Independent No 6581 by Mordred
Posted by NealH on 19th November 2007
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 9 | Capo: Truman Capote (US writer) – TE (note from doh, re..) |
| 10 | Metalloidal: (made a lot ill)*. Tricky word. |
| 13 | Octopod: Initial letters running backwards. Also some & lit because the Davy Jones in the Pirates films looks like an octopus. |
| 15 | Chromo: (Mr Choo)*. Had to confirm this from the dictionary – apparently it’s short for chromolithograph. |
| 17 | Tightrope Walker: Cryptic def. |
| 20 | Al Anon: Alan (Partridge, mock radio presenter created by Steve Coogan) + “on”. Short for “alcoholics anonymous”. |
| 22 | Fold: Wasn’t completely confident on this – some sort of cryptic definition based on sheepfold. |
| 26 | Spin: Nips backwards. Another one which required a trip to the dictionary – spinning is apparently a metod of fishing. |
| 27 | Dry cleaner: Hard-liner (“dry” as in “wet and dry”) + “one who does for” (cleaner, slang for hit man) |
| Down | |
| 2 | Epee: Fencer’s second (e) + pee (slash being slang for urinate) |
| 4 | Calico: C + Ali (Cassius Clay’s later name) + co |
| 6 | Crayon: “Ray” (Winstone – actor) inside “con” |
| 7 | Backpacking: Pack (rugby forwards) inside “backing”. Since was obvious early on that it started “back”, the presence of “forward” in the clue made this quite misleading. |
| 12 | Original sin: Didn’t quite get this. It doesn’t seem to be formed from wordplay, so I assume it’s just a cryptic def. I suppose the original sin is the model for all others. |
| 15 | Cuttlefish: “Cut” + “felt” backwards + “ish” |
| 20 | Anneal: Didn’t get this apart from “temper” = “anneal” |
| 23 | Orca: “Orc” (goblin from Lord of the Rings) + “a”. Orca is another word for a killer whale. |
| 24 | Knee: Knee(sups) |
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