Theme: Finance
By Roy Arnott & Ken Greatorex
Suggested reference:
http://www.businessballs.com/business-dictionary.htm
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“STRAIGHT” CLUES (CRYPTIC CLUES BELOW)
CLUES ACROSS:
1. Hawaiian native dance [4]
8. The kind of market in which share prices are rising, encouraging buying [4]
11. & 12 across: Rogue trader who caused the collapse of Barings Bank (two words, [4], [8])
12. See 11 across
14. Six of these used to make a drachma [4]
16. Insect [3]
17. Major Asian currency [3]
18. The crime of charging higher interest on a loan than the law permits [5]
20. Obtains money in return for labour or services [5]
21. A carefully planned operation, typically one involving deception [5]
24. Join, fasten or repair with stitches [3]
25. Hysterical behaviour [5]
27. Head movement signifying assent [3]
28. In economics and finance, a statistical measure of changes in a representative group of individual data points [5]
29. Assistance [3]
30. Decrease in net assets for which no revenue is obtained [4]
32. Mixture of nitrogen, oxygen and other gases that surrounds the earth [3]
34. Describes any integer that can be divided exactly by 2 [4]
35. & 38 across & 39 across: The proposition that people of lower socio-economic status become better off as an inevitable consequence of the more affluent members of that society accruing wealth (three words, [7], [4], [6])
38. See 35 across
39. See 35 across
43. An establishment which maintains animals for study, conservation or display to the public [3]
44. Revenue minus cost of goods sold [5]
46. Organized military force equipped for land fighting [4]
48. Deceit perpetrated for profit [5]
49. Anger [3]
50. Single currency of seventeen member states of the European Union [4]
54. Of a genre of crime literature or film featuring tough, cynical characters and bleak settings [4]
55. An American stock exchange, the world’s second-largest after the New York Stock Exchange [6]
56. Blankets, sheets etc [7]
57. Tree species important for timber [3]
58. Tear [3]
60. Unhappy [3]
61. The use of deception or subterfuge to achieve one’s purpose [9]
62. Fit out [5]
63. Convulsive catching of breath [4]
65. Small pocket for carrying a watch [3]
67. Bashful [3]
69. Litigate [3]
71. Loan shark [7]
73. “Thief” in Yiddish [7]
76. Swindle [4]
77. Obtain by force or threats [6]
78. Numerical measure tracking the weighted average of prices of a basket of consumer goods and services [3]
79. A fraud or swindle [6]
80. Alias [3]
82. Seek to influence the outcome of political deliberations on an issue [5]
85. Young woman entering society [3]
87. Russian sovereign [4]
90. A way of protecting oneself against financial loss [5]
91. Duty paid on a particular class of goods [6]
95. To remove restrictions on a strong or powerful force [7]
96. & 97 across: Illegally using confidential information to buy or sell shares (two words, [7], [7])
97. See 96 across
99. The arithmetical chances of something happening or being the case [4]
101. The oldest airline in the world still operating under its original name [3]
102. (To) sum [3]
104. Money in the form of coins or notes [4]
108. Isolated flat topped hill with steep sides [4]
111. & 112 across: Inventor of double entry system of Book-keeping (two words, [4], [7])
112. See 111 across
114. Funds or revenue of a state, institution or society [8]
118. Tariff on this item helped trigger the War of American Independence [3]
119. Element # 26 [4]
120. Musical instrument [5]
121. & 122 across: Use of strategies which make the proceeds of crime appear to be legitimate earnings (two words, [5], [10])
122. See 121 across
CLUES DOWN:
2. Release restraints [8]
3. The right of a creditor to hold a debtor’s property as surety [4]
4. Those who excel at a particular sport or activity [4]
5. Top-fermented brewed beverage [3]
6. Whirling fluid mass [6]
7. Dishonestly takes another’s wealth for one’s own use [15]
8. Purchase [3]
9. Pillaged [6]
10. The direction of a bear market [4]
13. “The Smartest Guys In the Room” [5]
