Anagram day today from Manna
ACROSS
1 - Dogs dried, are given drinks (9) - {AIRED}{ALES} The dog in TINTIN comics
6 - Food for Dad’s Army? (5) - {PAS}{TA}
9 - Disruption of airflow caused by aircraft’s high angle of attack (5) - STALL [E]
10 - Partisans can be such trying people (9) - ASPIRANTS*
11 - More luxurious liner price subject to fluctuation (10) - PRINCELIER*
12 - Aquatic bird to change course, would you say? (4) - TERN(~turn)
14 - Plot after soldiers withdraw (7) - {RE}{TRACT}
15 - Contract to construct a viaduct (7) - {A}{BRIDGE} This doesnt gel with 5D there seems to be an error somewhere
17 - Acts to seize and deal with the problem (7) - TACKLES [DD]
19 - Secures one to be free from immediate danger (7) - RESCUES*
20 - Capital solo arrangement (4) - OSLO*
22 - Fussy detail (10) - PARTICULAR [DD]
25 - Keyboard instrument used extensively (9) - ACCORDION [CD]
26 - He stands out for greatness of achievement (5) - TITAN [CD]
27 - I left Elaine in distress for another girl (5) - ELENA(-i)*
28 - It’s clear Eton developed the liberal spirit (9) - TOLERANCE*
DOWN
1 - Fabulous type striking a pose (5) - AESOP*
2 - Facing facts, it is clear, but confused (9) - REALISTIC*
3 - Belle acted in a way that was delightful (10) - DELECTABLE*
4 - Pamphlet with two pages to hire (7) - {LEAF}{LET}
5 - C-in-C gets drink, gets more merry (7) - {SUP}{REMA} The word should have been {SUP}{REMO*} as per word play but that doesn't gel with 15A?
6 - Dad right to have an essential portion (4) - {PA}{RT}
7 - Burn one slightly to make one give information to English (5) - SING{E}
8 - They agree a ship lists (9) - {A}{SS}{ENTERS}
13 - One in court to deal with trespassers? (10) - PROSECUTOR [E]
14 - Limit the beer — there’s good grounds for that (9) - {RATION}{ALE}
16 - Two in the same suit wearing a sleeveless jacket (9) - {DOUBLET}{ON}
18 - Sits at square to correctly advocate economic planning (7) - STATIS*{T} New word for me
19 - Learn to arrange it when involving eye membrane (7) - RETINAL*
21 - Cruel to go berserk on monetary gain (5) - LUCRE*
23 - Anger about a series of things in a line (5) - RANGE*
24 - Locality of a region (4) - AREA [E]
GRID
Quite annoying to have errors in the crossword Manna is also human. But cruciverbalists should be more careful
ReplyDeleteHi Suresh,
ReplyDeleteThis is nothing you will get many more in the 7 days of Manna
Hi Colonel,
ReplyDeleteUntil I started following this blog I never noticed the names of the setters on the side. You have obviously done a lot more research into this
The sad part is they do not even post an apology for the errors the next day
ReplyDeleteA long-forgotten word 'cruciverbalists' brought back to memory.
ReplyDeleteTrue, they can, at times, crucify you, verbally.
Richard