Lorraine: Good morning to you all,
Well I cant believe that I finished this weeks offering as I was extremely ill on Sunday, but hey I did it.
Lots of lovely cluing and lots of favourites this week.
Thank you Everyman as always.
BTW, Nick and I will be away in Gibraltar so will not be able to answer any queries until we return.
| Across | |||
| 1. | Take in synopsis (6) | ||
| DIGEST | dd | ||
| 4. | Vacant factory, almost without dividing walls (4-4) | ||
| OPEN-PLAN | OPEN+PLAN(t) | ||
| 9. | Hard getting across river basin (6) | ||
| TROUGH | TOUGH around R | ||
| 10. | Acquit copper before start of trial – that’s easy to understand (5-3) | ||
| CLEAR-CUT | CLEAR+CU+T(rial) | ||
| 11. | Those going naked in sun, artist portrayed in a new light (9) | ||
| NATURISTS | (SUN, ARTIST)* | ||
| 13. | Volley made by Sarah playing against Oscar (5) | ||
| SALVO | SAL+V(versus)+O | ||
| 14. | Test matches? (5,9) | ||
| TRIAL MARRIAGES | cd | ||
| 18. | Son coming a cropper building obstacle (9,5) | ||
| STUMBLING BLOCK | S+TUMBLING+BLOCK | ||
| 20. | A second artist brought over a bouquet (5) | ||
| AROMA | A+MO+RA all reversed | ||
| 22. | Has misgivings about 27, his spread (9) | ||
| HESITATES | (27ac ESTATE+HIS)* | ||
| 24. | Grace, British author of The Grass is Singing (8) | ||
| BLESSING | B+LESSING see Doris Lessing |
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| 25. | Spanish city, looted badly (6) | ||
| TOLEDO | (LOOTED)* | ||
| 26. | Some brute there, diligently tied up (8) | ||
| TETHERED | hidden: bruTE, THERE Diligently | ||
| 27. | Land in eastern country (6) | ||
| ESTATE | E+STATE | ||
| Down | |||
| 1. | Set off from Buckinghamshire college in time (8) | ||
| DETONATE | ETON in DATE | ||
| 2. | Landlord after good spirit (5) | ||
| GHOST | HOST after G | ||
| 3. | A sweet term of endearment (9) | ||
| SUGARPLUM | cdd | ||
| 5. | Use influence to attract bowmen? (4,7) | ||
| PULL STRINGS | PULL+STRINGS(i.e. violinists, bowmen) | ||
| 6. | Approaches tight sort of bend (5) | ||
| NEARS | NEAR(tight)+S(s-bend!) | ||
| 7. | Picture that woman getting in pub round (5,4) | ||
| LOCAL HERO | HER in (LOCAL+O) the film ‘local hero’ |
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| 8. | Unacceptable to pinch one idea (6) | ||
| NOTION | (NOT ON) around I | ||
| 12. | Minor alteration in coins (5,6) | ||
| SMALL CHANGE | cd | ||
| 15. | Dog entered in popular Manx race is withdrawn (9) | ||
| INTROVERT | ROVER(dog) in (IN+TT) | ||
| 16. | Borstal’s a terrible handicap (9) | ||
| ALBATROSS | (BORSTAL’S A)* see this HERE |
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| 17. | What suggests that it may be downhill all the way? (3,5) | ||
| SKI SLOPE | cd | ||
| 19. | Ploy revealed by doctor during walk (6) | ||
| GAMBIT | MB in GAIT | ||
| 21. | A passage from Emma is learned (5) | ||
| AISLE | hidden: emmA IS LEarned | ||
| 23. | Greek character may bring article on terriers (5) | ||
| THETA | THE+TA(territorial army, ‘the terriers’) | ||
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