Posted by nmsindy on 26th March 2008
Very tough today, and some excellent misdirection by Dac. Solving time, 39 mins. A little rushed today- one not fully understood yet, but verified using ‘Reveal’ that I got it right.
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Posted by neildubya on 26th March 2008
<Insert my usual hero-worshipping gush about how great Araucaria is here>
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Posted by diagacht on 26th March 2008
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 | VERBAL: hidden in oVERBALance |
| 5 | PERISHED: PERI + SHED |
| 9 | STRAIGHT: double definition |
| 10,29 | BREATHTAKING: &Lit |
| 12 | HONORARY: NOR (and not) in HOARY |
| 14 | WATER BUFFALO: anagram of WAFFLER ABOUT |
| 18 | TRANSMISSION: anagram of SINS IN A STORM |
| 22,28,27 | IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE: John Reid and Liam Fox are both MPs and also doctors |
| 25 | ANYWAY: double definition |
| Down | |
| 2 | ESTATE: double definition |
| 3 | BLACK SWAN: B + LACKS + WAN |
| 4 | LOGARITHM: GARI (the ginger served with sushi) in LOTH (alternative spelling for loath) + M (monsieur); John Napier the Scotsman ‘discovered’ logs |
| 5 | PITCHER: double definition |
| 6 | ROBIN: as in robing without the g |
| 8 | ENTIRELY: anagram of NET (network) + I RELY |
| 15 | UNIVALENT: VALE in UNIN (union without love) + T |
| 16 | FANCYWORK: &Lit |
| 17 | PROSPERO: PROS + PER + O |
| 19,13 | SEE OFF: SEE (diocese) OFF (office without the ice) |
| 20 | SPARTAN: ART in SPAN |
| 23 | HABIT: use in a convent |
| 24 | RIDER: double definition |
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Posted by neildubya on 26th March 2008
A year ago today I posted a message to this blog saying that my wife had just given birth to our first child. This was him then:
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