Sunday 5 December 2010

No 2612, Sunday 05 Dec 10

ACROSS
1   - Prince in favour of metal supports (10) – {FOR}{TIN}{BRAS} Had to cheat on this
6   - Items stolen from son, habitual joker (4) – {S}{WAG}
10 - Loud, and not just in pleasure ground (7) – {F}{UNFAIR}
11 - Fish in European river - member gets a small number (7) – {PO}{MP}{A}{NO}
12 - Uncomfortably hot, I tell her off on a whim (3,3,4,2,2) – FOR THE HELL OF IT*
14 - Record broken by unknown composer (5) – {LIS{Z}T}
15 - Soldier and sailor back on leave (6,3) – {DESERT} {RAT<-}
17 - Duke is vulgar, reportedly, in speech (9) – {D}{IS}{COURSE}(~coarse)
19 - Fish cigarette out of front of sideboard (5) – GAsPER
21 - Released from nick in an unfit physical state (3,2,9) – {OUT OF} {CONDITION}
24 - Work issue (7) – PRODUCE [DD] (Correction - PRODUCT [DD])
25 - Unpaid, a wretched RU team (7) – {A}{MATEUR*}
26 - Call from Trier in Germany (4) – RING [T]
27 - Eliminate king in another foreign country (5,5) – {NORTH {KO}{R}EA*}
DOWN
1   - Female provided note from flute (4) – {F}{IF}{E}
2   - Rex Mason's terribly extortionate prices (7) – {R}{ANSOMS*}
3   - Fat? Felt anxious, worried, uncertain about what should be done? (2,1,5,2,4) – IN A STATE OF FLUX*
4   - One serving Arthur during drinking spree (9) – {B{ART}ENDER}
5   - Drink containing very soft fruit (5) – {A{PP}LE}
7   - Punishment? Why? (4,3) – WHAT FOR Anno pending [DD]
8   - Good landlord's blue tale (5,5) – {G}{HOST S}{TORY}
9   - Selfish remark from one fairly good sailor after start of manoeuvres (2,3,5,4) – {I}{M} {ALL RIGHT} {JACK}
13 - Lout, old criminal, bundled into helicopter (10) – {C{LOD*}HOPPER}
16 - Firm dates fixed quickly (9) – {STEAD*}{FAST}
18 - Rest brood, depressed (3,4) – {SIT} {DOWN}
20 - Settler, one taking part in landing (7) – {PI{ONE}ER}
22 - Eclipse abroad to study (5) – {OUT}{DO}
23 - District of Colombia realtor (4) – AREA [T]

19 comments:

  1. 7D:

    from www.thefreedictionary.com

    Idioms:
    what for Informal
    A scolding or strong reprimand:

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  2. Fishy, but loved the dodgems.

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  3. I think there's a typo. 24A should be PRODUCT

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  4. Col,
    24.AC - Work issue (7) – PRODUCE [DD]
    22.D - Eclipse abroad to study (5) – {OUT}{DO}
    24 AC I have put is as product and 22 d as out go.

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  5. Thanks VJ, typo corrected.

    Dr RP,

    OUTGO will not suit Eclipse

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  6. Deepak, 7D is a DD ain't it? Punishment = Why? = WHAT FOR.

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  7. VJ @ 8:52,

    Yes it is as per the Free Dictionary. Typical British usage

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  8. I was wondering 'cause your OP's still showing "Anno pending."

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  9. 1A - Col, How do you 'cheat'?
    24A - Product = Issue. Also DD

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  10. Gita,
    By cheat I mean looking at the answer in case of the Sunday CW.

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  11. Deepak. What is your 'cheat engine'. Mine could not fine 1A.
    Great find on Gasper. Got the answer without the anno

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  12. I got as far as FORTIN for 1A.

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  13. For the Sunday CW it's the solution itself on the Guardian website

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  14. I got 1A simply by putting together FOR and TIN because I got B & A, so the only 'support' option is BRAS. I guess it's easier if you are Litt. student ..

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  15. Col,
    OUTGO will not suit Eclipse. agreed.

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  16. Hi,
    This Sunday is good. Got almost half.:)Can any one explain me the connection between nick and condition please?

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  17. @Ajeesh, nick = condition. Like when someone says he is in fine nick, he is in a good condition.

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  18. Desert rat reminded me one Rommel - German General.

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