Monday 24 December 2012

No 10652, Monday 24 Dec 12, Mover

So Mover moved here. Good opener from Mover.

ACROSS
1   Magna Carta group hiring a plane (7) CHARTER [DD]
5   Taxi I clean for pudding variety (7) CABINET {CAB}{I}{NET}
8   Resin noted on the French motorway (5) ELEMI {E}{LE}{M1}
9   Throw around acid, causing sudden fright (9) STARTLING {S{TART}LING}
11 Boring shoemaker’s drink? (8,5) COBBLER'S PUNCH [DD]
13 Hear poison alarm (6) TOCSIN (~toxin)
16 Move around Oregon with start (8) ORBITING {OR}{BITING}
18 Streaked skin bled outside (8) BRINDLED {B{RIND}LED}
19 Prize taken from an astrophysicist (6) TROPHY [T]
24 From which a lot of honking may be expected (6,2,5) GAGGLE OF GEESE [CD]
26 Aquatic plant providing a variety of materials (5,4) MARE'S TAIL*
27 Zero study required for nymph (5) OREAD {O}{READ}
28 Transposed notes in foot pedal may yield a sticky syrup (7) TREACLE TREA(-d+c)CLE
29 Ground moistened around bottom of ditch (7) WHETTED {W{H}ETTED}

DOWN
1   Team to sever a severe top style (7) CREWCUT {CREW}{CUT}
2   Bitter expert with broken crib (7) ACERBIC {ACE}{CRIB*}
3   Tentative court case (5) TRIAL [DD]
4   Make new arrangement for holiday destination (6) RESORT RE-SORT
5   Bubbly for those who eat like horses? (8) CHAMPERS [DD]
6   Rusty hinge makes animal cry (5) NEIGH*
7   Drunk held firmly (5) TIGHT [DD]
10 North African port with more flavour (7) TANGIER [DD]
12 Loop rope coil with top attached to bottom (4) ANKH (-h)ANK(+h)H
14 There’s a monster; therefore, back up (4) OGRE <=
15 God, I sin awfully, in colours! (7) INDIGOS*
17 Swiss William legend revealing secrets? (8) TELLTALE {TELL}{TALE}
20 Excuse this foreword (7) PRETEXT {PRE}{TEXT}
21 Gave up and produced (7) YIELDED [DD]
22 How about zero pounds? Empty feeling? (6) HOLLOW {H{O}{LL}OW}
23 Plead guilty with German following publicity (5) ADMIT {AD}{MIT}
24 Spiny shrub has point in blood (5) GORSE {GOR{S}E}
25 Saw wee fellow (5) GNOME [DD]


11 comments:

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    1. Bit out of the box, but that's OK. I have a small issue with the non-regulation grid, too many consecutive unches.

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  2. Mover does not seem to haved many today!

    I had my doubt (but later confirmed)That 'wetted'is correct.

    Quite a few new words today-
    brindled,tocsin,gorse,cabinet pudding,Ankh,Oread(I was trying dryad)

    Liked Magna Carta, top style(1D)& Tangier9never thought of it that way)

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  3. In 16A, how is with start biting?

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    1. Could be a typo, I think it should have been 'tart'

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  4. msprasanti12:40 PM GMT+05:30
    In 16A, how is with start biting?

    AND IS NOT "MOVE AROUND" - ORBIT? FOR ORBITING CLUE SHOULD BE MOVING AROUND

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  5. Though delightful because of new words, a bit tough.

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  6. Where is CV Sir? Long time no C

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  7. Enjoyed this CW - but was thrown by orbiting and whetted.
    Maybe the Delhi cold made my brain sharper!!

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