Horizontal: 1. positions 5. Third largest place in Zeeland 9. His skin is simple 11. ‘__ wants podcast duo to correct false claims about Van Dissel’ 12. Frankie die rawhide sang 14. Attack training 16. __ Steel, Groningen bard 17. Canal in Bruges 21. Smit or Vloeimans 22. Fits for horse or fries 24. sickly excited 26. Digital measure of size 27. Green place 28. Written language only 29. ‘__ in the grip of growing protest against hijab’ 30. Straight hair without curls
vertical 1. Opponent of the Netherlands 2. __from! 3. Sportsmen who rely on their luck 4. Paper provided 5. Sports area 6. ewing __ 7. Globally a circle 8. App avant a lettre 10. “__ ‘unfriends’ Chinese province over human rights violations” 13. bird of prey 15. Trunks 18. choral songs 19. Money for 3 vertical 20. Fits for eyes or sausage 23. Narrow 24. Groningen greeting 25. Inquiry
Solution puzzle September 21. Horizontal: 1. SPANGA 6. WIN 9. ELEANOR 10. MORITZ 11. WEKE 13. OHMS 15. ADER 19. EL AL 20. IRON 21. RENO 22. USANCE 23. ENTENTE 24. SONS 25. PEAS Vertical: 1. SOMBREROS 2. AFRICANS 3. GETOB 4. ALZHEIMER 5. MARCH ROUTE 6. SOMETHING 7. WORSHIP SERVICE 8. EVERGREEN 12. KEN 14. MGR 16. RUNNING 17. SLOWS 18. ONSER In the middle: GOVERNMENT BUDGET
A version of this puzzle also appeared in the September 22, 2022 newspaper