The FONTzine Crossword

the crossword grid

Across

  1. Confusing hibernation reel? (6,1,8)
  2. A secure granddaughter of Bing. (3)
  3. Spaceship crewed by Donald's nephews (6,5)
  4. Bouncing baby boy? (3)
  5. The Last Legionary (6)
  6. One moth you don't want to see (5)
  7. TLA alien (1,1,1)
  8. We must be careful here (3,6)
  9. Profane GI? (5,7)
  10. Carries a charge (3)
  11. Lawless princess (4)
  12. Number 2 given name (mostly) (3)
  13. A fortunate forename(5)
  14. see 30 down.
  15. Poet's progeny, programming pioneer (3)
  16. Small hellhound (3)
  17. Mr Sandman (4,6)
  18. Commander of information? (4)
  19. (and 29 down) He went back to the USSA (3,6)
  20. No magic here! (6)
  21. Gil has three (four, if you count his employer) (3)
  22. Why is Sting blue? (3)
  23. These knights say they are very concerned about their social security entitlement? (2)
  24. He lived by the lamp-post (2,6)

Down

  1. Sent something wicked this way (3,8)
  2. Wight woz ere (6)
  3. She can kill you with her brain (5,3)
  4. Plato's lost land (8)
  5. Moon, or tangled gold rope? (6)
  6. Furry electronic chinese cooking implement? (4)
  7. Sexy cosine. Disorganised? Banks know why. (9)
  8. Majipoor's creator (10)
  9. Erik works with metal (7)
  10. The first positronic collection (1,5)
  11. Bob's wife Helen can stretch to almost anything (10)
  12. Agent with initiative (5,4)
  13. Laid down the Laws (5,6)
  14. Leading a rag-tag fleet all over again... (9)
  15. Raimi's Shadowy hero (7)
  16. A tale of the worldwall (2)
  17. see 32 across.
  18. (and 25 across) He hunts a six-fingered man (5,7)
  19. Carter's place (4)
  20. One of the original foresters (3)

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