing his thoughts. (8)
12. Disney's first and in search of a wife? (6)
15. Bronte and Dickinson shared it - and with a love of roses? (5)
17. It Gauled her so much she gave up her ring! (7)
19. A man of thought searching for a green lion. (5)
21. What Sonwabo really feared - and found! (4)
22. Home, James? Maybe an attachment between Walter and Frances! (4)
23. A team of oxen snaps around his heels! (4)

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