The second Poins crossword that I’ve drawn in two blogging Sundays, so I wonder if we’re seeing a pattern emerge. No complaints from me either way, as this was enjoyable and perhaps a little easier than the last one, which I struggled a bit to finish off.
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition.
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 | PICKPOCKET – PICK + POCKET. |
| 6 | AGES – AG[n]ES. |
| 10 | REIGN – RE[s]IGN. |
| 11 | DIGITALIS -DIG + ITAL[y] + IS. |
| 12 | EMANATING – TIN in MANAGE*. |
| 13 | GENOA – (ONE + G[irl])< + A[fghanistan]. |
| 14 | DREADED – D + RE + A + D[iepp]E + D. If I’ve read this right, the requirement to split the “D-” from the “Day” is particularly devious! |
| 15 | DUDGEON – D[r]UDGE + ON. |
| 17 | FLYLEAF – FLY + LEA[r] + F. |
| 19 | CURATOR – (U in CRAT[e]) + OR |
| 21 | YIELD – dd. |
| 23 | ATROCIOUS – IOU in CASTRO*. |
| 24 | VENGEANCE – V (sign) + ENG + [j]EAN + CE. |
| 25 | IDEAL – [g]IDE AL[ways]. |
| 26 | RATE – dd. |
| 27 | ALTERNATOR – ALTER + N + ROTA<. |
| Down | |
| 1 | PORTEND – .(R[hubarb] in POT) + END |
| 2 | CHICANERY – I in CHANCERY*. |
| 3 | PINS AND NEEDLES – PINS (legs) + DAN* + NEEDLES[s]. |
| 4 | CADDIED – C[ontent] + (I ADDED)*. |
| 5 | ENGAGED – (G in AGE) in END. |
| 7 | GALEN – GAL + E + [see]N. One of a couple that I had to double-check before inking in. This is Galen of Pergamon, a Greek physician from a few years ago. |
| 8 | SUSTAIN – US in STAIN. |
| 9 | STAGE DIRECTION – (SEEING DIRECTOR)*. A well-hidden definition in “enter, for example”. |
| 16 | EXTROVERT – EX + T (as in Model T Ford) + TREVOR<. |
| 17 | FLYOVER – (LEVY FOR)*. |
| 18 | FLANNEL – F + (ANNE in LL). LL is presumably two learner drivers, thus students. |
| 19 | CORTEGE – CORTE[s] + G[l]E[e]. |
| 20 | RUSTLER – S[mar]T in RULER. |
| 22 | ERNST – [th]E [wa]R [stali]N [wa]S [sho]T. Max Ernst, probably. |
Thanks simon, actually I can’t remember if I finished or not. Think I did as tried to do Beelzebub after but alcohol beat me on that!