Posted by manehi on 29th October 2009
| Across |
| 1 |
PENANCE |
PENCE around AN |
| 5 |
LAMPREY |
LAM+PREY |
| 10 |
SPRY |
SPY i.e. “mole” around R[esistance] |
| 11 |
APOTHEOSIS |
(Sophie ‘as to)* |
| 12 |
PRESTO |
PO around REST – a spider is one of the rests used in snooker. |
| 13 |
TORTUOUS |
TORTU[r]OUS, with the r[ight] taken away |
| 14 |
TRADESMAN |
(smart dean)* |
| 16 |
RIDER |
double def |
| 17 |
EARTH |
double def |
| 19 |
SEASONING |
IN i.e. “cool” inside SEA SONG. Really liked this. |
| 23 |
PARAQUAT [wiki] |
PART around AQUA |
| 24 |
MASCOT |
M[onday] + ASCOT |
| 26 |
MATTERHORN |
MATTER + HORN |
| 27 |
DRIP |
DIP=pickpocket around R for king/queen |
| 28 |
ITERATE |
[L]ITERATE |
| 29 |
DRAUGHT |
referring to draughtsmen, I assume. |
|
| Down |
| 2 |
EMPEROR |
E[nglish] + MP + ER[r]OR |
| 3 |
ABYSS |
hidden in “BarnABY’S Strength” |
| 4 |
CHAMOIS [wiki] |
CO=officer + IS, all around HAM |
| 6 |
ADHERE |
AD + HERE |
| 7 |
PROFUSION |
PRO + FUSION |
| 8 |
EPICURE |
EPIC + “banker” i.e. river URE |
| 9 |
CONTRAVENTION |
rev(ART) in CONVENTION |
| 15 |
DETRACTOR |
DE “of French” + TRACTOR |
| 18 |
ADAMANT |
ADAM + A + NT i.e. the National Trust |
| 20 |
SEMINAR |
(remains)* |
| 21 |
NEOLITH |
(in hotel)* |
| 22 |
TURRET |
(utter)* around R for king |
| 25 |
SADHU [wiki] |
SAD + HU[ngarian] |
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Posted by smiffy on 29th October 2009
This one was something of a ripper (see 19D) in terms of trickiness for me. Probably one of my slowest solves this year. I found the NE-corner particularly tough to gain a toe-hold in, but was kicking myself about most of those on completion.
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Posted by nmsindy on 29th October 2009
Anax has fairly recently joined the Indy team and also, I believe, sets for the Times and set one of the three puzzles used in the recent Times Crossword Championship won by Mark Goodliffe, known to solvers as Mr Magoo. His puzzles are among the hardest in the Indy, this took me 55 mins. Some really excellent clues, and, pretty much all fully understood with very intricate wordplay in places all stacking up in the end
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Posted by Uncle Yap on 29th October 2009
Monday Prize Crossword on 19 October 2009
dd = double definition
cd = cryptic definition
rev = reversed or reversal
ins = insertion
cha = charade
ha = hidden answer
*(fodder) = anagram
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Posted by Pete Maclean on 29th October 2009
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 17
My favourite of these clues is 9A. Then there are a few that I do not completely understand (3D, 4D, 15D) and one, 4D, that I have a misgiving about.
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