Sunday 4 August 2013

No 2750, Sunday 04 Aug 2013



ACROSS
1   Greek character, say, heading off to change (6) MUTATE {MU}{sTATE}
4   A late drink that may go to one's head? (8) NIGHTCAP [C&DD]
10 A lubricant cools it, a drop of radiator fluid (6,3) CASTOR OIL {COOLS+IT+A+R}*
11 Oscar goes to silent film (5) DUMBO {DUMB}{O}
12 I deliver cards for model (5) IDEAL {I}{DEAL}
13 Chosen Oxford college, reportedly in photographs (9) PICTORIAL {~picked oriel}
14 Most of film fitting in pocket (14) MISAPPROPRIATE {MISt}{APPROPRIATE}
18 Drop rest on creepy-crawly (4-4,6) TRAP-DOOR SPIDER {TRAP-DOOR} {SPIDER}
20 Girl declared an impostor (9) CHARLATAN (~charlotte){CHARLAT}{AN}
22 Steps taken by one graduate skipping dessert (5) RUMBA RUMBAba
24 Hyperion, for example, Italian cast in bronze (5) TITAN {T{IT}AN}
25 Irishman returned book purchased by post (4,5) MAIL ORDER {MAIL<=} {ORDER}
26 Had nice spread, a ranch (8) HACIENDA {HAD+NICE}*{A}
27 A small seabird behind (6) ASTERN {A}{S}{TERN}

DOWN
1   Held in stomach is mostly a show of masculinity (8) MACHISMO [T]
2   A test involved a small sample only (5) TASTE {T{A}{S}TE}
3   See you, likewise, led astray over star (6-3) TOODLE-PIP {TOO}{LED*}-{PIP}
5   Acting as guardians, arranged oral inspection (2,4,8) IN LOCO PARENTIS*
6   After end of March, uncommonly dry round spa resort (5) HYDRO {marcH}{DRY}*{O}
7   Carried out first of chairs left out around centre of chamber (9) COMMITTED {C}{OM{M}ITTED}
8   Dog lead for dachshund found in Dorset resort (6) POODLE {POO{D}LE}
9   Reliable policeman on foot, extremely even-handed (6-8) COPPER-BOTTOMED {COPPER} {BOTTOM}{Even-handeD}
15 Mocking actors in Indian dress, cold (9) SARCASTIC {SAR{CAST}I}{C}
16 High-handed and indifferent? Not very (9) IMPERIOUS IMPERvIOUS
17 Test ladder in rehearsal (5,3) TRIAL RUN {TRIAL} {RUN}
19 Type of egg dish (6) SCOTCH [GK]
21 Cut? Clean wound (5) LANCE*
23 Departs in military aircraft erks initially fly (5) MIDGE {MI{D}G}{E}

6 comments:

  1. Why no comments??
    I found this too tough for me! Got very few answers!!

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    1. Rita: : This has been my perpetual gripe that all solvers ignore the original wife and go after the younger one !! No loyalty at all !!

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  2. 9A Reliable& copper bottomed - the link?

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  3. Copper bottomed means extremely reliable, like ships of old which were copper bottomed.

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    1. thank you madam!The only 'reliable ' feature of my cu bottomed pans is that I unfailingly manage to burn the food !

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  4. Again a BLACK day for me !! Orkut is cutting me off the fun by staring at me total BLAC(N)K !!! I cannot print one from the blog as I've no access to a printer. Can anyone do send me an online doable version ? COL and other techie-bloggers DO something immediately. This is an SOS !!

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