Mini crossword No 97

Special Instructions: Thanks to Meles whose comment on mini crossword No 83 by Henri provided the idea for this. Similarly to what Henri said there (but not in the same way), words aren't missing as such, they're just not where you might expect them to be...

Across

Compensates mess of loft made roofless in ____ (7)
____ naked celebrity going back to become focal point (5)
Take unaged ____ and sprinkle tad in to cook up a storm! (7)
It goes round or back and forth on end of ____ (5)

Down

____'s hub seized in steep stall (4)
Leaves Goa ____ raging after gutless Indian force quit (7)
Writer ____ sweeping very loud sections with quiet intro (4)
Understand no part of ____'s magnum opus (7)

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6 comments

Henri

11 mo ago

Ha, excellent - another response to that Meles comment! A little tricky at first, some guessing from def and back-parsing to understand the workings, but all gettable! Favourite: 4a 👏

Thu 7 Aug 2025, set byAvid