Level 228 Solution

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Solution Grid

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Across

1. CHIOS
  • Island where Homer was reputedly born
  • Homer's birthplace.
  • Historic Greek island.
  • Scenic island of the Aegean.
  • Greek island.
4. DESSERT
  • Napoleon, for one
  • Last course
  • Sweet course
  • Dinner course
  • Feast finale
5. LITERAL
  • Word-for-word
  • Like some translations
  • Verbatim
  • Not figurative
  • Not exaggerated
6. SUNDA
  • Strait near Java
  • Isles in Malay Archipelago
  • Island chain including Sumatra and Java.
  • Indonesian island chain.
  • Strait between Java and Sumatra

Down

1. CASTLING
  • Chess move involving the king and rook
  • Chess strategem
  • Rookie move?
  • Chess maneuver
  • Move on board launch to get fish
2. INERTIA
  • Resistance to change
  • Sluggishness
  • Subject of Newton's first law
  • Lethargy
  • Inactivity
3. SITAR
  • Shankar's instrument
  • Ravi Shankar's instrument
  • Indian instrument
  • Raga instrument
  • Indian lute
4. DUCKS
  • Teals and mallards
  • Manages to avoid
  • Stoops suddenly
  • Avoids
  • Birds that waddle

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