Sunday 11 October 2009

No 2554, Sunday, 11 Oct 09

Tough one today, that's why I'm late. Had to google search some answers, especially the names of towns in the UK
ACROSS
1 - Looking a little worse for wear betrays drunk (4-6) - {SHOP S}{OILED}
6 - Intrepid person crossing lake (4) - BO{L}D
10 - Extremely upset – extremely upset suffering setback in competition (3,2) - CU{T} {U}P
11 - Daughter lost red torch in European port (9) - {D}ORDRECHT*
12 - Reformed island state (3,6) - {NEW} {JERSEY}
13 - The most violent part of state (Ethiopia) (5) - TEETH [T]
14 - A legend enthrals – possibly this fairy tale (6,3,6) - HANSEL AND GRETEL*
17 - Former PM attending dinner earl prepared in part of the UK (8,7) - {NORTH}ERN IRELAND*
20 - Long period of time close to Ramadan (5) - YEAR{N}
21 - Bob Hope film has old film comic in fits (3,6) - {O}{F{F LIM*}ITS
23 - To win one must employ honest manoeuvring (2,3,4) - ON {THE NOS*}E
24 - Item of jewellery one found amongst Scarlett’s property? (5) - T{I}ARA
25 - Girl in Fun in Acapulco (4) - NINA [T]
26 - Nervously attended the Parisian plant (4-6) - DEAD NETT*{LE}
DOWN
1 - Romantic revival back home? No, on holiday finally taken abroad (6,9) - SECOND HONEYMOON* Anno for SECOND eludes me (Addendum - BACK = SECOND, how stupid of me not to have seen that early on)
2 - Being pulled along over to start of waterway (2,3) - {ON TO}{W}
3 - Chief, first to size up British Army corps (7) - {S}{UP}{REME} REME is the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
4 - Dines out with couple at wits’ end (2,7) - IN DES*{PAIR}
5 - Forward almost blowing top (5) - (-n)EARLY
7 - Her co-star upset big band (9) - ORCHESTRA*
8 - What some beetles spread, this male deduces, sadly (5,3,7) - DUTCH ELM DISEASE*
9 - Banger and firecracker ultimately causing a hole in the ground (6) - {CRATE}{R}
15 - Mean boy in a Yorkshire town (9) - {NORM}{ANTON}
16 - Doctor providing answer in a Yorkshire town (9) - {DR}IFFIELD Anno pending (Addendum - {DR}{IF}{FIELD} - Thanks to Chaturvasi - See comments below)
18 - Watch woodsman (6) - HUNTER [DD]
19 - Letter in English, heartlessly short, put in stack (7) - {E}{PI{S(-hor)T}LE}
21 - Bracing air round region (5) - {O}{ZONE}
22 - Unsuitable home, small apartment (5) - {IN}{APT}

GRID

7 comments:

  1. Doctor - DR
    providing - IF (usu. it's provided, no?)
    answer - v. to answer - FIELD - as in "The Colonel fielded the questions from the cadets during the briefing session")
    in a Yorkshire town

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  2. Thanks for including me in the answer!!

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  3. Sorry Colonel,Ididnot read the Addendum

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  4. 3 - Chief, first to size up British Army corps (7) - {S}{UP}{REME}

    Yesterday's ET CW:
    10 Drink with army people at the top (7)SUP REME

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  5. Well Raghunath, any ideas why this happens son frequently

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  6. Suresh,

    You tell me. I've no clue. As long as the clues are not identical, I can't say that it's lifted.

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