News Letter crossword answers: Here are the solutions for yesterday’s daily puzzles

Here are the latest answers for the News Letter’s daily crossword puzzles.

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27/11/20

DOUBLE CROSSWORD:

Cryptic: Across: 3 Haphazard; 8 Drub; 9 Rainmaker; 10 Pecker; 11 Chaos; 14 Aisle; 15 Thin; 16 Llama; 18 Ling; 20 Piper; 21 Duchy; 24 Glared; 25 Ginger ale; 26 Ecru; 27 Colonnade. Down: 1 Adaptable; 2 Quicksand; 4 Ajar; 5 Hunch; 6 Zealot; 7 Reel; 9 Rebel; 11 Crazy; 12 Shipwreck; 13 Snare drum; 17 Apple; 19 Gung ho; 22 Huron; 23 Giro; 24 Glad.

Quick: Across: 3 Ostracise; 8 Next; 9 Behaviour; 10 Emblem; 11 Shied; 14 Large; 15 Deft; 16 Truss; 18 Deny; 20 Cheer; 21 Tempt; 24 Brutal; 25 Burlesque; 26 Oven; 27 Knowledge. Down: 1 Interlude; 2 Exuberant; 4 Stem; 5 Reach; 6 Chided; 7 Snub; 9 Beret; 11 Stunt; 12 Detective; 13 Startling; 17 Scare; 19 Yellow; 22 Paste; 23 Turn; 24 Bung.

28/11/20

DOUBLE CROSSWORD:

Cryptic: Across: 1 Capon; 4 Mammoth; 8 Retains; 9 Defer; 10 Ugly; 11 Feminine; 13 Flee; 14 Shoe; 16 Retailer; 17 Amos; 20 Night; 21 Gremlin; 22 Element; 23 Inset. Down: 1 Circumference; 2 Petal; 3 Neil; 4 Muster; 5 Midnight; 6 Offside; 7 Horse chestnut; 12 Belittle; 13 Fatigue; 15 Weight; 18 Miles; 19 Yeti.

Quick: Across: 1 Pitch; 4 Rosette; 8 Numeric; 9 Quest; 10 Code; 11 Ancestor; 13 Doom; 14 Acid; 16 Insecure; 17 Area; 20 Knave; 21 Assegai; 22 Nursery; 23 Eaten. Down: 1 Panic-stricken; 2 Timid; 3 Hire; 4 Recant; 5 Sequence; 6 Treated; 7 Extermination; 12 Concrete; 13 Despair; 15 Dreary; 18 Right; 19 Isle.

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23/11/20

DOUBLE CROSSWORD:

Cryptic: Across: 7 Strand; 8 Access; 10 Cheetah; 11 Noise; 12 Iris; 13 Stray; 17 Order; 18 Gala; 22 Chain; 23 Egg-flip; 24 Pullet; 25 Litter. Down: 1 Psychic; 2 Arsenic; 3 Knots; 4 Scandal; 5 Tepid; 6 Aspen; 9 Shattered; 14 Trinket; 15 Hamlets; 16 Car park; 19 Scope; 20 Rally; 21 Again.

Quick: Across: 7 Hauled; 8 Humour; 10 Disease; 11 Rogue; 12 Earl; 13 Layer; 17 Quiet; 18 Seam; 22 Water; 23 Implore; 24 Murder; 25 Genius. Down: 1 Shudder; 2 Cursory; 3 Decay; 4 Quarrel; 5 Gouge; 6 Creek; 9 Menagerie; 14 Quartet; 15 Melodic; 16 Immense; 19 Swamp; 20 Storm; 21 Speed.

24/11/20

DOUBLE CROSSWORD:

Cryptic: Across: 1 Immodest; 5 Edge; 9 Arms; 10 Honolulu; 11 Wafer; 12 Triplet; 13 Steeplechaser; 18 Antelope; 19 Eggs; 20 Trainer; 21 Midas; 22 Duty; 23 Adelaide. Down: 2 Mordant; 3 Obscene; 4 Short-tempered; 6 Doubles; 7 Equator; 8 Polish; 13 Started; 14 Extract; 15 Paling; 16 America; 17 England.

Quick: Across: 1 Trickery; 5 Knob; 9 Afar; 10 Evaluate; 11 Field; 12 Lawless; 13 Unadulterated; 18 Cohesion; 19 Gape; 20 Veranda; 21 Vital; 22 Ride; 23 Symphony. Down: 2 Ruffian; 3 Curdled; 4 Revolutionary; 6 Nearest; 7 Blessed; 8 Glower; 13 Uncover; 14 Adhered; 15 Ursine; 16 Anguish; 17 Explain.

25/11/20

DOUBLE CROSSWORD:

Cryptic: Across: 1 Participate; 9 Idolise; 10 Stain; 11 Ingot; 12 Sterile; 13 Tirade; 15 Flight; 18 Reorder; 20 Miami; 22 Set to; 23 Spangle; 24 Trendsetter. Down: 2 Along; 3 Twisted; 4 Crease; 5 Piste; 6 Teasing; 7 Miniaturise; 8 Entertainer; 14 Rooster; 16 Lambast; 17 Crisis; 19 Drown; 21 Angle.

Quick: Across: 1 Handicapped; 9 Replace; 10 Rabbi; 11 Fleet; 12 Surface; 13 Crouch; 15 Assent; 18 Evident; 20 Arson; 22 China; 23 Imperil; 24 Underground. Down: 2 Ample; 3 Drastic; 4 Crease; 5 Purer; 6 Embrace; 7 Proficiency; 8 Disentangle; 14 Opinion; 16 Shampoo; 17 String; 19 Erase; 21 Siren.

26/11/20

DOUBLE CROSSWORD:

Cryptic: Across: 1 Fete; 3 Operable; 8 Rare; 9 Flatfish; 11 Newfoundland; 13 Minute; 14 Stooge; 17 Straitjacket; 20 King Lear; 21 Drag; 22 Sparring; 23 Lean. Down: 1 Forename; 2 Throw-in; 4 Poland; 5 Rattletrap; 6 Brian; 7 Echo; 10 Footballer; 12 Heptagon; 15 Oak tree; 16 Strain; 18 Tonga; 19 Ekes.

Quick: Across: 1 Away; 3 Scribble; 8 Rake; 9 Commence; 11 Conscription; 13 Theory; 14 Orator; 17 Intimidation; 20 Thorough; 21 Emit; 22 Pleasure; 23 Chic. Down: 1 Atrocity; 2 Askance; 4 Cookie; 5 Immaterial; 6 Bingo; 7 Ewer; 10 Scurrilous; 12 Frenetic; 15 Triumph; 16 Linger; 18 Noose; 19 Stop.

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