Better late than never
Sorry for the late arrival of the Eye blog at platform 225.
This was due to circumstances beyond our control probably involving sport, and/or booze and/or both.
Whatever it was, it was beyond our control
| Across | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMERICA | Between adults, terrible crime Trump controls it (7) (CRIME)* AInd: terrible, between A[dult] and A[dult] |
| 5 | MOBILE | Gangsters lie around somewhere in Alabama (6) MOB (Gangsters) LIE* AInd: about. |
| 9 | CLEVER DICK | Smart arse about to get lifting device put on penis (6,4) C (about) LEVER (lifting device) DICK (penis) |
| 10 | CUTE | Nick, ultimately the most appealing (4) CUT (nick) [th]E (THE, ultimately) |
| 11 | STOP-GO | On and off second attempt to grab chest (4-2) S[econd] GO (attempt) around (to grab) TOP (chest) |
| 12 | MOONBEAM | Flash Ray’s night light (8) MOON (Flash) BEAM (Ray) |
| 13 | TROJAN | Doughty type has jar (not pissed) (6) (JAR NOT)* AInd: pissed. |
| 15 | BATON | Fail to make a declaration, getting some stick? (5) BAT ON (Fail to make a declaration, Ref. cricket) |
| 17 | DEPOT | Got drunk to back Arsenal? (5) TOPED< (Got drunk, backing) |
| 19 | SCHEME | Connive to be seen in Porsche, Mercedes … (6) Hidden in PorSCHE MErcedes |
| 21/24 | STREET OF SHAME | Press revelations: “The Eye’s reprehensible way!” (6,2,5) Subordinate def. referencing Private Eye’s long running section of the same name |
| 23 | PISTOL | Firearm carried by Trump is tolerated (6) Hidden inside trumP IS TOLerated |
| 25 | ARSE | A Republican almost determined to be garrulous politician’s source? (4) A R[epublican] SE[t] (determined, almost) |
| 26 | WHITE PAPER | Bill’s predecessor getting pale daily? (5,5) WHITE (pale) PAPER (daily) |
| 27 | APATHY | Indifference of ‘one-touch’, heartless Home Secretary (6) A PAT (one touch) H[ome Secretar]Y |
| 28 | MODESTY | Reserve fashion house for porky types (7) MODE (fashion) STY (house for porky types) |
| Down | ||
| 2 | MILITARY | Forces liar dithering with it into well! (8) (LIAR + IT)* AInd: dithering, inside MY (“Well!”) |
| 3 | REV UP | Our Mr Blair getting elevated – prepare for a quick getaway! (3,2) REV (Rev Blair) UP (elevated) Reference to the Eye’s PM parody section when Tony Blair was PM. It was St Albion’s Parish News written by the Rev Blair. |
| 4 | CARTOON | Actor, on ‘performing’ strip perhaps (7) (ACTOR ON)* AInd: performing. |
| 5 | MAKE OUT | Kiss and fondle but be perceptive? (4,3) Double Def. (Possibly the former is usually one word?) |
| 6 | BACKBENCH | No support for ministerial arses (9) Cryptic Def. Ministers sit on the Frontbench. |
| 7 | LETHAL | Toxic, all the crap (6) (ALL THE)* AInd: crap. |
| 8/15/22 | FIRM BUT FAIR | IT bumf I circulated with far right, like a good boss? (4,3,4) (IT BUMF I + FAR R[ight])* AInd: circulated. |
| 14 | JUDGEMENT | “Try getting males transported at first” – which comes from the Supreme Court? (9) JUDGE (try) MEN (some males) T[ransported] |
| 16 | IMPOTENT | It would probably not be hard being this powerless (8) Double Def. |
| 18 | PUT AWAY | Scoff “In jail!” (3,4) Double Def. Eat, and eat porridge |
| 19 | SUPREMO | The chief perversion of Euro MPs (7) (EURO MPS)* AInd: perversion of. |
| 20 | STIR UP | Agitate for prison in rebellion (4,2) STIR (prison) UP (in rebellion) |
I’m really disgusted with myself.
I was on the verge of winning the competition for the “World’s Most Congested Nose” …
… and then I blew it.
Thanks beermagnet
beer magnet by name. Thanks
Thanks beermagnet and Cyclops. I marked 25a as a fave.
For 28a I wasted time convincing myself that HONESTY = RESERVE since HONE could be fashion. I saw the light in the end.
Lovely puzzle and thanks to Cyclops and beermagnet. Couldn’t see why SE was determined but see it now.
(One little point, you have LEVEL at 9A parsing.)
Like Franko @3 Tim had Honesty but Vic convinced him that Modesty was more appropriate.
Took a long time to see what bench for 6d before the penny dropped.
Thanks to S and B
Despite solving 1A straight away(possibly a warning) I thought this was at the harder end of the spectrum. Like others -arse- was difficult to justify for a time.
9A Wordplay fixed
5d I’ve always known it as two words when used as a verb. e.g. “They are making out”.
And 18d as an adjective – “he has been put away” = “he is in jail”.
Darn. I went with HONESTY instead of MODESTY for 28a.
1a and 19d both made me laugh…
Another vote for honesty
I didn’t like 14d – the cryptic definition was basically the same root as the main definition for judge.