A characteristically lovely offering from Phi rounds off what has been a really rather good working week of Indy puzzles. The last 5 days have given us pretty much everything cryptic crosswords should if you ask me.
| Across | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARALYSE – (AS A REPLY)* | |
| 5 | AMIDST – D[-irection] in A MIST | |
| 9 | LISTINGS – L,1,STINGS | |
| 10 | CRAVAT – A V.A.T on CR. | |
| 11 | TATTY – T,ATTY. | |
| 12 | TABBOULEH – (BLUE BOAT)* + H[-arbour] | |
| 14/17 | A ROLLING STONE GATHERS NO MOSS | |
| 20 | FRATERNAL – RATE + RN in FAL | |
| 21 | HOTEL – HOT + EL (Spanish artcle) | |
| 22 | IMBIBE – I’M + B[-ooze] + I BE | |
| 23 | DISPERSE – SPE[-a]RS in DIE | |
| 24 | ENGAGE – ENG (electronic news gathering) + AGE | |
| 25 | AGRONOMY – A G(ood) + N in ROOMY | |
| Down | ||
| 1 | PALATIAL – PAL + 1 in AT AL[-l] | |
| 2 | RISOTTO – S in RIOT TO | |
| 3 | LAITY – LAY about IT | |
| 4 | SIGHT UNSEEN – (THESE USING)*,N(ote) | |
| 6 | MARCO POLO – MAR,CO.,POLO | |
| 7 | DIVULGE – I’D rev. + V(elocity) + (LUGE)* | |
| 8 | TETCHY – ETC. in THY | |
| 13 | BEST-SELLIING – (STEEL’S)* in BLING | |
| 15 | LITTERBUG – LITTER,BUG | |
| 16 | PSALTERY – ([-i]TS PLAYER)* | |
| 17 | GRAB BAG – GAG about RABB[-i] | |
| 28 | ONTARIO – ON TO collecting (AIR)* | |
| 19 | OFFICE – OFF-ICE | |
| 21 | HIPPO – [-s]HIP,PO | |
Yes, Ali.
As you say, a good week.
Typically tidy Phi.