A Leisurely Pursuit by Nimrod
CAM 104's crossword
Across
1) Protection from sunshine glare: check inside (6)
4) Island to go round, then something to play on board (7, 2 words)
7) Jockey rode the odds-on favourite? (6)
9) Dilly discussed facility for wee potato (4)
10) Turns away from phoney resurrecting one burned at the altar (6)
11) Witnessing offensive channel (9)
13) Mineral quality is withdrawn from the gut (6)
15) Navy’s revolutionary weapon brought to book (5)
16) Coalmine gallery where I feel at home (3)
18) Routine course taken around hill (3)
20) Unfortunate hole in bagpipe? (3)
21) Be without a vast number (3)
22) Exit from stage initially advised, because of Shakespeare’s bear (3)
24) Soak Glaswegian GP and retreat (5)
27) Schooling of horse, say, getting through infection (6)
29) It’s special trampling on uniform of the first soldier (9)
30) Not always like prior, but always like nun, nun with halo slipping (6)
31) Dance movement is hot! (4)
32) Invite Scots to inquire about special dinner guest? (7)
33) Adjust quantity of beer gallery will accept (6)
Thematic
- Sounding more like the Stepney Sandboy?
- A patient that everyone can see is on the up
- 21 minus 50
- France’s mistakes
- Fine plate one’s inscribed
- Butter spread all over
- Essential to have shelter
- What one does in open country
- See smoke rising
- On reflection, the same answer
- Pressure put on network’s function
- Red Cross carries chap to Providence?
Down
2) Exercising one’s terrier, they navigate difficult ground (10)
3) Change course when leaving state summit (6)
5) Charity hastily put together meals (4)
6) Savoury dish: pipeman circulated it close to home (9)
8) Local barge most ill equipped for hoisting (4)
12) Oil of oranges Broz put in measure of spirits with water (10, 2 words)
14) Fox prepared for low tide (9)
17) Shout of approval that’s very funny, most common in repartee (3)
19) I’m so confused about lift positions (7)
23- Make unfit members of convent nakedly run it (6)
25- Shrewd attaché harnessing some power (4)
26- Be threatening ape from below, skirting river (5)
28- Energy drained, sister’s beginning to approach one of two bears (4)
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All entries to be received by 2 June 2025. Send your entry: . by post to: CAM 104 Prize Crossword, University of Cambridge, 1 Quayside, Bridge Street, Cambridge CB5 8AB . online at: alumni.cam.ac.uk/magazine . by email to: cameditor@alumni.cam.ac.uk
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Solutions, winners and runners-up will be published in CAM 105 and online on 17 June 2025 at: alumni.cam.ac.uk/magazine