Sunday 28 November 2010

No 2611, Sunday 28 Nov 10

ACROSS
1 - Married woman nursing old boy in Canadian province (8) – {M}{ANIT{OB}A}
5 - On the other side of a bridge (6) – ACROSS [CD]
9 - Thought Mike exercised (5) – {M}{USED}
10 - Ensign, using rudder, set out (3,6) – RED DUSTER*
12 - Evidence involving accomplished English monarch (9) – {S{OVER}{E}IGN}
13 - Go round one Italian city (5) – {TUR{I}N}
14 - Tarzan story extremely knowledgeable lodger ordered (4,9) – LORD GREYSTOKE* (story+ke+lodger)
18 - One's not known for one's bad habits? (5,8) – DRESS DESIGNER [CD]
20 - Bike was blue (5) – MOPED [DD]
22 - Reportedly conclude girl is in hospital (9) – (~infer){INFIR}{MARY}
24 - One used to telling stories managed to take in company? True, sadly (9) – {RA{CO}N}{TEUR*}
25 - Article about female, very pale with shock (5) – {A{SHE}N}
26 - Clapped-out car causing bishop wrath (6) – {B}{ANGER}


27 - Habitual repetition, mostly by private soldier, makes nonsense (8) – {TOMMY}ROT Anno pending (Addendum - {TOMMY}{ROTe} - See comments)
DOWN
1 - Sam uneasy about one on second Buck's Fizz (6) – {M{I}{MO}SA*}
2 - Architect meets with very poorly European in a US city (9) – {NASH}{V}{ILL}{E}
3 - Trod carelessly round posh house (5) – {T{U}DOR*}
4 - What the fire-raiser had when setting streetcar alight? (7,6) – BURNING DESIRE [CD]
6 - Fanny Hill, perhaps in tears, cruelly pinched by endless number (9) – {COU{RTESA*}Nt}
7 - Fur cap taken off scoundrel (5) - rOTTER
8 - Southern press operator, one promising a fast run? (8) – {S}{PRINTER}
11 - Excited friends on about stake in film (6,7) – {D{ANTE}S INFER*}{NO<-}
15 - I screened off home (9) – RESIDENCE*
16 - The Lord's Prayer, hour after changes rung? (3,6) – OUR FATHER*
17 - Film barmaids working (5,3) – ADAMS RIB*
19 - Sound of seal and young swan (6) – CYGNET (~signet)
21 - Nut inside Cape Canaveral (5) – PECAN [T]
23 - Kingdom in actual miles (5) – {REAL}{M}

16 comments:

  1. 27 - Habitual repetition, mostly by private soldier, makes nonsense (8) – {TOMMY}ROT Anno pending

    ROT(-e)

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  2. @All those attending S&B meeting: Have a great time!

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  3. 11 - Excited friends on about stake in film (6,7) – {D{ANTE}S INFER*}{NO}

    {D{ANTE}'S INFER*}{NO<-}

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  4. Got some doubts on today's CD's

    4D: Why streetcar?

    18D: Don't get it at all. Could somebody explain?

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  5. @VJ:

    4D: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Streetcar_Named_Desire_%281951_film%29

    18A: I need help too..

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  6. Thanks Prasanna, checked IMBB's page too. Rating of 8.1 and about 34000 votes. Must be a popular movie. Never heard of it myself though.

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  7. Prasanna. 18A Habits means dress. Does that explain?

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  8. To all the S&B meet participants,
    HAVE A NICE TIME !

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  9. my 954 comment.... IMBB = IMDB

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  10. Best wishes for a lively S & B meet.Have a great time.Regret misssing it.Hope to have S & B-3 sometime soon!

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  11. hi
    to all s and b participants have a great time.looking forward for sharing.

    mathu

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  12. Hi all,
    We did have a rollicking time at the S & B II, meet, photographs will be up tomorrow and hopefully the article will appear in the Hindu sometime this week as Richard had arranged for someone from The HINDU to cover the event.

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  13. @Colonel: Good to know you'll had a wonderful time. I hope there'll be some pleasant surprises after this meet too :)

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  14. 4 - What the fire-raiser had when setting streetcar alight? (7,6) – BURNING DESIRE [CD]

    This is a DD. The fire raiser had a 'burning desire'. A streetcar called desire was the name of a film. Streetcar alight would be 'burning desire'.

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  15. 26a reminded of Roald Dahl's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, which is in line with other film references.

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