Independent on Sunday 1055 by Quixote 2nd May 2010
Posted by Handel on May 6th, 2010
An easier solve this week than last, with only 13dn causing any real problems. The anagram was perfectly clear, but it still took a while to figure out what the word was. The ‘brain-damaged/Brian’ pair of clues were a nice touch.
ACROSS
1. SH ELVE(s)
4. SC I RO(CC)O ‘sc’ being a short form of ‘scilicet’, meaning namely in Latin.
9. B(LEAR)Y
10. BROUHAHA ‘harbour ah’ minus an ‘r’ anagramised
12. EAST-NORTHEAST It’s briefly in gENEral
14. FEE-PAYING dd
16. BRIAN ‘Brain-damaged’, with ‘damaged’ indicating an anagram
17. GREE(n) R
19. DENSENESS (sense ends)*
21. AC COM(PAN I)MENT
24. S(PILL)AGE
25. GUN G HO
26. RINGSIDE (desiring)*
27. GEN TRY
DOWN
1. SUBTERFUGE Anagram of ‘bust’, then huge without an ‘h’, with ‘er’ (hesitation) between them.
2. EVEN(t)S
3. V (ER) AND A
5. CART HAG IN IAN
6. RHUBARB Sounds like ‘rue barb’
7. COASTLINE (sectional)*
8. O KAY
11. BRAIN-DAMAGED dd
13. ANISOTROPY (snooty pair)* A new word for us.
15. EL(EnVy)ATION
18. R.E. CALLS
20. EPIC URE
22. E R GOT
23. hoUSE Restrained