Posted by NealH on 25th February 2008
* = anag, < = reversed, () = dropped letter
A good mixture of clues, with some quite tough ones (like 8 across) and some fairly easy. I quite enjoyed it, but it might require a bit too much general knowledge for some people. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by diagacht on 25th February 2008
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 | TESTAMENT: the male organ is presumably STAMEN but I can’t get offensive from TET |
| 9 | THE BEGGARS OPERA: anagram of A BERG’S GREAT HOPE |
| 10 | ROUT: gROUT firing German (g) |
| 14 | DIARRHOEA: anagram of A HORRID + EA (is EA an abbreviation for enema?) |
| 16 | SASHA: SAS and HA (Hawaii); I think this must be right but I thought the abbreviation for Hawaii is HI |
| 18 | TOLERANCE: anagram of TO CLEANER |
| 20 | EGO IDEAL: EGO + ID (physchological concepts) + EA (each) + L (last letter of theoretical) |
| 25 | PUT ON A BRAVE FACE: &Lit |
| 26 | REEVE: hidden in raRE EVErglades |
| 27 | TIGERS EYE: TIGERS (those who are determined) + EYE (to look); tiger’s eye is a chatoyant gemstone (apparently) |
| Down | |
| 1 | TUTOR: TUT + OR (ordinary ranks) |
| 2 | SPECULA: U (head of urology) in anagram of PLACES |
| 5 | THREE BALLS: clearly right as it is the pawnbroker’s sign but ‘over half shunned’? |
| 6 | MOONRAKERS: MOONRAKER (Bond film) + S (singular); moonrakers are sails that fly above the skysail |
| 7 | SLEDGED: SL (Sri Lankan openers) + EDGED (to play a poor stroke in cricket) |
| 8 | STARSTONE: STARS + T (ultimately covet) + ONE (a particular kind) |
| 12 | BREAK DANCE: anagram of BAD NECK EAR |
| 13 | PORT TALBOT: PORT (left) + TALBOT (breed of dog) |
| 14 | DISTEMPTER: D (doctor) + IS (lives) + TEMPER (alleviate) |
| 17 | SCOTTIE: S (small) + COT (bed) + TIE (like perhaps a dicky bow) |
| 19 | NEONATE: NEON (gas) + ATE (corrosive) |
| 22 | THEME: T (time) + HEM (edge) + E (energy) |
| 23 | YANG: hidden in malaYAN Gkossary |
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