Guardian, 24317 (Gordius)
Posted by diagacht on 21st February 2008
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 | JETSAM: SAM (American) after JET |
| 8 | ITCHIER: anagram of RICH TEa + I; you need to replace the “a” with an “i” (one for a) |
| 9 | HACKSAW: HACK (reporter) + SAW (has a point) |
| 11 | SWEEPING REFORMS: &Lit |
| 13 | SUPERSONIC: SIC (so) around U (classy) and PERSON |
| 17 | IDLE GOSSIP: anagram of PIGS SOILED |
| 18 | ESAU: USE (reversed) around A |
| 20 | CARBON FOOTPRINT: FOOT in CARBON PRINT |
| 23 | PINTADO: PINT (beer) + ADO (trouble); a pintado is a kind of sea bird |
| 24 | IN FANCY: a kind of double definition; to dream is to hold in fancy |
| 25 | BETTER: double definition |
| 26 | LAYMEN: anagram of MEANLY |
| Down | |
| 2 | ECCLESIAL: I don’t get this one. I think it is ECCLESIAL; it fits and is connected to church. |
| 3 | STIRPS: STRIPS with the “I” and “R” swapped to follow the change of heart |
| 4 | MERINGUES: anagram of MINERS + GUESs (without the final “S”) |
| 5 | EPHOR: EP (record) + H (hard) + OR (other ranks?). An ephor was a magistrate in ancient Greece. |
| 6 | PACIFIST: CAP (reversed) + I FIST |
| 8 | ITS A FAIR COP: &Lit |
| 10 | WEST COUNTRY: anagram of COWS YET TURN |
| 14 | EDITORIAL: sounds like EDDY and TORY and AL (does it?) |
| 15 | NESCIENCE: anagram of NICE SCENE, meaning ignorant |
| 16 | IGNORANT: I GRANT around NO |
| 19 | SPIFFY: SP (childless, sine prole) + IFFY (dubious) |
| 21 | RONTE: presumably referring to Bramwell Bronte, a brother of Anne, Emily, and Charlotte. The initial “B” needs to be dropped. Ronte is another word for runt, although it’s a new one on me. |
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