Sunday 25 October 2009

No 2555, Sunday, 25 Oct 09

Had to Google for 12A
ACROSS
1 - Term applied to some shares down 1p? Check inside (4-4) – {BLUE}-{CH}{IP}
5 - Goddess entering this gutted ancient city (6) – {T(-hi){HEBE}S}
9 - Outraged at university, fashionable members (2,2,4) – {UP} {IN} {ARMS}
10 - Cipher worked out in game (6) – ENIGMA*
11 - Blow caught ruffian (5) – {C}{LOUT}
12 - Left old Stowe novel and newspaper in Suffolk resort (9) – {L}{O}{WESTO*}{FT} Result of a Google search
14 - Guard in round eight's knocked out (4,7) – RIDE SHOTGUN*
18 - Shining through, managed cryptic clues in first of Torquemada books (11) – {T}{RAN}{SLUCE*}{NT}
21 - Agent's good order went out around end of June (2-7) – {G}{O-BE}{TW{E}EN*}
23 - Artist on way out? One being ignored more (5) – EX{TRA(-i-st)*} Ex from ? (Correction - {EX(-i)T}{RA} )
24 - Burning, forest close to coast (6) – {ARDEN}{T}
25 - Philosopher reacts so unexpectedly (8) – SOCRATES*
26 - Sample taken from plant after end of shift (6) – {T}{ASTER}
27 - Untidy woman, nurse, gulping coffee (8) – {S}{LATTE}{RN}
DOWN
1 - Black, wild cat in spring (6) – {B}{OUNCE}
2 - Complete agreement in marriage about son (6) – UNI{S}ON
3 - Author, one entering into agreements (9) – CHARTER{I}S Loved reading his SAINT series.
4 - Film in Ecuador and Mali, possibly (4,2,5) – IRMA LA DOUCE* Made into Manoranjan in Hindi
6 - Leading actor sank at sea after onset of hurricane (5) – {H}ANKS*
7 - Exclamation made by singer when first disc is released (2,6) – B(-o)Y GEORGE
8 - Knocks up, then thrashes hardy fellows (8) – {SPAR<-}{TANS}
13 - Method used to clear a bar shown in cowboy film reel (7,4) – {WESTERN} {ROLL}
15 - In a row to do with article written by radical? (2,3,4) – {ON} {THE} {TROT}
16 - Standing still, deer stalked by worker after noon (8) – {STAG}{N}{ANT}
17 - Island's local drink, first of beverages to be served up (8) – {BAR}{B}{ADOS<-} )
19 - See figure of importance right away (6) – STATU(-r)E
20 - Mean boy to become a clergyman (6) – {PAR}{SON}
22 - This may be present in Austen's Emma (5) – TENSE [T]

6 comments:

  1. 23a
    Artist - RA
    on
    way out? - EXIT
    One being ignored - EXT
    more - def

    A on B is not AB but BA

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  2. Thanks Chaturvasi,
    The anno dawned on me pretty late and my correction in the main post has coincided with your comment

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  3. Brilliant work colonel, particularly annos on By george and Thebes ( which I got as Themis and struggled a long time.)
    You googled for 12A. I googled a lot and am 2 hours behind you

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  4. Col,
    27 - Untidy woman, nurse, gulping coffee (8) – {S}{LATTE}{RN}
    What's S and RN? SLATTERN = Untidy woman. You've underlined only Untidy?

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  5. Raghunath, SRN is an acronym for State Registered Nurse. Look it up in Wikipedia

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  6. Hi Raghunath,
    By mistake I have not put woman also in bold and italics. Untidy woman is the definition and not just untidy and I should have given the anno as {S{LATTE}RN}

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