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i Cryptic Crossword No 395

souxie | 11:36 Wed 16th May 2012 | Crosswords

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1 Across, US star,he is to get showbiz award shortly(6)
12 Across, Expert about to record early signs of impending storms threatening to engulf capital (13)
21 Acoss, NCO material? Perhaps soldier material at first(5,8)
1Down, Prince looks puzzled,collecting a hundred old coins (4-6)

Sorry about the lack of letters

Many Thanks in Advance

local paper

Daily Mail Prize Crossword 14236 Wednesday May 16th 2012

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bibblebub

1a) HESTON [= U.S. star]
he is = HE'S, showbiz award shortly = TON(y)

12a) CLIMATOLOGIST [= expert]
about = C
to record = TO LOG
early signs of Impending Storms Threatening = I S T
to engulf = put those ^ outside...
capital = LIMA
C lima A TO LOG I S T

21a) DRILL SERGEANT [=nco] (give me a minute)

1d) HALF-CROWNS [= old coins]
prince = HAL
looks puzzled = FROWNS
collecting a hundred = put C inside that ^
HAL FcROWNS

dannyk13

1a.Heston

bibblebub

21a) explanation:-
perhaps soldier = ANT
material at first = DRILL + SERGE - 2 types of cloth incl. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/drill - and put those first

bibblebub

( in fact material? in first part of the clue give rise to DRILL)

souxie

Question Author

Many Thanks to you both.

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