Sorry for the brevity of this post – I was busy all last weekend so it’s all been slightly last minute… Fortunately not too difficult – if it had been I probably wouldn’t have finished it in time!
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 | TRAUMA – TA around RAUM |
| 4 | BLACK ROD – BLACK + ROD |
| 9 | ROTATE – R + O + TATE |
| 10 | ADAM BEDE – A + DAME around BED |
| 12 | MRIONETH – INTHEMORE* |
| 13 | CREAM – CRAM around (profiterol)E &lit |
| 14 | SLEDGEHAMMER – SLAMMER around EDGE + H |
| 18 | MOLL FLANDERS – LENDSFROMALL* |
| 21 | APART – A + PART |
| 22 | EXONERATE – EXE around ONE + RAT |
| 24 | RANDOLPH – ARNOLD* + PH |
| 25 | VACANT – CAN in VAT |
| 26 | STAGNANT – STAG + N + ANT |
| 27 | RECESS – dd |
| Down | |
| 1 | TIRAMISU – ISITARUM*, semi &lit |
| 2 | ATTORNEY – TO + RN in A +YET< |
| 3 | MOTTO – OTTO after M |
| 5 | LADY HAMILTON – (HOLLANDMAY + IT)* |
| 6 | COME CLEAN – COME + CLEAN |
| 7 | REEFER – REFER around E |
| 8 | DREAMY – dd |
| 11 | LETHAL WEAPON – AWHOLEPLANET* |
| 15 | GHOST TOWN – G + HOST + WONT* |
| 16 | DELAWARE -hidden in JuDE LAW A REp |
| 17 | ASBESTOS – AS + BEST + OS. I assume OS is overseasman or something similar meaning sailor. |
| 19 | TAURUS – T(hes)AURUS |
| 20 | NARNIA – IRANAN* |
| 23 | ERASE – ERAS + (impossibl)E |
Common crossword abbreviations this week
run = R
round = O
hospital = H
noon = N
maiden = M
ecstasy = E
good = G