Posted by John on 12th March 2008
As usual, many lovely clues. Am I safe in saying that there’s no Nina? Or is the fact that there were four double clues, all symmetrically placed, somehow significant? Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by diagacht on 12th March 2008
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 | HEATER: (t)HEATER |
| 4 | SCOWLING: COW in SLING |
| 9 | GOYAS: GOY (gentile) + AS |
| 10 | CASANOVAS:A NOVA in CASS. Giovanni Jacopo is Casanova but not sure if I have the decode right |
| 11 | JOHN DONNE:HND (higher national diploma) in JOON (sounds like JUNE) and NE (new English) |
| 13 | MONOCHROMIST: anagram of M CHOIR ON TOMS |
| 17,22,2 | YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING: As in police caution and mum’s the word. |
| 21 | CHESTNUTS: anagram of STENCH and STU (shortened stud) |
| 23 | RED DEVILS: anagram of ELVIS DED (dead with the article ‘a’1) and R (right). Refers to the display unit that is Manchester United. |
| 24 | SCALD: anagram of AL S (Stewart’s first) CD |
| 26 | ONE BY ONE: as in 11 (eleven) is one alongside one. Spent some time wondering how this clue related to John Donne! |
| 26 | WYVERN: WY (heartless way) + VERN (does this relate to Jules Verne and if so how do we lose the final e?) |
| Down | |
| 3 | EASED: EASE(l) with L (50) multiplied by 10 to make D (500) |
| 5 | COSTERMONGERS: anagram of SORT ME in CONGERS |
| 6 | WONDERS AT: anagram of TOWERS AND |
| 8 | GUSHER: G (good) + USHER |
| 10 | CONTRADICTION: DI in CONTRACTION |
| 14 | CROTCHETY: CROTCHET (note) + Y (end of day) |
| 15 | SATURATE: TUR (half turtle) in anagram of AT SEA |
| 18 | HAIRDO: H (hospital) + anagram of RADIO |
| 19 | STODGE: S (seconds) + TODGE (todger without the r) |
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Posted by Colin Blackburn on 12th March 2008
Hurredly done Paul. Fairly straightforward for Paul with a just couple of words I had to check and some devilish word play in places
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