Quick crossword No 16,500
Across
1 Senior government official of the
city states of Venice or Genoa (4)
3 Having fun in a sailing boat (8)
8 Adult woman (4)
9 1,000,000,000,000 (8)
11 Salad (6,4)
14 Inclined to talk a lot (6)
15 Smart (6)
17 hp (10)
20 God (8)
21 Men only (4)
22 Suspect (8)
23 Precipitation (4)
Down
1 State of depression (8)
2 Wander aimlessly in search of
pleasure (3,5)
4 Not anchored (6)
5 Device for sending messages, using
a mirror and the sun’s rays (10)
6 ___ Murdoch, author, d.1999 (4)
7 Slimy oil substance (4)
10 Bass or hake seller? (10)
12 Longfellow’s 19th-century Native
American chief (8)
13 H (8)
16 In fact (2,2,2)
18 Work the land (4)
19 25 December (4)
Puzzles
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2023-03-25T07:00:00.0000000Z
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https://guardian.pressreader.com/article/282445648306267
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