Independent 7101 by Eimi
Posted by NealH on 20th July 2009
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def
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Archive for July 20th, 2009
Guardian 24,756 (Rufus)
Posted by diagacht on 20th July 2009
It’s Monday and Rufus is up to his usual tricks
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 | PACIFISTS: and they don’t like to strike! |
| 6 | AGED: anagram of AGED |
| 10 | EVERY: E (cigarettE end) + VERY (a signalling light) |
| 11 | VENTURING: anagram of GIVEN TURN |
| 12 | TAKEN IN: double definition |
| 13 | ULYSSES: anagram of SLY SUES |
| 14 | GRANDCHILDREN: cryptic definition |
| 17 | ANTICLOCKWISE: turning the clock backwards! |
| 21 | ALCOHOL: anagram of OH and LOCAL |
| 22 | DEPRESS: anagram of SPEEDS and R (river); don’t see why this is both sides of the river as that would be RR |
| 24 | BRIGADIER: BRIG (ship) + A + anagram of RIDE |
| 25 | INTER: double definition, referring to one of Milan’s football teams |
| 26 | GAME: double definition |
| 27 | SANDGLASS: cryptic definition |
| Down | |
| 1 | PRESTIGE: anagram of PRIEST and EG (reversed) |
| 2 | CHEEK: obviously CHEEK is nerve; but chap? Is it a reference to cheeky chappy? |
| 3 | FLYING DUTCHMAN: double definition |
| 4 | SEVENTH: as in ‘seventh heaven’ |
| 5 | SENSUAL: anagram of SUN in SEAL (impression) |
| 7 | GLISSANDI: not sure about the cryptic part of this |
| 8 | DIGEST: double definition |
| 9 | RUDYARD KIPLING: anagram of DRYING UP ID LARK |
| 15 | ANARCHISM: anagram of CHAIRMANS |
| 16 | BEDSORES: anagram of ROSE BEDS |
| 18 | COLLINS: LL (two pounds) in COINS |
| 19 | OLD IRON: double definition |
| 20 | MAY BUG: double defintion |
| 25 | EXTRA: another double definition, this time based on cricket |
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Private Eye/Cyclops 395 – Iffy pong
Posted by beermagnet on 20th July 2009
Good stuff from Mr C in this issue. Some tricky clues which I don’t think I could get without the crossing letters, but plenty pencilled in after a first pass to get going.
Longstanding readers may remember when I first started blogging this crossword I had just given up the evil weed coinciding with the smoking ban. Two years on I haven’t had a smoke since, so it can be done, and it’s as good a reason to celebrate something as anything, so: “Trebles all round!”. Read the rest of this entry »
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