Independent on Sunday 1005 by Quixote (17 May 2009)
Posted by nmsindy on May 21st, 2009
I found this a bit tougher than usual from Quixote, solving time 28 mins.
* = anagram
ACROSS
1 PREMIS(E)S
6 B RAISE
9 CARDINAL WOLSEY (so radically new)*
10 UNHEATED a in (The nude)*
11 PA VANE
12 F IRE
13 MA(I)T RE D’S
16 HER (IT AG)E
18 HUSK(y)
20 B(L)IT HE
22 TROUPERS “troopers”
23 LIMITED COMPANY Double definition splitting at this/sort
24 WET HER
25 DIS (TEN D)S
DOWN
2 R (E CON C)ILE
3 MARLENE DIETRICH (Children tire me a)*
4 SHIFT miserY
5 STARDOM (smart do)*
6 BOWSPRIT (prow’s bit)*
7 ALL OVER THE PLACE “plaice”
8 S TERN
14 DES (TROY)ED
15 CA (MELEE) R My final answer
17 ENT ICED
19 Sherlock HO(L)MES lost as in football league tables
21 LO (m)IRE
May 21st, 2009 at 12:24 pm
Thanks NMS for keeping this going!
May 29th, 2009 at 1:19 am
Seconded!
And thanks to those involved with the production of the Sunday Quixote for the shrink-wrapped COED which unexpectedly arrived at my door today, having been named a runner-up this particular week