Monday Prize Crossword/Sep 8
A Dante crossword without too many difficulties to overcome.
Definitions are underlined wherever possible and/or appropriate.
| Across | ||
| 1 | FRINGE | Enclosure surrounded by iron border (6) |
| FE (iron) around RING (enclosure) | ||
| 4 | KEYBOARD | Two things a lodger may require with a computer (8) |
| A lodger may require a KEY to get in and BOARD (i.e. food) – the definition is something that is required ‘with a computer’ | ||
| 9 | RATION | Share it with Nora, perhaps (6) |
| (IT + NORA)* [* = perhaps] | ||
| 10 | MOUNTAIN | Man out in storm reaching peak (8) |
| (MAN OUT IN)* [* = storm] | ||
| 12 | ACRIMONY | Bitterness shown by army CO in trouble (8) |
| (ARMY CO IN)* [* = in trouble] | ||
| 13 | BONSAI | Such trees may be different but there’s no great variety (6) |
| Cryptic definition | ||
| I have come to appreciate good cryptic definitions but I cannot say this is one of the very best …. | ||
| 15 | ODIN | God of love, not harmony (4) |
| O (love) + DIN (not harmony) | ||
| 16 | BROOMSTICK | Sweepstake? (10) |
| Cryptic definition | ||
| …. however this one is! | ||
| 19 | DOWN AT HEEL | Loathed new fashion – looks slovenly (4,2,4) |
| (LOATHED NEW)* [* = fashion] | ||
| 20 | CROP | Cut the corn (4) |
| Double definition | ||
| 23 | AGEING | Throw out an egg I found no longer fresh (6) |
| (AN EGG I)* [* = throw out] | ||
| 25 | PROSPECT | A possible customer survey (8) |
| Double definition | ||
| 27 | INTERVAL | A pause in travel abroad (8) |
| (IN TRAVEL)* [* = abroad] | ||
| 28 | CERISE | With passion returning during exam, see red (6) |
| ERI (reversal (‘returning’) of IRE (passion)) inside CSE (exam, Certificate of Secondary Education) | ||
| 29 | TRAPPIST | He’s not on speaking terms with his brothers (8) |
| Cryptic definition | ||
| While they’re not speaking they make damn good beer, especially in Belgium! | ||
| 30 | ALBEIT | A student has to live with it though (6) |
| A + L (student) + BE (to live) + IT | ||
| Down | ||
| 1 | FARRAGO | A medley of jazz music in Portuguese resort (7) |
| RAG (jazz music) inside FARO (Portuguese resort) | ||
| 2 | INTERVIEW | Put in a grave opinion during a TV investigation (9) |
| INTER (put in a grave) + VIEW (opinion) | ||
| 3 | GLOOMY | Dark blue (6) |
| Double definition | ||
| 5 | ETON | English style school (4) |
| E (English) + TON (style) | ||
| 6 | BANJOIST | Plucky player shut out supporter (8) |
| BAN (shut out) + JOIST (supporter, a beam) | ||
| 7 | AMASS | A collection in a church service (5) |
| A + MASS (collection), or: A + MASS (church service) | ||
| Does anyone see a definition here? | ||
| 8 | DUNKIRK | Dingy church has a place in modern history (7) |
| DUN (dingy) + KIRK (church, mainly Scottish) | ||
| 11 | ANARCHY | Chief required in some lawless state (7) |
| ARCH (chief) inside ANY (some) | ||
| 14 | VOYEURS | Love to take part in new survey of peeping Toms (7) |
| O (love) inside (SURVEY)* | ||
| 17 | ISRAELITE | Trial, I see, is translated in Hebrew (9) |
| (TRIAL I SEE)* [* = is translated] | ||
| 18 | RAINDROP | Spot of wet weather (8) |
| (not so) Cryptic definition | ||
| 19 | DIARIST | His work increases day by day (7) |
| Cryptic definition | ||
| 21 | PATIENT | He has a complaint, but [he] is prepared to wait (7) |
| Double definition | ||
| 22 | AS WELL | A dandy, too (2,4) |
| A + SWELL (dandy) | ||
| 24 | EXTRA | Actor in a run (5) |
| Double definition | ||
| 26 | PASS | Go by a mountain road (4) |
| Double definition | ||
Thanks Dante and Sil
Thought that this was Dante in good form today (well actually late last night when I did it).
Funny how different we are … BONSAI was my last one in …. and I thought the play on ‘great’ was very clever.
Also liked BANJOIST, KEYBOARD and BROOMSTICK.
I guessed bonsai but couldn’t parse it. Is it because one bonsai tree looks much the same as another? Or is there something else to it?
Couldn’t get 19d and while I guessed ire for 28a, I had forgotten about CSEs. O levels in Mudd’s offering and CSE’s in Dante’s offering. Coincidence.
Hi bamberger
What Dante is sayng is that a BONSAI is a dwarf plant – that is, it is not great (big). :). He also plays with variety (as in a type) as compared with a difference.
That’s why I thought that it was a clever clue !!!