15. & 40 down: American stockbroker convicted in 2009 to 150 years for fraud (two words, [6], [6])
19. An unusually high incidence of bank depositors wishing to withdraw their savings [3]
22. Corrupt misuse of political authority for personal gain [5]
23. Asking price [4]
24. Vend, peddle, market [4]
26. The ^ sign above the 6 on a keyboard [5]
31. Unity [3]
32. Shrub whose fruit has an aniseed-like odour [5]
33. The kind of market in which share prices are falling, encouraging selling [4]
36. Lump of earth or clay [4]
37. In addition [5]
40. See 15 down
41. & 66 down: High-yielding high-risk securities (two words, [4], [5])
42. Make a mistake [3]
43. Swiss financial centre [6]
45. State grant to help an industry keep the price of a commodity or service low [7]
47. Places where coins are made [5]
48. Pilfer or steal items of small value [5]
49. Regular payment for the use of money lent [8]
50. Catch sight of [4]
52. Garner [4]
53. & 68 down: Transaction involving an unusually small number of shares (two words, [3], [3])
58. Ascend [4]
59. Remunerates [4]
64. & 86 down: Form of fraud made attractive by quick returns to the first investors from money invested by later investors (two words, [4], [6])
66. See 41 down
68. See 53 down
70. An illegal enterprise carried on for profit [6]
71. Reselling shares at a large or quick profit [8]
72. & 93 down: Money given in return for help in a secret and dishonest business deal (two words, [4], [4])
74. Payment for professional services [3]
75. (Medical) Noisy breathing [7]
79. A unit measuring visits to a website [3]
80. In a specified year of the Christian era [2]
81. Early calculating devices [5]
83. Incomes returned on investments [6]
84. Money owed [4]
86. See 64 down
88. Deceptively deprive someone of money or possessions [7]
89. Exposure to possible loss [4]
90. Tiny freshwater coelenterate [5]
92. Sum of money for a particular purpose [4]
93. See 72 down
94. Popular food flavour derived from an orchid [7]
98. (Name when) born [3]
99. Aquatic propulsion device [3]
100. To exhaust resources [5]
103. Consisting of two parts [4]
104. Tranquil [4]
105. Whirl quickly [4]
106. Rabbit-like mammal [4]
107. Personal Identification Number [3]
109. Bacterial infection of the eyelid [4]
110. Sol [3]
113. Flirtatiously shy or modest [3]
115. Greek prefix which can mean variously “upon,” “on,” “over,” “near,” “at,” “before” or “after” [3]
116. Decline temporarily [3]
117. Take property unlawfully using force or threat of force [3]
CRYPTIC CLUES
CLUES ACROSS:
1. Drag twisted Polynesian dance [4]
8. Papal paperwork to push up shares? [4]
11. & 12 across: He appears in con link, see! (two words, [4], [8])
12. See 11 across
14. Too bold to hold old coin [4]
16. Voluntary working group takes brevet odds [3]
17. Yearning for currency [3]
18. Of great interest [5]
20. Trap adjusted and makes money [5]
21. Painful insertion from metal contained in density measure [5]
24. Directions to tack [3]
25. God in charge causes great fear [5]
27. Negative 500 but indicates assent? [3]
28. Fashionable note no longer, but provides a reference [5]
29. Young woman loses a million, gets help. [3]
30. No profit in dental cord lacking fluorine [4]
32. On a G string? [3]
34. Smooth number without sulphur [4]
35. & 38 across & 39 across: Incontinence? (three words, [7], [4], [6])
38. See 35 across
39. See 35 across
43. Remove directions from oxygen molecule and set up for animals [3]
44. King, over-sized, goes South but is still large [5]
46. Radar Myki to find horde [4]
48. Priestly gold note is fake [5]
49. One engineer displays grumpiness [3]
50. Sounds like directive to paddle is on the money [4]
54. Negative infra-red is dark [4]
55. Index? It is rather technical [6]
56. Edd and Bing combine for blanket coverage [7]
57. Frog call lacks credit to find tree [3]
58. Current epitaph? [3]
60. Element on notice – not happy [3]
61. Trickery could lead to chancy ire [9]
62. Supply an Eastern one liner [5]
63. Note snake, it is breathtaking [4]
65. Pocket a spurious put off [3]
