Lorraine: Yet again an easy crossword this week. I only had
to look up Buffo, and although I knew the word I didn’t know the meaning.
Legend to solution comments:
* = anagram.
< = word reversed.
| Across | ||
| 1. | TROMBONIST | (BRITON MOST)* |
| 6. | PLEA | hidden triPLE Acrostic’s |
| 9. | BUFFO | BUFF + O (clown in a comic opera) |
| 10. | CONSPIRES | CON + (R in SPIES) |
| 12. | ABRIDGE | A + BRIDGE (snooker bridge) |
| 13. | LIAISON | (ALISON)* around I |
| 14. | BREAKTHROUGH | BREAK + THROUGH |
| 18. | COUNTENANCES | dd |
| 21. | ANTWERP | (PARENT)* around W |
| 22. | PAYROLL | AYR in POLL |
| 23. | BATH SALTS | BATH + SALTS |
| 24. | TRAMP | M in TRAP (ref: gin trap) |
| 25. | EVEN | EVEN(t) |
| 26. | ESPADRILLE | (PEDDLERS LIE)* |
| Down | ||
| 1. | TOBIAS | (BOAT IS)* |
| 2. | ON FIRE | FIR in ONE |
| 3. | BLOOD BROTHERS | BLOOD + (R in BOTHERS) |
| 4. | NICHE | H in NICE |
| 5. | SINGLETON | SINGLET + ON |
| 7. | LARKSPUR | LARK + SPUR |
| 8. | ABSINTHE | A + B + SIN + THE |
| 11. | PRAIRIE OYSTER | PRAIRIE (USA grass plain) + OYSTER (secretive type) |
| 15. | ANNAPOLIS | NAPOLI in ANS(wer) |
| 16. | SCRABBLE | dd |
| 17. | SUBTITLE | IT in SUBTLE |
| 19. | NO BALL | NO (Japanese drama) + BALL |
| 20. | ELAPSE | E + LAPSE |
| 22. | PASTA | PAST + A |
Always seem to be slow with names. TOBIAS and ABRIDGE last ones in.
Repeated as NZ Herald crossword Sat 3 Oct.
Last clue got was no-ball; didn’t think of Japanese drama.
Also had to look up buffo, but seemed familiar.
(Team effort)