Posted by smiffy on 14th May 2008
No real major sticking points on this one, although perhaps a couple of bones of contention on one or two clue structures. Was a little disconcerted by how readily familiar I seem to be with various types of food - will have to make a bee-line for the bathroom scales this evening…
Across
1 PARK,IN - as a dyed-in-the-wool Southerner, it’s not a concoction I’m overly familiar with.
4 CI(A,BA)TTA - “round loft” = attic(rev)
10 RATAFIA - (at a fair)* I didn’t do myself any favours by initially pencilling in FRITATA here!
12 OATS - hidden, and an &lit too, I suppose.
17 BOURBON - double def’n. Never did figure out why those (eminently dunkable) biscuits were named after an ancient French dynasty.
20 BLOOMER - double def’n, plus a reference to undies if you add an “s”(ingular).
21 CELERY - (recycle)*-c. One of the most egregious attempts at “double duty” I’ve seen in a while. “Recycle” needs to be used reflexively as its own anagrind.
24 CLEMENT,IN,E
27 RIS,OTTO - Sir(rev) + (Emperor) Bismarck.
30 BIG,A,RADE - (dear)*. A slightly obscure citrus fruit, which I recall from another puzzle in the distant past.
Down
2 RATATOUILLE - (out all irate)*
3 INFO - hidden; but seems gratuitous and inexcusable to use a randomly generated name as the fodder (apologies, Martin, if I should have heard of you!).
5 IN(-de)CISION
6 BEEF,BURG,ER - grub(rev)
8 ABRADE - anagram of 30A (minus I+G)
9 D,AIRY - D=deserted is hardly bog-standard, but still simple enough.
14 EX,ONE,RATION
15 C.S. FORESTER - (force’s rest)*
18 WEST,WOOD - Vivienne of that ilk.
19 PYRE,NEES - seen(rev)
22 SCA(RA)B - coincidentally, the same answer in precisely the same location as yesterday’s puzzle!
28 SAG(-e)
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Posted by Ali on 14th May 2008
I solved most of this online early this morning without knowing who the setter was. I thought it seemed a little easier than recent offerings from Dac - with quite a few double definitions - but none the worse for it. Sound clueing as always, and a couple of new words and people to add to the mental database, so all good.
| Across |
| 1 |
IKAT - I,TAK[-e] rev. - First clue, last entry. New Word No.1 for me |
| 4 |
PLAYWRIGHT - “Play right” - Had never heard of Caryl Churchill before |
| 9 |
SCARFE - “Scarf” - Nice misleading use of ‘drawer’ as the definition here. We’re looking for cartoonist Gerald, not bedroom furniture |
| 11 |
TENEMENT - E,MEN in TENT |
| 12 |
DARREN - (ERRAND)* |
| 13 |
COVENTRY STREET - I can see COVEN (a group of hags or witches) and TRYST, but not sure how we get the REET |
| 16 |
FAIRY GODMOTHER - (GOT READY FOR HIM)* |
| 21 |
PROPOSER - PRO,POSER |
| 22 |
AUTOHARP - (A-HA TOUR)*,P - A nice reference to the Norwegian pop legends, who’ve sold 83 million albums according to Wikipedia! |
| 23 |
IBIZAN - I,B in NAZI rev. - New Word No.2 - which I note isn’t in Chambers - but I’m surpised I’ve never seen it before as it’s perfect for wordplay |
| 26 |
TYKE - Initial letters of T(adcaster), Y(ork), K(eighley), (E)tc. - An easy one for somebody born in Leeds! |
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| Down |
| 2 |
KICKED OFF - Straightforward double definition, but a nice surface reading |
| 3 |
THREE MEN IN A BOAT - A slightly less straightforward double definition, but again a nice clue. Reduce the complement of a standard 8-man rowing crew and you’ll be left with Jerome K Jerome’s classic book |
| 4 |
PRESENTLY - RESENT in PLY - I needed all the checking letters before I got this. Great clue, with ’soon’ as the definition |
| 5 |
ADEPTLY - (PET LADY)* |
| 7 |
INSURRECTIONIST - (STIR IN COUNTRIES)* - Lovely anagram, which works as an &lit too |
| 8 |
HERGE - Tintin creator, Hidden in anotHER GEneration |
| 14 |
TEMPORISE - TEMPO,RISE |
| 15 |
THEME PARK - (HAREM KEPT)* |
| 19 |
CRUSH - Another double definition, but I like the ‘one fancied’ definition |
| 20 |
SWASH - S,WASH |
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Posted by diagacht on 14th May 2008
| Across |
| 1 |
HOARSE: A in HORSE |
| 4 |
PASTIME: PA’S TIME |
| 9 |
DEDICATED: DE (half dead) + CAT in DIED |
| 10 |
IMPEL: MP in IE (that is) + L |
| 11 |
OLDIE: (s)OLDIE(r) |
| 12 |
ISINGLASS: I SING (tell all) + LASS. Something to do with sturgeon’s bladders, I understand. |
| 13 |
KNOW-ALL: K + NO WALL |
| 15 |
GAUCHO: GO around (AU + CH) |
| 17 |
TIDY UP: anagram of DIY PUT |
| 19 |
LADY DAY: March 25, the feast of the annunciation of the Virgin |
| 22 |
POISONOUS: anagram of SOUP I SOON |
| 24 |
RANGE: N (mathematicians shorthand for any number) in RAGE |
| 27 |
PERMITTED: PERM IT TED! |
| 28 |
DREISER: anagram of DESIRE + R. Refers to Theodore Dreiser the author of ‘An American Tradegy’ |
| 29 |
MESHED: ME + SHED |
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| Down |
| 1 |
HADDOCK: HAD + DOCK |
| 2 |
ADDED: ADDE(r) replacing the ‘r’ with a ‘D’ |
| 3 |
SECRETARY: SECRET + A RY |
| 4 |
PUDDING: double definition |
| 5 |
STING: ITS (reversed) + NG |
| 6 |
IMPEACHED: DEMI (reversed) around PEACH |
| 7 |
ENLIST: hidden in womEN LISTeners |
| 8 |
IT GIRL: Italian’s daughter = IT GIRL |
| 14 |
ORIGINATE: ORATE around (I GIN) |
| 16 |
UNDERMINE: UNDER (controlled) + MINE |
| 18 |
PROSPER: from Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’, PROSPER(o) loses nothing |
| 19 |
LUSTRE: ST in LURE |
| 20 |
YIELDED: anagram of EYELID + D |
| 21 |
SPREAD: double definition |
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