Monday 31 May 2010

No 9856, Monday 31 May 10, M Manna

Lots of girls around today to end Manna's round. Gear up for Neyartha, tomorrow & day after.
ACROSS

1   - Tax mine manager for collecting filthy water in a pool (7) - {CESS}{PIT}
5   - Nothing new about her being shown out (7) -{US{HER}ED}
9   - In Paris it's fashionable (1,2,4) - A LA MODE [E]
10 - I roll round to have merry time (7) - {RO{I}STER}
11 - Ideas that may blossom her (5) - SADIE*
12 - Flirting expected in dead marriage (9) -{D}{ALLIANCE}
13 - Disparage – and not for good measure! (4,5) - SELL SHORT [DD]
15 - Freedom from disturbance (5) -PEACE [E]
16 - A call for trumps may dwindle away to nothing (5) - PETER [DD]
18 - Quality best in the long run (9) - ENDURANCE &lit
21 - Detained foreigners seen returning to Bury (9) - {INTER}{NEES<-}
24 - Am leaving USA for her (5) - amERICA
25 - Mad Eden needs to be corrected (7) - AMENDED*
26 - They constantly worry when gangs roaming round return (7) - {NAGG{ER<-}S*}
27 - Made safe by arranging English nurse (7) - {ENSURE*}D How did the D  get in?
28 - They find they've achieved their aim (7) - SEEKERS [CD]
DOWN
1   - Frame the fool the companion is having imprisoned (7) - {CH}{ASS}{IS}
2   - Can get the youths to cover up the disgraceful behaviour (7) - {S{CAN}DAL<-}
3   - Computer centre for a production line worker (9) - PROCESSOR [DD]
4   - Right to end turn towards general tendency (5) - {TR<-}{END}
5   - Run amok in high spirits, but that is not to the point (9) -{UNR*}{ELATED}
6   - She may hide around a building, but you'll see her (5) -{HE{I}DI*}
7   - Building's large cask is in road – broken (7) - {RO{TUN}DA*}
8   - Leader takes direction and makes efforts to search for her (7) -{DARLEN*}{E}
14 - Without determination the golfing event finished (4,5) - {OPEN} {ENDED}
15 - Not a good hunting dog, it's said; rather a shark (9) - {~poor){POR}{BEAGLE}
16 - Proper tea, brewed by one of us (7) -{PRIM}{ATE*}
17 - Any old rubbish will interest them, they add (7) -TOTTERS [DD]
19 - An un-English gullibility (7) -NAIVETE [CD]
20 - In the confusion Lee does pass silently and slips away (7) - ELAPSES*
22 - Radio pulses to locate objects (5) - RADAR [CD}
23 - Ned on board ship rouses one to ecstasy (5) - {S{END*}S}

11 comments:

  1. Hi

    16a The Bridge term ‘peter’(A term used mainly in England to describe a high-low made in discarding, when unable to follow suit. In the game of Whist, the forerunner of the game of bridge, the term referred only to a high-low discard only in the trump suit) as a pun, to dwindle away was nice.

    Of course, as the Col. observed, plenty of female proper names.

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  2. 1d was a bit in doubt regarding extra H since I had taken Companion to be C. Thanks, Col, for explaining CH. As long as it is not Companion of the Bath ! GCB, KCB, DCB, CB et al

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  3. Though I have shown 17D TOTTERS as a DD I am unable to link it to the first half of the clue.
    Does anyone have a better idea?

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  4. 2D: Is "up" the reversal indicator?

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  5. Okay I was right a TOTTER is also a rag and bone collector see TOTTER

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  6. Colonel, I see there's a new addition to your anno list.

    How do you differentiate E and ?Lit?

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  7. Deepak
    Wrt the cartoon at 26d, my wife, in answer to a querulous query from me, informs me that she is self-taught in the matter.

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  8. 16 ac peter- playing high low in any suit, also known as echo in bridge.

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  9. @CV,
    I think that is the case with all wives who were not taught properly by their mothers! I have my wife's permission to say so!!

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  10. 16d PRIMATE : Also in NIE today at 20d Maybe a monkey in charge of a province?

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