Sunday 19 February 2012

No 2674, Sunday 19 Feb 12

ACROSS
1   - Lying down in middle of boulevard after drink (6) - SUPINE {SUP}{IN}{E}
4   - In which one may see Odette boast about the French leading English (4,4) - SWAN LAKE {SWAN {LA}K}{E}
10 - Girl cuddling boy in a state (9) - LOUISIANA {LOUIS{IAN}A}
11 - Clear away thatch aloft (3,2) - MOP UP {MOP} {UP}
12 - Cat, say, brought back after search (7) - SCOURGE {SCOUR}{GE<-}
13 - Hornblower's short speech after end of clash (7) - HORATIO {H}{ORATIOn}
14 - Suspicious transaction with him, a republican? (14) - ANTIMONARCHIST {TRANSACTION+HIM}*
17 - Said of a gunslinger pulling a fast one? (5,2,3,4) - QUICK ON THE DRAW [CD]
21 - Drank one given by doctor, one by bunk (7) - IMBIBED {I}{MB}{I}{BED}
22 - Court finally presented with motive for act of betrayal (7) - TREASON {T}{REASON}
24 - Fuss about a single step in a series (5) - STAIR {ST{A}IR}
25 - Complete change of opinion concerning fellow expert (5-4) - ABOUT-FACE {ABOUT}-{F}{ACE}
26 - Provide forceful evidence against the Italian, Italian arrested by pair (8) - MILITATE {M{IL}{IT}ATE}
27 - Is worried about small son getting pet (6) - CARESS {CARES}{S}
DOWN
1   - Willy Loman? Name lass involved (8) - SALESMAN*
2   - Roman god in place, cast out (5) - PLUTO {PL}{OUT*}
3   - Quack remedy in no way unusual (7) - NOSTRUM {NO}{ST}{RUM}
5   - Around northern tip of region, one state with a new meteorological facility (7,7) - WEATHER STATION {WEATHE{R} NSTATION*}
6   - Chief magistrate upset about demo (7) - NOMARCH {NO}{MARCH} Connection between 'on' and magistrate not clear
7   - Inordinate praise about favourite hors d'oeuvre (9) - APPETISER {AP{PET}ISER*}
8   - Use Forster device? (6) - EMPLOY {E.M.}{PLOY} My COD
9   - Respond humorously to fool getting comfortable role? (4,2,4,4) - TAKE IN GOOD PART {TAKE IN} {GOOD} {PART}
15 - Computer image of distressed lamb in hut (9) - THUMBNAIL*
16 - Trendy types, carollers surrounding wife (8) - SWINGERS {S{W}INGERS}
18 - Jazz fan about to reveal what goes on in nightclub? (7) - CABARET {CA{BARE}T}
19 - Choose artist showing a complex character (7) - ELECTRA {ELECT}{RA}
20 - Turn down quantity of Chinese food (3,3) - DIM SUM {DIM} {SUM}
23 - Small girl gets fish (5) - SKATE {S}{KATE}


4 comments:

  1. 8D-
    I could not connect to E.M.Forster. But enjoyed it and could appreciate why it should be COD after reading the anno.

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  2. 6D Chief Magistrate - Def.

    About = on
    Upset is reversal indicator
    demo = march

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  3. Sunday PUZZLE: 19th,FEB'\\Just solved this .

    .6 down and 8 down were tricky ones, so was 12 across.

    No wonder, many solvers have refrained from commenting.
    16down- SWINGERS was a good one. CV and Kishore: I came across a word CANDAUILISM ( a neo-greek word?) in one of the articles I read recently and surprisingly, this was not traced in either the OED or the Chambers. I then tried in the ubiquitous and all-knowing Google- Uncle and lo and behold, I did find an entire article on the latest in , ahem- permitted in these columns ? wife-swapping, Swingers etc. Now , one has to be careful in using the word SWINGERS in the social circles? Any comments?

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  4. Sunday PUZZLE: 19th,FEB'\\Just solved this .

    .6 down and 8 down were tricky ones, so was 12 across.

    No wonder, many solvers have refrained from commenting.
    16down- SWINGERS was a good one. CV and Kishore: I came across a word CANDAUILISM ( a neo-greek word?) in one of the articles I read recently and surprisingly, this was not traced in either the OED or the Chambers. I then tried in the ubiquitous and all-knowing Google- Uncle and lo and behold, I did find an entire article on the latest in , ahem- permitted in these columns ? wife-swapping, Swingers etc. Now , one has to be careful in using the word SWINGERS in the social circles? Any comments?

    ReplyDelete

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