Enjoyed today's Sunday CW, though I am still unable to unravel 22A, 24A, 12D and 18D. Will be back to complete it after breakfast which I have to cook today being a Sunday, we all have to chip in at the kitchen, so I am off for Omlettes, Sausages, Bacon and mashed potatoes
ACROSS
1 - Bribe Greek, and rest from work (6) - GR{EASE}
4 - Takes in son with permits (8) - S{W}ALLOWS
9 - Air in a southern French city (6) - A{MIEN}S See a beautiful picture of the Amiens Cathedral
10 - At trial, editor is vouched for (8) - AT{TEST}ED
11 - Serving //a purpose// around the East in thick fog (9) - PEASOUP{E}R* Interesting origins, this is also the name of the machine which produces the thick smoke which you see in movies etc
13 - More carried by Wessex Trains (5) - EXTRA [T]
14 - Lost impetus, as old trains did, lacking sufficient coal? (3,3,2,5) - RAN OUT OF STEAM [CD]
16 - Animal, //bearcat, calm in// winds? (8,5) - BACTRIAN CAMEL* I have had the good fortune of seeing these double humped camels in the higher reaches of Leh, Hunder to be exact, on the old Silk route where these camels were abandoned and have flourished now and are a tourist attraction
17 - Notice nothing about girl (5) - LIN<-DA<- 19 - Main man drinking wine in it (9) - I{M{PORT}AN}T
22 - Standing for president, I get beaten (8) - (Update - {PRES}TIGE*)
23 - Familiar with a hospital shown in large book (2,4) - AT {H}OME
24 - Gale heading for Newfoundland, coming from the Arctic? (8) - NORESTER ? Does not seem to be right as there is a Noreaster and Norwester but not a Norester which I have put down 9Update - NORTHER{N})
25 - Popular school for cricket, perhaps (6) - IN{SECT} Thought about the game of cricket for a long time till the other meaning of Cricket hit me
DOWN
1 - Grip end of big file with teeth (5) - G{RASP}
2 - Girl, one in care, abused (5) - ER{I}CA*
3 - Drink associated with a Victorian tramp? (9) - SUN{DOWNER} Must try this cocktail when I have my next drink
5 - Battle about winning coursing trophy (8,3) - WATERLOO CUP [CD] and initially I thought it was about sailing, see the article at the link its all about racing hounds!!!
6 - European city, say, featured in story (5) - LI{EG}E
7 - Oxford University //athlete//, terribly shabby (3,2,4) - {O}{U}T AT HEEL* Don't know if this right as I could not find a reference to it anywhere
8 - //Admires// new weapon (7) - SIDEARM*
12 - Ryder Cup captain may make a clever remark in support of play (4,7) - (Update - PAUL AZINGER)
14 - Storyteller in //court, near// to collapse (9) - RACONTEUR*
15 - Helpful type, boy, accompanying a girl, 24 (9) - SAM{A}RITA{N}
16 - Nonsense writer' enclosure (4,3) - BULL PEN [CD]
18 - The full version of Beethoven's Fifth? (5) - (Update - AITCH [~h])
20 - Make amends for displaying a temper (5) - A{TONE}
21 - Pay for another surprise gift (5) TREAT [2]
The missing ones:
ReplyDelete22A: PRESTIGE (PRES + TIGE*)
24A: NORTHERS [CD]
I wonder if the answer should be in the plural, if the definition is "gale"
12D: PAUL AZINGER
a clever remark = A ZINGER, how "in support of play" gives PAUL not worked out.
18D: AITCH [CD]
The full version of the letter "h"
Somehow Northers does not appear correct as Northers are experienced in the area south of Florida
ReplyDeleteOkay, I see it now "heading for Newfoundland coming from the Arctic" is only used to indicate NORTH, I was taking the letter N from Newfoundland as indicated by "heading for Newfoundland" and trying to work out the rest.
ReplyDeleteThe plural remains unexplained
The dictionary does allow for Norther to be any "wind or storm from the north", but yes the answer doesn't look like a perfect fit.
ReplyDeleteOUT AT HEEL should be fine, by the way. AFAIK the phrase comes from worn out socks through which heels stick out.
PS: Your Sunday breakfast sounds delicious :)
24 A. It is NORTHER + N ( norther is the wind that blows from North..heading of Newfoundland is 'N'..hence NORTHERN which is for the North Pole or the Arctic!
ReplyDelete12 D.' Paul' is the play by Howard Brenton
- thanks & regards ......... dk