Horizontal:
4. (If you) miss pieces (7)
6. Catering for trekkers (6)
7. Pipe you can hang from (4)
11. There you are with respectable people, although there is quite a bit of acting (4+10)
12. Bank section where the content is not discussed (15)
13. Split a city? Let the carpenters slide (10)
14. Alternative way to suggest something similar (2+2)
15. Drinking nuts (6)
16. It’s easy to score behind the keyboard (8)
18. The very best vegetables are destined for the waste (4)
19. Stardust (7)
20. Lift from a Catholic (11)
Vertical:
1. Nice clichés (12+5)
2. Found the solution by going on holiday far away (2+8+3+3)
3. Bundle of old jokes (3+3+4)
5. Cou, coup, coupe, oh what the heck (3+2+6+4)
8. Maneuver the hook into the right place (2+3+3+6)
9. Delete (the night’s sleep) (9)
10. Green Army (11)
17. Zelensky says to the Americans, although he apparently cannot pronounce the h (5)
Three submitters of a good solution will receive a book voucher of 20 euros. Solutions must be received by the Scryptogram editors no later than Wednesday at 9 am. By letter, postcard: PO Box 20652, 1001 NR Amsterdam; by email: [email protected]
Solution scryptogram from April 26:
Horizontal:
4. popping cork; 7. folding screen; 10. tsunami; 11. thumbs; 12. put away; 14. very; 15. press photo; 16. suck; 17. Robert Redford; 19. running out of steam; 20.body walking.
Vertical:
1. irresponsible; 2. classic example; 3. antiquities; 5. fairground operator; 6. from you; 8. reservoir; 9. a good cause; 13. Gijs; 16. bathtub; 18. Old.
The book vouchers have been awarded to:
Petra Heijblom, Zeist; Arjan de Leeuw van Weenen, Sommelsdijk; Gesien Bruins and Michiel Riegen, The Hague.
JJ Steenhuis
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A version of this puzzle also appeared in the May 4, 2024 newspaper.
