| ACROSS | DOWN |
|---|---|
| 8 Hint (4) | 1 Metal rim (6) |
| 9 GP’s resident vehicle assembler who requested an easy clues version of crossword 169! (2,8) | 2 Reject candidate (8) |
| 10 Like a zombie (6) | 3 Joins metal parts (6) |
| 11 Mechanic (8) | 4 Spots on face (4) |
| 12 Intellectual (8) | 5 Circus entertainers (8) |
| 14 Put dress on (6) | 6 Placard (6) |
| 16 Somali narcotic (4) | 7 Prod (4) |
| 18 Beaches (5) | 13 ..see 23 |
| 19 Erotic (4) | 15 ..see 30 |
| 20 Old-fashioned calculator (6) | 17 Axis (3) |
| 22 Election campaigning (8) | 18 Defendants (8) |
| 25 Contagious (8) | 19 Accidental discharge (8) |
| 28 Wartime stockings (5) | 21 Part of transmission (6) |
| 29 Latin name for tench, a freshwater fish (5,5) | 23&13 Weekend midday meal (6,5) |
| 30&15 Part of transmission (4,3) | 24 Shooter (6) |
| 26 Wading bird (4) | |
| 27 Not like Diane Abbott! (4) |
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Winner of Crossword 168 and a GP mug Audrey’s Daughter (Do contact me if you haven’t had your prize yet)
Answers with next week’s crossword.
Solution to Crossword No. 168
Across
7 Macerator 8 Racer 10 Planet 11 True blue 12 Clergy 14 Throbs 16 Acts 17 Usage 18 Boss 19 Normal 21 Square 24 Anglican 26 Donald 27 Weigh 28 Morrisons
Down
1 Paula 2 Vennells 3 Master 4 Post 5 Barber 6 Refurbish 9 Auntie 13 Years 15 Accounted 17 Unlace 18 Baroness 20 Malaga 22 Udders 23 Clink 25 Noon
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Click here to download in pdf format: GP Crossword Number 169 & Answers to Number 168
