Cryptic Puzzle 3 - 2007

CRYPTIC BIRDS 3 - 2007


Discover the birds hidden in the following clues.



1.             Falls in Wales. (7)                    

2.             Awful nun in the dock. (7)        

3.             There’s warmth in a north-eastern river. (8)                       

4.             Southern policemen touch new low. (5,3)          

5.             Headless gangster found in castle.  ( 4 )              

6.             Wet man’s U-turn.  (4, 4)                  

7.             10-0 reverse.  (6)                                  

8.             Homer’s son sickened as two dig clumsily. (3-6,6)           

9.             He likes his wine, so they say. (4,6)              

10.          Right in the middle of a great metropolis. (4)                     

11.          Discovered in summer lingerie.  (6)             

12.          Cheerfully greet ordeal encountered in work environment.  (5,5)

set by John Thorogood

Answers

1.  Swallow
2.  Dunnock
3.  Wheatear
4.  Scops Owl
5.  Rook
6.  Mute Swan
7.  Linnet
8.  Bar-tailed Godwit
9.  Grey Plover
10. Wren
11. Merlin
12. White Stork