Day 3

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Answers

Across

1. Northern iatrogenic complication may be involved in defect that needs fixing [6]
   HERNIA (hidden word)
2. This assessment goes over my head! [4]
   HALO (cryptic definition)
3. A medical leader made ill by icky veal [5,3]
   CLIVE KAY (anagram of ‘ICKYVEAL’)
4. Chippendale or Starmer? [12]
   CABINETMAKER (double definition, cryptic definition)
5. Academic covering surgery with old lady giving anaesthetic? [8]
   PROPOFOL (PROF (academic) covering OP (surgery), with OL (old lady))
6. New currency can be found in G3? [5]
   NEURO (N (new) + EURO(currency))

Down

2. Tear in damaged part of eye [6]
   RETINA (anagram ‘damaged’ of TEAR IN)
3. Cat roamed back up the biggest pipe? [5]
   AORTA (hidden word, reversed ‘back up’)
4. Seaside cured ailment [7]
   DISEASE (anagram of SEASIDE)
5. Alveoli blown up, starting with T-piece, can induce anaesthesia [8]
   VOLATILE (anagram of ALVEOLI+T)
6. Fouled inco makes money [4]
   COIN (anagram of INCO)
7. Criminal Phil can bemuse [8]
   CONFOUND (criminal ‘CON’ + Phil ‘FOUND’)
8. This will make you laugh- a box with nothing in it [7]
   CARTOON (a box ‘CARTON’ with nothing ‘O’ inside)
9. Being ambitious but can’t finish? A painful solution [7]
   ASPIRIN (being ambitious ASPIRIN(G) ‘can’t finish’)
10. Badger inconsiderately [5]
    RATEL (hidden word)