A Crossword Called Gooty
Across
- 4. The final rabbit tally after the midnight hunt (3)
- 5. The lake that hosted Gooty’s annual monsoon duck hunt (11)
- 7. PEI The ghost with long black hair, big eyes, and an infant in her arms — the colony’s unofficial night shift (10,3)
- 8. South Indian city with a moustachioed man who believed equally in corporal punishment and star charts (8)
- 11. The actress who inspired the theatrics of The Great Gooty Hide and Seek (9,6)
- 14. Strings that appeared in front yards like festive bunting after the shoot (8)
- 15. Dried vegetable crisps sunbathing on the terrace like ladies on the French Riviera (7)
- 18. The town perched politely on the banks of the Tungabhadra River (11)
- 20. Once you master the art of bread, you’re always rolling in ______ (5)
Down
- 1. The fireworks tucked into the old man’s boots on New Year’s Eve (10)
- 2. Rogue bulls roughly the size of bullock carts (7)
- 3. The game that caused Aunty May to belly-flop halfway across the field (3,3,3,4)
- 5. The legendary lunch served atop the fort (4,5)
- 6. One of the ducks Aunty Violet named — possibly after a movie star (7)
- 9. The dark, rich, temperamental Christmas sweet between an English pudding and an Indian halwa (5)
- 10. The family member housie caller Marjorie couldn’t stop talking about (4)
- 12. The reception venue for the dawn-to-dusk “I do” (3,7,4)
- 13. Food cooked for the Berlie housewarming lunch (7)
- 16. The girl who waltzed away with the May Queen crown (5)
- 17. One of Aunty Ruby’s jewel-named sisters (4)
- 19. The exact colour of Mrs. Fernandez’s wine — clear, elegant, and wedding-approved (4,3)