Monday 14 September 2009

No 9636, Monday, 14 Sep 09, M.Manna

I am stumped by 27A.
ACROSS
1 - Gift you go and leave behind you (6) - LEGACY [E]
4 - Build in a close area of rocky strata (8) - {I}SOCLINE*
10 - Seaman offers fortune to wife (7) - {MATE}{LOT}
11 - Embittered to have led last row of soldiers (7) - {RANK}{LED}
12 - An enchanting creature will appear by one (4) - {PER}{I}
13 - Show you were itching to see? (4,6) - FLEA CIRCUS [CD]
16 - Start around university to find him (6) - ST{U}ART
17 - Gets back to make profits again (7) - {RE}{GAINS}
20 - Fellow takes right note about a period of history (7) - {CHAP}{TE}{R}
21 - Caught stir development, allowing no laxity (6) - STRI*{CT}
24 - Systematic though brief in examination (10) - ME{THO}DICAL
25 - Same form of flat topped hill found with steep sides (4) - MESA* Remember Phantom comics?
27 - Eager craving for proper model shirt (7) - A?A?R?T (Addendum - {A}THIRS*{T} Thanks to Pammechu from the HUB at Mayyam)
29 - Catching up on a two gin cocktail (7) - G{A}INING*
30 - Mean somehow to be within call when one’s calling again (8) - R{ENAM*}ING
31 - Figure the shooting range presents a risk (6) - {D}ANGER*
DOWN
1 - A column of light (8) - LAMPPOST [E]
2 - How those circus dogs doing the hoop trick must suffer! (2,7,2) - GO THROUGH IT [CD]
3 - As a King, he was a merry old soul (4) - COLE [E]
5 - Banner headline (8) - SCREAMER [E]
6 - Intimate what might be done, in fact (10) - CONFIDANTE*
7 - Unfortunate to be sick (3) - ILL [DD]
8 - Most advanced in age in the family (6) - ELDEST [E]
9 - Out of condition that can be least said (5) - STALE*
14 - In view of Wagner’s work being led by study team (11) - {CON}{SIDE}{RING}
15 - A coded message (10) - CRYPTOGRAM [E]
18 - Arranged to sit now with the French, at the first Idaho capital (8) - {LE}WISTON*
19 - More rum? No pal (8) - STRANGER [DD]
22 - Couple on motorway appear to weaken (6) - {IM<-}{PAIR}
23 - Burrowing animal loses its tail but retains distinguishing emblem (5) - BADGE(-r)
26 - It’s an art to get her name (4) - TINA*
28 - A faint-hearted person (3) - AIN [T] (Corrrection - HEN - Thanks to Pammechu again)

7 comments:

  1. 27 - Eager craving for proper model shirt (7) - A?A?R?T ==== A THIRST ??
    28 - A faint-hearted person (3) - AIN [T] HEN???

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  2. Eager craving for proper model shirt (7)

    I don't see how ATHIRST, which of course is the compiler's intended answer, is derived.

    Eager craving is the def, OK
    for is connector
    may be proper - we can take this as anagrind
    model is T
    shirt - part of anag fodder
    How do we get 'a' that is part of the answer?

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  3. I had a similar query for 22D how is MI reversed to get IM

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  4. I suppose the definition is restricted to EAGER and the A somehow comes from 'craving'

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  5. Figure the shooting range presents a risk (6) - {D}ANGER*

    What is D? Figure?

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  6. D is Roman numeral for 500.

    With 'figure' were you probably thinking Namitha would loom large?

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