Complete Clue List
Across
1. Person who "thumbs" a lift or ride (One or Two words 5,5)
6. Informal term for heroin
9. Chevrons sewn onto a uniform to define a rank in the military
10. A captive held as security for the fulfilment of certain conditions
12. Informal term to describe a young person (Two words 6,7)
14. Unwavering and determined
15. North African desert
17. Andromeda or the Milky Way as an example
19. Fabricated
21. Summer treat made with ice-cream & soda made from sassafras (Three words 4,4,5)
24. Prolific composer from the Classical period; Wolfgang ___ Mozart
25. Hanging and tapering pieces of frozen water (Plural)
26. Groove cut into the face of a board to accommodate another board
27. Percussion instruments made of graduating wooden pieces & struck to produce sound (Plural)
Down
1. Money used to silence an illegal or shameful act; ___ money
2. Violent lunges with a pointed weapon
3. Able to bend beyond the normal range
4. Madness
5. A set of moral principals
7. A type of spinning wheel, was the symbol of the Indian independence movement
8. Permits that allow foreign nationals to live and work in the USA on a permanent basis (Two words 5,5
11. Exaggerated cleaning, generally associated with a soldier and his boots (Three words 4,3,6)
13. South African coin, minted in 1967, to help promote the South African Mint (Two words 6,4)
16. Drawing made on a public wall (Singular)
18. Spotted this 1984 novel by Wilbur Smith; "The ___ Hunts in Darkness"
20. Official language of Andorra
22. A paper or a short piece of writing on a specific topic
23. Employs