Saturday 14 March 2009

No 9480, Saturday, 14 Mar 09, M.Manna

Hmmm.... a reasonably okay mix of clues today unlike yesterday, there are only 10 CD's today which translates to around one-third of the total clues
ACROSS
1 - Ted’s canned concoction for one coming after (10) - DESCENDANT*
6 - Opts to bring things to a standstill (4) - STOP*
9 - Changes gears, points and lubricants (7) – GREAS*{E}{S}
10 - Little crawler going around quietly to investigate (7) – INS{P}ECT
12 - Wraps up the party on time (8) – BAND{AGE}
13 - Play being performed by Catholic historian (5) – ACT{ON}
15 - Deem to have an accumulation of fluid in the tissue spaces (5) – EDEM*{A}
17 - Jack Dyer is a non-voter (9) - ABSTAINER [CD]
19 - Possibly rue never being other than environmentally aware (9) – (-n)EVER{GREEN}
21 - Henry rode around with a wandering tribe (5) - {H}ORDE*
23 - Right poem makes one move around aimlessly (5) – MOPE*{R}
24 - Sham claim (8) – PRETENCE [CD]
27 - Northern climb just being formed (7) - N{ASCENT}
28 - Flags and turns pink (7) – COLOURS [CD]
29 - With a sudden movement daughter gets involved with art (4) - D{ART}
30 - The person looking for gold, seeing spoor, crept off (10) - PROSPECTOR*
DOWN
1 - Taunts at hardworking students (4) – DIG{S}
2 - Make out an attendant is responsible for the leak (7) – SEE{PAGE}
3 - Made comfortable to be free from pain (5) – EASED [CD]
4 - Mark’s made a note to subscribe in time (9) – D{E}{SIGN}ATE
5 - You may hang on to them (5) - NAILS [CD]
7 - In New Jersey, say, fashion has a split inside (7) – T{RENT}ON
8 - Arrange for goods to be delivered (3,2,5) - PUT IN ORDER [CD]
11 - Place in Wales where the past has been rewritten (2,5) – ST ASAPH*
14 - Decided to be resolute (10) - DETERMINED [CD]
16 - A gravel compound in Portugal (7) – ALGARVE*
18 - Condemns pieces of writing (9) – SENTENCES [CD]
20 - It permits access of light (7) – EXPOSER [CD] Not a very nice clue could have been worded as ' An old model'
22 - Tell some soldiers to number (7) – RE{COUNT}
24 - Fisherman, favourite of the queen (5) - PET{ER}
25 - She gives out the French lie (5) - EL<-LIE
26 - His behaviour towards others depends on serving a purpose (4) – USER [CD] Long winded clue for a simple word

2 comments:

  1. Col,

    19 - Possibly rue never being other than environmentally aware (9) – (-n)EVER{GREEN}

    Never being other= EVER and environmentally aware= GREEN? RUE= Plant?

    7 - In New Jersey, say, fashion has a split inside (7) – T{RENT}ON

    Fashion= ON and T=? Why the SAY?

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  2. You are right about 19A, Rue is a perennial evergreen shrub

    Ton also means fashionable style or distinction or fashionable society

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