Independent 6867/Phi (Prize puzzle 18-10-08)
Posted by neildubya on October 24th, 2008
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 | COG,CAN< – I think I would have got this quicker if the definition was just “French liquor” as the word “production” made me think there was something more going on. |
| 4 | WEE in (PEATS)* – SWEETPEA |
| 10 | PE,I in EDICTS< – PESTICIDE |
| 11 | TRAM,P |
| 12 | MOOD (reversed) |
| 13 | T(ASK,M)ASTER |
| 15 | T(RACE)RY |
| 16 | R,H,O,MB,I |
| 19 | S,EXI(S)T – I thought this was very good. Great wording and surface reading. |
| 21 | DUG,I in LEG (all reversed) – John GIELGUD |
| 23 | POST,HUMOU[-r]S – “Pole” is often N,E,S or W, but not here. |
| 25 | ST[-a]IR |
| 27 | I,CI[-d]ER |
| 28 | LOG TABLES – double definition. |
| 29 | TO(POLO,G)Y |
| 30 | HERE’S,Y |
| Down | |
| 1 | CUP,I’D,IT,Y |
| 2 | GAS,(ONE CAD)* – GASCONADE. One of a couple of clues that held me up for a while. A new word to me but a fairly easy one to guess. |
| 3 | [-d]AVID |
| 5 | (CREW)*,KER[-b] – WRECKER. |
| 6 | EXTRA COVER – a fielding position in cricket. |
| 7 | PLAN,T – T is the twentieth letter of the alphabet. |
| 8 | A,S(P)IRE |
| 9 | BIG,A,MY |
| 14 | (HELP REPAIR)* – PERIPHERAL |
| 17 | BA(GATE)LLE[-t] |
| 18 | (IS READY)* – I DARE SAY. |
| 20 | TIM,GALE (going up) |
| 21 | G,RUDGE – the Dickensian hero is Barnaby RUDGE. |
| 22 | U,P(L,IF)T |
| 24 | SKI(M)P – I thought this was cleverly worded as my initial parsing of the clue was “bit of material” as the def with a word for “avoid” with “a” inside as the wordplay. |
| 26 | VALE[-t] – this was the other clue that held me up although I’m not really sure why as it looks easy enough now. |