(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) A straightforward, pleasant puzzle from Armonie, to whom thanks. Definitions are underlined in the clues.
Across
1 Company relationships in public transport (8)
BUSINESS : SINES(trigonometric relationships between 2 sides of a triangles) contained in(in) BUS(public transport).
5 Conflict by the sea, briefly gave enthusiasm (6)
WARMED : WAR(conflict) plus(by) MED(short for;briefly, the Mediterranean Sea).
9 School rejected reservation for computer (8)
NOTEBOOK : Reversal of(… rejected) ETON(famous English public school) + BOOK(a reservation – shouldn’t it be “booking”?).
Defn: … that is easily portable.
10 Horsed around in Greek port (6)
RHODES : Anagram of(… around) HORSED.
12 Fellow has information about mental breakdown (9)
GENTLEMAN : GEN(information) containing(about) anagram of(… breakdown) MENTAL.
13 Patron of the arts a soldier turned to (5)
ERATO : Reversal of(… turned) { A + RE(abbrev. for a Royal Engineer in the British military) } + TO.
Defn: The mythological Greek Muse of lyric poetry, especially love and erotic poetry.
14 Old Bob ate fish (4)
SHAD : S(abbrev. for “shilling”, the pre-decimalisation unit of British currency) + HAD(ate;consumed).
Answer: Any of the genus of herring-like food fishes.
16 Stinking row about honour (7)
NOISOME : NOISE(row;din) containing(about) OM(abbrev. for the Order of Merit, a British honour).
19 Salesman in capital turning to ruler (7)
EMPEROR : Reversal of(… turning) { REP(short for a salesman, especially a travelling one) contained in(in) ROME(Italian capital city) } .
21 Ridicule first person in French street (4)
JEST : JE(first person pronoun in French) + ST(abbrev. for “street”).
24 D stream in school (5)
DRILL : D + RILL(a small stream;a brook).
Defn: As a verb.
25 My acting’s fresh and vigorous (9)
GYMNASTIC : Anagram of(… fresh) MY ACTING’S.
27 A little stout in galley for trip (6)
OUTING : Hidden in(A little) “stout in galley“.
28 Late sleeper is close to Welsh lake (5,3)
NIGHT OWL : NIGH(close to, as in “the end is nigh”) + TO + W(abbrev. for “Welsh”) + L(abbrev. for “lake”).
Defn: … like one who parties into the night.
29 Pressure has Don going round the bend (6)
DURESS : DRESS(to don;to wear clothing) containing(going round) U(-turn;a 180 degree bend).
30 Classical architect wrongly sued a lad (8)
DAEDALUS : Anagram of(wrongly) SUED A LAD.
Answer: The Athenian architect who built the labyrinth for Minos on Crete.
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1 Obliging African republic shelters guerrilla leader (6)
BENIGN : BENIN(an African republic) containing(shelters) the 1st letter of(… leader) “guerrilla“.
2 Observation of said location (6)
SITING : Homophone of(… said) “sighting”(an observation of).
3 Chemist born during the Christmas period (5)
NOBEL : B(abbrev. for “born”) contained in(during) NOEL(the Christmas period from 24 Decenber to 6 January).
Answer: Alfred, the chemist who invented dynamite and founded the Nobel Prize.
4 Charged and kept pocketing money (7)
STORMED : STORED(kept in storage) containing(pocketing) M(abbrev. for “money”).
6 His cattle disrupted sport (9)
ATHLETICS : Anagram of(… disrupted) HIS CATTLE.
7 Spiritualists fell for peacemaker (8)
MEDIATOR : MEDIA(alternative to “mediums”;communicators with spirits, ghosts, and the like) + TOR(a fell;a rocky hill).
8 Realise record’s finished (8)
DISCOVER : DISC(a circular plate for the reproduction of recorded sound) + OVER(finished).
11 Girl admits love before long (4)
ANON : ANN(a girl’s name) containing(admits) O(letter that represents 0;love in tennis scores).
15 Tough lads in her ensemble (4,5)
HARD LINES : Anagram of(… ensemble) LADS IN HER.
Answer: Bad luck The only way I can reconcile the nounal answer with the definition is if the latter is an exclamation as in “Tough! You’ll just have to accept it”.
17 Leading Tory has hackneyed complaint (4,4)
HEAD COLD : HEAD(leading) C(abbrev. for a Conservative, a Tory) + OLD(hackneyed;stale).
18 Pixie adopts new recipe for athlete (8)
SPRINTER : SPRITE(a pixie) containing(adopts) N(abbrev. for “new”) + R(abbrev. for “recipe”).
20 Tackle American in capital (4)
RIGA : RIG(tackle;equipment) + A(abbrev. for “American”).
Defn: … city of Latvia.
21 Trouble first-class accountant in the West Indies (7)
JAMAICA : JAM(difficult circumstances;trouble) + AI(a representation of A1;first-class) + CA(abbrev. for a Chartered Accountant).
22 Stone on level promenade (6)
STROLL : ST(abbrev. for a “stone”;14 Imperial pounds weight) + ROLL(to make flat;level with a, well, roller).
23 Sailor’s leader chooses boat race (6)
SCULLS : The 1st letter of(… leader) “Sailor” + CULLS(chooses).
26 Hurt a guerrilla leader and died (5)
ACHED : A + CHE(Ernesto Guevara, Argentinean guerrilla leader) plus(and) D(abbrev. for “died”).
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Pic 5 – Sean Connery and Ursula Andress from Dr No which took place in JAMAICA.
Pic 5 The Lament of Icarus by Herbert James Draper (Daedalus)
Picture 6!!!!