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The European Crossword No. 5 – solution

The clue not updated was for CHANNEL TUNNEL, which was actually under construction at the time, and it was still not 100% certain to be completed (it took another four years to reach opening).

Euro5sol

ACROSS

1             DICKENS; anag. in Dis

5             LUCERNE; anag. + r + (ki)ne

9             NON-LINEAR; no + anag.

10           ADULT; a dul(l) t

11           BLEATED; at in bleed

12           EXPANSE; pans in Exe

13           ARC DE TRIOMPHE; anag.

18           CHANNEL TUNNEL; channel + tunnel (under construction at time of puzzle)

20           TATTING; tat tin g

23           DECLINE; Dec line

25           AGREE; a Gree(k)

26           ELEMENTAL; E le mental

27           DUNSTAN; duns tan

28           DRESDEN; Dr + anag.

DOWN

1             DANUBE; an in bud (rev.) + e

2             CONNEMARA; anag.

3             EXIST; hidden rev.

4             SPEEDWELL; deep (rev.) in swell

5             LARGE; hidden

6             CLAMPDOWN; anag. inc. m

7             ROUEN; roué n

8             EXTREMES; ex + anag.

14           CONTINENT; 2 mngs.

15           ROUNDHEAD; round + head

16           PALLIATED; pal + anag.

17           SCOTLAND; an in Scot(t) l d

19           BERLIN; be R L in

21           TURIN; I in turn

22           GREEN; re in gen

24           CRETE; cre(a)te

 

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