Everyman 3301 (3rd January 2010).

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Lorraine:  Another nice easy plod this week with plenty of anagrams which I enjoy doing. Comments would be welcome on 11 across as I could not think of what else it could possibly be.

Legend to solution comments:
*  =  anagram.
<  =  word reversed.

Across
1. SANCHO-PEDRO (NO HOPE + CARDS)*
7. SHOTGUN c.d.
8. NONSTOP N + ON + ST + OP
10. CHEW THE FAT (THAT CHEF WE)*
11. FIVE SIDE
 ?; I am not to sure on this clue; full clue: ‘English TV channel‘;  grid entry = _I_E See comment no. 3
13. NOTCH C in NO(r)TH
14. SEPULCHRE L in (CHEERS UP)*
15. CLEARANCE d.d.
17. MY HAT (A MYTH)*
19. ACHE ACE around H
20. ASTRONOMER (STAR MOON with ER)*
23. SUCCOUR homophone SUCKER
24. EMIGRES (SEE GRIM)*
25. LET OFF STEAM LET OFF + (S + TEAM)
Down
1. SOONEST (NOSE)* in SOT
2. NIGHTSHIRT (THING TRISH)*
3. HENCE hidden: strengtHEN CEiling
4. PINEAPPLE (PIE PEN PAL)*
5. DONE D + ONE
6. OSTRICH (SORT)* + I + CH
7. SECOND-CLASS cd.
9. PRESENT ARMS PRESENT + ARMS
12. CLEMENTINE CLEMENT + (IE around N)
14. SANS SERIF S + ANS’S + (FIRE)<
16. ETHICAL (CHALET I)*
18. HUMDRUM HUM + DRUM; drum is slang for a house
21. REEDS homophone of READS
22. LOOT sort of d.d.; a Joe Orton play is called loot

9 comments on “Everyman 3301 (3rd January 2010).”

  1. Andrew Kitching
    #1 - Sun 10th Jan 10, 08:28

    I thought 11a was SIDE as in football side and change side, but you may be right

  2. Simon
    #2 - Sun 10th Jan 10, 08:31

    I went with FIVE as well but not entirely sure why!

  3. Everyman
    #3 - Sun 10th Jan 10, 08:32

    11 Across
    SIDE – two mngs
    a) American usage of English, meaning spin (side) imparted on a snooker/pool ball
    b) TV channel, as in “what side are you watching?”

  4. Andrew Kitching
    #4 - Sun 10th Jan 10, 09:28

    Thanks Everyman. Nice, as always, to get setter feedback.

  5. The Trafites
    #5 - Sun 10th Jan 10, 10:20

    Thanks to everyone for your comments, Nick and I were torn between side and five and eventually plumped for five.
    Nick: Doh! I didn’t think to look up English in Chambers, I just used Bradford’s which doesn’t have ‘side’ listed under the English entry ~ it does now though, in pencil 🙂

  6. The Trafites
    #6 - Sun 10th Jan 10, 10:28

    Double Doh! Bradford’s does list ‘side’ under ‘English’ – I do not know how I missed that! 🙁

  7. Paul B
    #7 - Sun 10th Jan 10, 12:11

    I understand TV channel = side, but North American billiards terminology? You are all forgiven, shurely.

  8. cholecyst
    #8 - Sun 10th Jan 10, 13:46

    Re 11ac. “Side” meaning spin imparted to a snooker/billiard ball is perfectly good UK English too.

  9. walruss
    #9 - Tue 12th Jan 10, 13:23

    It is, but ‘English’ isn’t used in UK at all for side, so I would guess not many solvers understood it. It doesn’t matter what the dictionary says.

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