Lorraine: Good morning to you all.
Well what can I say. I could not write them in quick enough, one look and the answers just kept coming! I love it when that happens, crossword head on obviously.
I cannot tell the first in as they really were popping out of me. 18dn was last in, I knew it but just had to check it out.
Great, great crossword Everyman.
Big thanks to you as always.
| Across | |||
| 1. | Anger after Foreign Office provides provisions (6) | ||
| FORAGE | RAGE after FO | ||
| 4. | Form of pollution, acrid in a resort (4,4) | ||
| ACID RAIN | (ACRID IN A)* | ||
| 10. | Organ fund in a city with two cathedrals (9) | ||
| LIVERPOOL | LIVER+POOL | ||
| 11. | Clever, head of stock exchange (5) | ||
| SMART | S(tock)+MART | ||
| 12. | Frankly, it’s the duty of a witness giving evidence (2,4,3,5) | ||
| TO TELL THE TRUTH | dd | ||
| 14. | Homeless woman happy visiting cove (3,4) | ||
| BAG LADY | GLAD in[visiting] BAY | ||
| 16. | Italian artist to draw game (7) | ||
| TIEPOLO | TIE+POLO | ||
| 17. | Thug’s initial motive for crime (7) | ||
| TREASON | T(hug)+REASON | ||
| 19. | Pedal in explosive missile (7) | ||
| TRIDENT | RIDE in TNT | ||
| 21. | Give an opinion without being asked, then begin to row? (5,4,3,2) | ||
| STICK ONE’S OAR IN | cdd | ||
| 24. | State leaders in Illinois did, and had opposition (5) | ||
| IDAHO | first letters from Illinois… | ||
| 25. | Maintain cuckoo at back of timepiece is wooden (9) | ||
| INANIMATE | (MAINTAIN*)+(timepiec)E ‘cuckoo’ is a great anagram indicator |
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| 26. | The Parisian enters showing concern for others in glade (8) | ||
| CLEARING | LE in CARING | ||
| 27. | A solitary Channel Island has it (6) | ||
| HERMIT | HERM+IT | ||
| … Down |
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| 1. | Disintegrate if last bolt unhinged (4,2,4) | ||
| FALL TO BITS | (IF LAST BOLT)* | ||
| 2. | Bolt in iron tripod with no head (5) | ||
| RIVET | (t)RIVET ‘trivet’ is a tripod, especially for a pot or kettle |
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| 3. | Something of a thug, or I’ll add, an ape (7) | ||
| GORILLA | hidden: thuG, OR I’LL Add | ||
| 5. | Admitted as a barrister in Alberta, clothed in a special way (6,2,3,3) | ||
| CALLED TO THE BAR | (ALBERTA, CLOTHED)* | ||
| 6. | Merit extremely desirable present (7) | ||
| DESERVE | D(esireabl)E+SERVE | ||
| 7. | Take roast out immediately (2,1,6) | ||
| AT A STROKE | (TAKE ROAST)* | ||
| 8. | Turned up college record (4) | ||
| NOTE | (ETON)< | ||
| 9. | Beautiful to watch and hear at home, movement supporting US writer (6,2,6) | ||
| POETRY IN MOTION | (TRY+IN+MOTION) after [edgar allan]POE | ||
| 13. | Group good in Africa? (10) | ||
| CONTINGENT | G in CONTINENT | ||
| 15. | Dog in tea garden, barking (5,4) | ||
| GREAT DANE | (TEA GARDEN)* | ||
| 18. | Victim reportedly gets a helping hand (7) | ||
| SUCCOUR | homophone of SUCKER | ||
| 20. | One Isolde foolishly put on a pedestal (7) | ||
| IDOLISE | I+(ISOLDE*) | ||
| 22. | Actual leader of Moroccan kingdom (5) | ||
| REALM | REAL+M(oroccan) | ||
| 23. | Record kept in cupboard is cracked (4) | ||
| DISC | hidden: cupboarD IS Cracked | ||
| … | |||
This was an enjoyable, quick solve. I particularly liked 6d, 17a, 10a, 13d and my favourites were 18d SUCCOUR, 9d POETRY IN MOTION, 14a BAG LADY.
New words for me were TRIVET, Herm Island.
Thanks Everyman and Lorraine.
16a could have been tiepolo or tiesolo and unless you knew the painter impossible to pick between.
Bamberger@2
Is there an artist named TIESOLO? Tiepoloo the other hand is very well known.
sorry, I meant TIEPOLO above….
Michelle
Exactly my point-if you know Tiepolo the answer is clear . If you’ve never heard of him then the cryptic gives you a pick between polo (as in horses) or solo (as in cards). Ok Mr Google gives you the answer but I try to solve unaided .
bamberger@5
okay, i understand what you are saying. I was lucky then to choose TIEPOLO
I have just noticed something… compare 20dn with 23ac here:
http://www.fifteensquared.net/2013/08/04/everyman-no-3486-28th-july/
Nick
Yes this one was relatively easy but fun. I hadn’t heard of Tiepolo but guessed right.