Monday 23 May 2011

No 10161, Monday 23 May 11, M Manna

Plenty of Girl's around today.
ACROSS
1   - Stealing a hat modelled by wife is illegal (7,3,3) - {AGAINST THE LA*}{W}
8   - A formal document granting a right (7) - LETTERS [DD]
9   - A wealthy person back on road (7) - {RICH}{A}{RD}
11 - This banded stone from Cologne is superb (6) - GNEISS [T]
13 - Violent tempered women (8) - HELLCATS [E]
15 - At times, questions the amount of work undertaken (5) - {T}{ASKS}
16 - Lean on back of credit, taken at point, on line (7) - {R{E}C<-}{LINE}
18 - Make an outline study of tour (7) - {CON}{TOUR}
19 - Re-tax crooked characters more (5) - EXTRA*
21 - Final catalogue impression on an impractical person (8) - {IDEA}{LIST}
23 - On the way make a call for a small piece of cord (6) - {ST}{RING}
25 - Shut off many agitated to have duel in quarter (7) - {SE}{C}{LUDE*}
26 - Simplicity of being unusually vain before summer abroad (7) - {NAIV*}{ETE}
28 - Anything but free and easy wear, their use is restrictive (13) - {STRAIT}{JACKETS}
DOWN
2   - She collects on road, with gun (7) - {GAT}{HERS}
3   - A note full of anger (3) - {I}{RE}
4   - Point made to a dope for his impertinent behaviour (4) - {S}{ASS}
5   - The heart of 3 or twenty times that number (10) - {THREE}{SCORE}
6   - Former chief engineer as beginner was superior (5) - {EX}{CE}{L}
7   - A page containing article describing royal estate (7) - {A}{P{AN}AGE}
8   - Easy work welcomed by importers (5,6) - LIGHT DUTIES [DD]
10 - Needing last eccentric to simplify matters (11) - DISENTANGLE*
12 - Girl climber with black eyes? (5) - SUSAN ? anno pending [DD] See comments
14 - Brilliant hunter on the run from Artemis? (6,4) - {ORIONS} {BELT} &lit ?
17 - Rein on time from becoming chemically inactive (5) - {INER*}{T}
18 - Hairstyle given to a GI recruit (4,3) - CREW CUT [E]
20 - Free accommodation included with the plane (7) - {T{RID}ENT}
22 - Al moved to an old city where she is available (5) -{LA*}{UR}{A} 'A' from?
24 - Old Indian coin (4) - ANNA [E]
27 - Same type as Italian knight (3) - {IL}{K}



4 comments:

  1. 12 - Girl climber with black eyes? (5) - SUSAN ? anno pending

    Its a DD with the second reference to Black eyed Susan, a creeper.

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  2. Thanks Bhavan!

    @All, Just back after exams. 'Hope everyone is doing very well.

    @CV, I read on the Orkut comm. that you had undergone a major surgery. 'Hope things are all fine now and the recovery is speedy...

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  3. 22 - Al moved to an old city where she is available (5) -{LA*}{UR}{A} 'A' from?

    A may be for AN.

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  4. It's 11:30 PM, and only three comments?!

    Manna's misuse of "container" words is beginning to irritate me.

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