67. Quiet year to startle horse [3]
69. Litigious girl [3]
71. Loan shark displays reticent tress [7]
73. Inn fog clears for thief [7]
76. South projection is a con [4]
77. Former civil wrong is really criminal [6]
78. 100 ratios show how costs are tracking [3]
79. Get a sleuth organised to act energetically [6]
80. Alcoholics Anonymous include potassium to create an alias [3]
82. High angle return, passing, makes room for influence [5]
85. She is coming out [3]
87. Rodents scramble to set up supreme ruler [4]
90. Element moves to edge of edge to create an edge [5]
91. Little thanks to musical phrase is taxing [6]
95. Negative, the French residue is let loose [7]
96. & 97 across: Ingrained dirts make dodgy share deal (two words, [7], [7])
97. See 96 across
99. Large chest in large size expresses probabilities [4]
101. Air service from even ski lamp [3]
102. Accrue current era 50 [3]
104. Carbon residue makes money [4]
108. Same high plain drifter [4]
111. & 112 across: Alicia, cop us making accounting codifier (two words, [4], [7])
112. See 111 across
114. Arty ruse set up wealth store [8]
118. Note action to contain beverage [3]
119. Fair once, but extract mineral set up visage [4]
120. Scottish chap in Italian river is quiet [5]
121. & 122 across: Process for filthy lucre? (two words, [5], [10])
122. see 121 across
CLUES DOWN:
2. Let loose lurid Ben [8]
3. Flower changes to establish property interest [4]
4. Visages without fluorine make winning strokes [4]
5. Brew sounds sick [3]
6. Puts a spin on a fluid situation [6]
7. Arise! Pimp pastor defrauds [15]
8. Extra sound purchase [3]
9. Edward is at the back of the toilet and plundered [6]
10. 500 possess fluff [4]
13. Massive fraud in corporate ill omen rondo [5]
15. & 40 down: Deform bean if deform for Ponzi scammer (two words, [6], [6])
19. King has French article to make cricket score [3]
22. Gravitational impact on water craft produces corruption [5]
23. Ratio, with time, has a price [4]
24. Direction to a pair of 50’s to dispose of assets [4]
26. Shows where to stick it [5]
31. Sounds like a singular victory [3]
32. Herbal extract disturbed in sea [5]
33. Ursine note to anatomical feature [4]
36. 100, 50, zero, 500? Stupid person! [4]
37. Additional former disturbed rodent [5]
40. See 15 down
41. & 66 down: Fastening devices for Chinese vessels are not worth much (two words, [4], [5])
42. Is human? [3]
43. Gnome location? [6]
45. Di’s busy providing financial support [7]
47. Territory incorporated in management information system. Something to chew on? [5]
48. Formula 1 takes heavy landing craft – a steal! [5]
49. Bury time zone for financial benefit [8]
50. Spot St Kilda venue in Blues pyre [4]
52. Harvest deformed fruit [4]
53. & 68 down: Weird mob hard to place (two words, [3], [3])
58. We hear grasses go up [4]
59. Neuter – it can be made to profit [4]
64. & 86 down: Chosen, zip ‘em! To rip off (two words, [4], [6])
66. See 41 down
68. See 53 down
70. Tennis fraud? [6]
71. Clip snag is being ripped off [8]
72. & 93 down: KCIK is illegal (two words, [4], [4])
74. Iron energy charge [3]
75. Sound of mucus? [7]
79. Take time to hydrogen iodide to score [3]
80. Notice for Common Era [2]
81. Beads can be counted on to make these [5]
83. Surrenders gains [6]
84. Even idler bath I owed [4]
86. See 64 down
88. Envelope in pigs to cheat [7]
89. Energetic without note creates probability of adverse outcome [4]
90. Hardy changes for multi-head [5]
92. Discovered lacks nothing to establish account [4]
93. See 72 down
94. All vain can be plain [7]
98. Remove potassium from joint to be born [3]
99. Leverage tool to get things moving [3]
100. 500 showers will need this [5]
103. Take back praise for doubling up [4]
104. Shell fish is disturbed but remains unexcited [4]
105. Back bites for rotation [4]
106. Short ration for Lepus [4]
107. Phosphorous fashionable to attach [3]
109. Pig pen infection? [4]
110. In starring role [3]
113. Shy enterprise [3]
115. Saga loses 100. Close but not exactly [3]
116. Second silver slump [3]
117. Gown lacks energy to steal [3]