Sunday 3 June 2012

No 2689, Sunday 03 Jun 12

ACROSS
1   - Iron starts to go on the blink, then radio (10)  - TRANSISTOR*
6   - Iceberg in local fjord (4)  - CALF [T]
9   - Refurbished an hotel in a town on the Shannon (7)  - ATHLONE*
10 - This may be used by a recovery vehicle in poor wet ground (7)  - TOWROPE* &lit
12 - PM is to touch down in a place in the Arctic Ocean (7,6)  - CAMERON ISLAND {CAMERON} {IS}{LAND}
14 - Casseroles, say, old and new, Vera smashed (8)  - OVENWARE {O+NEW+VERA}*
15 - Mad with nag at Kelso's last (6)  - WHACKO {WHACK}{O}
18 - Good chap, engaging alternative comedian (6)  - GORMAN {G}{OR}{MAN}
19 - Rings about artist having wild dreams (8)  - CHIMERAS {CHIME{RA}S}
21 - More than one good bloke lacking social graces appears in sharp suit (5,8)  - ROUGH DIAMONDS {ROUGH} {DIAMONDS}
24 - International to manage trial (4,3)  - TEST RUN {TEST} {RUN}
25 - Weave intricate net before getting to port? (7)  - ENTWINE {NET*}{WINE}
26 - Harshly rebuke class (4)  - RATE [DD]
27 - What the footballer did is co-operated (6,4)  - PLAYED BALL [DD]
 DOWN
1   - Leave, going uphill in carriage (4)  - TRAP<-
2   - Punishment given by a belt set about bumpkin? (1,5,3)  - A THICK EAR {A} {T{HICK}EAR}
3    - Mates worry unduly about the song (6,7) - STORMY WEATHER {STORMY WEA{THE}R*}
4   - They fleece judge on board ship (8)  - SHEARERS {S{HEARER}S}
5   - Excursion abroad in front of galley (6)  - OUTING {OUT}{IN}{G}
7   - A gypsy with a distinctive smell (5)  - AROMA {A}{ROMA}
8   - Rodent filmed out by river (10)  - FIELDMOUSE {FILMED*}{OUSE}
11 - The new stadium built for a London football club (4,3,6)  -WEST HAM UNITED*
13 - Restoring development around West Berlin, perhaps (10)  - SONGWRITER {SONG{W}RITER*}
16 - Girl causing unexpected stir in Communist country (9)  - CHRISTINA {CH{STIR*}INA}
17 - Room overlooking yard in a French skiing centre (8)  - CHAMBERY {CHAMBER}{Y}
20 - Outstanding gesture (6)  - SIGNAL [DD]
22 - Disrupt cheerful group (5)  - UPSET {UP}{SET}
23 - So fortunate (4) - WELL [DD]

3 comments:

  1. knock!knock!Is anybody home?

    Just kidding!!!

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  2. Lazy Sunday apparently. Found it easy going initially, then got stumped with out of context clues like Gorman, Songwriter Berlin, etc, and had to cheat on Whacko.

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  3. had to cheat on Whacko

    Too much information, sir.

    ;-)

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