Friday 16 October 2009

No 9663, Friday, 16 Oct 09, M. Manna

Anagram day today from Manna
ACROSS
 1 - Dogs dried, are given drinks (9) - {AIRED}{ALES} The dog in TINTIN comics
 6 - Food for Dad’s Army? (5) - {PAS}{TA}
 9 - Disruption of airflow caused by aircraft’s high angle of attack (5) - STALL [E]
10 - Partisans can be such trying people (9) - ASPIRANTS*
11 - More luxurious liner price subject to fluctuation (10) - PRINCELIER*
12 - Aquatic bird to change course, would you say? (4) - TERN(~turn)
14 - Plot after soldiers withdraw (7) - {RE}{TRACT}
15 - Contract to construct a viaduct (7) - {A}{BRIDGE} This doesnt gel with 5D there seems to be an error somewhere
17 - Acts to seize and deal with the problem (7) - TACKLES [DD]
19 - Secures one to be free from immediate danger (7) - RESCUES*
20 - Capital solo arrangement (4) - OSLO*
22 - Fussy detail (10) - PARTICULAR [DD]
25 - Keyboard instrument used extensively (9) - ACCORDION [CD]
26 - He stands out for greatness of achievement (5) - TITAN [CD]
27 - I left Elaine in distress for another girl (5) - ELENA(-i)*
28 - It’s clear Eton developed the liberal spirit (9) - TOLERANCE*
DOWN
 1 - Fabulous type striking a pose (5) - AESOP*
 2 - Facing facts, it is clear, but confused (9) - REALISTIC*
 3 - Belle acted in a way that was delightful (10) - DELECTABLE*
 4 - Pamphlet with two pages to hire (7) - {LEAF}{LET}
 5 - C-in-C gets drink, gets more merry (7) - {SUP}{REMA} The word should have been {SUP}{REMO*} as per word play but that doesn't gel with 15A?
 6 - Dad right to have an essential portion (4) - {PA}{RT}
 7 - Burn one slightly to make one give information to English (5) - SING{E}
 8 - They agree a ship lists (9) - {A}{SS}{ENTERS}
13 - One in court to deal with trespassers? (10) - PROSECUTOR [E]
14 - Limit the beer — there’s good grounds for that (9) - {RATION}{ALE}
16 - Two in the same suit wearing a sleeveless jacket (9) - {DOUBLET}{ON}
18 - Sits at square to correctly advocate economic planning (7) - STATIS*{T} New word for me
19 - Learn to arrange it when involving eye membrane (7) - RETINAL*
21 - Cruel to go berserk on monetary gain (5) - LUCRE*
23 - Anger about a series of things in a line (5) - RANGE*
24 - Locality of a region (4) - AREA [E]

GRID

5 comments:

  1. Quite annoying to have errors in the crossword Manna is also human. But cruciverbalists should be more careful

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  2. Hi Suresh,
    This is nothing you will get many more in the 7 days of Manna

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  3. Hi Colonel,
    Until I started following this blog I never noticed the names of the setters on the side. You have obviously done a lot more research into this

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  4. The sad part is they do not even post an apology for the errors the next day

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  5. A long-forgotten word 'cruciverbalists' brought back to memory.

    True, they can, at times, crucify you, verbally.

    Richard

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