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) |
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| 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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Posted by rightback on 24th February 2008
Solving time: 10 mins, one missing (13dn), one wrong (18ac)
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Posted by tilsit on 24th February 2008
Solved in three sittings totalling over 75 minutes.
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Posted by neildubya on 22nd February 2008
I ended up feeling slightly deflated by this puzzle. There were a couple of clues which I really liked, and several that I thought were a bit pedestrian. Maybe it was me that was flat and not the puzzle. Any clarification on 7 down would be welcome.
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Posted by diagacht on 22nd February 2008
| Across |
| 1 |
CONSCRIPTS: CON (study) + SCRIPTS |
| 7 |
SEAN: SEdAN being heartless |
| 10 |
DOLLS HOUSE: anagram of HULL DOES SO |
| 11 |
CARPAL: CARP + ALl (almost all) |
| 12 |
TWITCHER: WITCH in TER |
| 13 |
ARMAGNAC: A RM (jolly) + A G (good) + CAN (reversed) |
| 15 |
AIDE: A sIDE with the leader sacked |
| 19 |
LOATHING: LO + A THING |
| 22 |
COUPLETS: COUP + LETS (sanctions) |
| 23 |
LEGION: LEG (on in cricket) + I + ON |
| 28 |
TEMPORISES: TEMPO RISES |
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| Down |
| 2 |
OPEN-AIR: OP + E (last letter of done) + anagram of RAIN |
| 3 |
SCRAP: double definition |
| 4 |
REDOLENT: REDO LENT |
| 5 |
POLITICAL ASYLUM: anagram of A PLUM LOCALITY IS |
| 7 |
SLOWCOACH: WC (John) in anagram of A SCHOOL |
| 14 |
A CAPELLA: A CAPP (being Andy Capp) + ELLA |
| 16 |
WALLAROO: WALL + A ROOm (a space mostly is room without last letter) |
| 18 |
MOOCHER: MOO + CHER |
| 20 |
NEONATE: NEON + ATE |
| 21 |
JET SET: double defintion |
| 24 |
GENII: As in Gen (short for Genesis, the first book of the scriptures) Chapter 1, Verse 1, which is the first verse |
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Posted by John on 22nd February 2008
Nothing very controversial I think – the usual excellent crossword from Phi. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by neildubya on 22nd February 2008
A puzzle of two halves for me; the Downs were all pretty easy but the Acrosses less so. All good fun though. No Nina or theme that I can see but I might be missing something subtle. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by petebiddlecombe on 22nd February 2008
Solving time: no recorded – let’s call it 90 minutes
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Posted by diagacht on 21st February 2008
| Across |
| 1 |
JETSAM: SAM (American) after JET |
| 8 |
ITCHIER: anagram of RICH TEa + I; you need to replace the “a” with an “i” (one for a) |
| 9 |
HACKSAW: HACK (reporter) + SAW (has a point) |
| 11 |
SWEEPING REFORMS: &Lit |
| 13 |
SUPERSONIC: SIC (so) around U (classy) and PERSON |
| 17 |
IDLE GOSSIP: anagram of PIGS SOILED |
| 18 |
ESAU: USE (reversed) around A |
| 20 |
CARBON FOOTPRINT: FOOT in CARBON PRINT |
| 23 |
PINTADO: PINT (beer) + ADO (trouble); a pintado is a kind of sea bird |
| 24 |
IN FANCY: a kind of double definition; to dream is to hold in fancy |
| 25 |
BETTER: double definition |
| 26 |
LAYMEN: anagram of MEANLY |
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| Down |
| 2 |
ECCLESIAL: I don’t get this one. I think it is ECCLESIAL; it fits and is connected to church. |
| 3 |
STIRPS: STRIPS with the “I” and “R” swapped to follow the change of heart |
| 4 |
MERINGUES: anagram of MINERS + GUESs (without the final “S”) |
| 5 |
EPHOR: EP (record) + H (hard) + OR (other ranks?). An ephor was a magistrate in ancient Greece. |
| 6 |
PACIFIST: CAP (reversed) + I FIST |
| 8 |
ITS A FAIR COP: &Lit |
| 10 |
WEST COUNTRY: anagram of COWS YET TURN |
| 14 |
EDITORIAL: sounds like EDDY and TORY and AL (does it?) |
| 15 |
NESCIENCE: anagram of NICE SCENE, meaning ignorant |
| 16 |
IGNORANT: I GRANT around NO |
| 19 |
SPIFFY: SP (childless, sine prole) + IFFY (dubious) |
| 21 |
RONTE: presumably referring to Bramwell Bronte, a brother of Anne, Emily, and Charlotte. The initial “B” needs to be dropped. Ronte is another word for runt, although it’s a new one on me. |
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Posted by nmsindy on 21st February 2008
Some very good and varied material here – quick progress early on, but slow to finish.
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Posted by nmsindy on 21st February 2008
I found this a little harder than usual from Quixote. Solving time: 27 mins.
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Posted by Pete Maclean on 21st February 2008
Another beauty from Cincinnus. Don’t you love 27A? Also great are 12A and 26D.
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Posted by tilsit on 20th February 2008
Apologies for the lateness of posting, but some intravenous drugs managed to lay me low for a little while longer than expected today.
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Posted by neildubya on 20th February 2008
Quite straightforward, with a pleasing lack of green dolphins (see yesterday’s puzzle)
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Posted by ilancaron on 19th February 2008
Well, according to my local clock it’s still today Tuesday. So by the letter of the law, this isn’t late. I like Orlando’s clean Ximenean sensibility which means precise, albeit sometimes surprising clues. This puzzle was no exception. Not sure about a couple of defs, but I trust someone to illuminate.
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