ACROSS
5 - Parliamentary leader, oldest one in church (5,8) -FIRST MINISTER [DD] (Addendum - {FIRST} {MIN{I}STER} - See comments}
8 - Settler on island wearing revolver (8) - {COL{ON}{IS}T}
9 - Location, we hear, for flatfish (6) - PLAICE(~place)
10 - The sea prom's polluted air (10) - ATMOSPHERE*
11 - Good mimic may get one to stare open-mouthed (4) - {G}{APE}
12 - Fun meant Internet surfing? (13) - ENTERTAINMENT* My COD
15 - Bell sounding? I must leave (4) - GOiNG
16 - Fun galore I fancy in a Spanish resort (10) - FUENGIROLA*
18 - Journalist travelled back to collect it (6) - {ED{IT}OR<-}
19 - Referring to a head describing one who's learning with little effort (2,1,5) - {ON} {A} {P{L}ATE}
20 - Last drink of person going from one saloon to another? (3,3,3,4) - ONE FOR THE ROAD [CD]
DOWN
1 - Fredericks, say, involved in a run out from gully (6) - {A}{R{ROY}O}
2 - Lap dancer close to lascivious tourist (8) - {S}{TRIPPER}
3 - Spot politician entering large building (6) - {PI{MP}LE}
4 - Odd having left in choke (8) - {STRANG{L}E}
5 - Monopoly has started here since it first came out (4,3,4,2) - FROM THE WORD GO [DD]
6 - Sharing similar problems, like the three with Montmorency? (2,3,4,4) - IN THE SAME BOAT [DD]
7 - Ran over short updated article being circulated (13) - RECAPITULATEDd*
13 - United shot over during tie (8) - {T{OG<-}ETHER}
14 - Restricted access here in sporting arena hosting ordinary match (2-2,4) - {N{O}-{GO} AREA*}
16 - Litter removed by bank (6) - {FAR}{ROW}
17 - Viking leader's name for an undergarment (4-2) - {ROLL-O}{N}
5 - Parliamentary leader, oldest one in church (5,8) -
8 - Settler on island wearing revolver (8) - {COL{ON}{IS}T}
9 - Location, we hear, for flatfish (6) - PLAICE(~place)
11 - Good mimic may get one to stare open-mouthed (4) - {G}{APE}
12 - Fun meant Internet surfing? (13) - ENTERTAINMENT* My COD
15 - Bell sounding? I must leave (4) - GO
16 - Fun galore I fancy in a Spanish resort (10) - FUENGIROLA*
18 - Journalist travelled back to collect it (6) - {ED{IT}OR<-}
19 - Referring to a head describing one who's learning with little effort (2,1,5) - {ON} {A} {P{L}ATE}
20 - Last drink of person going from one saloon to another? (3,3,3,4) - ONE FOR THE ROAD [CD]
1 - Fredericks, say, involved in a run out from gully (6) - {A}{R{ROY}O}
2 - Lap dancer close to lascivious tourist (8) - {S}{TRIPPER}
3 - Spot politician entering large building (6) - {PI{MP}LE}
4 - Odd having left in choke (8) - {STRANG{L}E}
5 - Monopoly has started here since it first came out (4,3,4,2) - FROM THE WORD GO [DD]
6 - Sharing similar problems, like the three with Montmorency? (2,3,4,4) - IN THE SAME BOAT [DD]
13 - United shot over during tie (8) - {T{OG<-}ETHER}
14 - Restricted access here in sporting arena hosting ordinary match (2-2,4) - {N{O}-{GO} AREA*}
16 - Litter removed by bank (6) - {FAR}{ROW}
17 - Viking leader's name for an undergarment (4-2) - {ROLL-O}{N}
PLA(I)CE also appears in today's TOI Sunday crossie no.1350 as
ReplyDelete9 I set about some fish (6)
As mentioned earlier, I wrote a piece about undergarments in a local paper recently (see
ReplyDelete'Brief lessons' http://www.madrasmusings.com/readerswrite.html :: Yet, excuse my ignorance, I am in the dark about what exactly a 'roll-on' undergarment is.
Anyone know? Why has the Col. shied away from an illustration?
Parliamentary leader, oldest one in church (5,8) - FIRST MINISTER [DD]
ReplyDeleteFIRST MIN{I}STER also?
CV,
ReplyDeleteExplanation of 'roll-on' available at link in main post. Illustration not given for obvious reasons!
Ajeesh,
ReplyDeleteYour anno is correct, it's not a DD
15 - Bell sounding? I must leave (4) - GOiNG
ReplyDeleteI don't get it. What's the word in the clue that's a synonym for going?
Leave on double duty..
ReplyDeleteSo I should read it as:
ReplyDeleteBell sounding? I must leave leave ...
If so, it is surprising for a Times clue.
Unless there is an obscure meaning of SOUNDING that is GOING, I don't see how the clue works.
ReplyDeleteBhavan, I do think sounding=going. Flicking an example, "The gun went 'booong'" is the same as "The gun sounded booong!
ReplyDeleteTx Shyam. The closest I can find in Chambers is sound(v) = go off.
ReplyDeleteA pupil may tell his friend in the classroom: "I am bored. I am waiting to go home and play.... There the bell goes. Come on, let's run."
ReplyDeletegoes = sounds
19 - Referring to a head describing one who's learning with little effort (2,1,5) - {ON} {A} {P{L}ATE}
ReplyDeleteCould this be a DD - the 1st definition being HEAD ON A PLATE?
Sandhya
ReplyDeleteA good guess, but I think it's a charade as indicated by the Col, the def. being 'with little effort'.
All the other words in the clue neatly give the components shown above.
I would like to clarify on 15 across:
ReplyDeleteBell sounding? I must leave(4)Going- I leave-- Gong ,loses I-- leave. Bell sounding --gong.
A bit wonky, eh?
Raju Umamaheswar