Everyman 3,330
Posted by Arthur on August 1st, 2010
A lot of double definitions this week and one clue that I’m not completely sure about although looks as though it might be a dd (any help much appreciated). Otherwise not the easiest week, but plenty that were very nice. Perhaps slightly too reliant on the double definition type of cluing though…
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 | MISUSE - MUSE around I’S |
| 4 | LAS VEGAS - LASS around VEGA |
| 9 | NEW AGE – GENWE* around A |
| 10 | STROLL ON – ROLL-ON after ST |
| 11 | APPETISER - A + {[PET + IS] in PER} |
| 13 | ADEPT - A + DEPT |
| 14 | AS THE CROW FLIES - [AS + THROW + FLIES] around EC |
| 18 | WARREN MITCHELL – W + NAMETHRILLER* around C(attle) |
| 20 | EXTRA - possibly a dd? Over = extra but I can’t really make head nor tail of “A wide, perhaps” |
| 22 | OPERATION – dd |
| 24 | ACROSTIC – “A + CROSS + TICK” |
| 25 | PIRATE – P(ublishing) + IRATE |
| 26 | TRAINING – dd |
| 27 | RECESS – dd |
| Down | |
| 1 | MANTA RAY – MAN RAY around [T(urbot) + A] |
| 2 | SEW UP - dd |
| 3 | SIGHTSEER - SIGHT + SEER |
| 5 | AFTER A WHILE - WHATARELIEF* |
| 6 | VIOLA - dd |
| 7 | GOLDENEYE – dd |
| 8 | SONATA – hidden in (Hender)SON AT ‘A(pollo)’ |
| 12 | SPRING ONION - S(hots) + PINGIRON* + ON |
| 15 | TRATTORIA – [AI + ROT + TART]< |
| 16 | LUCRATIVE – VITALCURE* |
| 17 | FLANDERS - F + LANDERS |
| 19 | REPAST - RE + PAST |
| 21 | ARSON - (p)ARSON |
| 23 | IMAGE - hidden in (Tem)IMA GE(zari) |
Common crossword abbreviations this week:
one = I
street = ST
the City = EC {this is the start of postcodes within The City of London also known colloquially as the City}
Western = W
first rate = AI {A1}
force = F
name = N
female = F
August 1st, 2010 at 12:45 am
Morning Arthur. ‘A wide’ is an extra run in cricket.
August 1st, 2010 at 12:47 am
Thanks Arthur. In cricket a wide is one form of an ‘extra’. Worth one extra run to the batting team.
August 1st, 2010 at 9:04 am
Thank you A.
OK for most of the puzzle. Tried to fit APPERATIF into 11.
18a took a while – only understood it after getting it.
In 22a, had OPERATING so couldn’t get 17d. Then realized FLANDERS fitted if 22 was OPERATION.
I like the 5d & 16d anagrams.
Took a while to thik of SPRING ONIONs as ‘greens’ since I mostly eat the white bits.
August 1st, 2010 at 11:33 am
Thanks Arthur. People have explained the cricket reference, but I also rather liked the golfing mis-direction in 12d.
I agree there were a few too many dd’s, but all in all I enjoyed this puzzle.