ACROSS
1 - Cover bovine? Bull, at last (4) - {COW}{L}
3 - Female holding up a train? (10) - BRIDESMAID [CD]
10 - Lengthen lease, in writing (3,4) - {LET} {DOWN}
11 - Parted company in Croatian port towards the north (5,2) - {SPLIT} {UP}
12 - Sweet foreign kid hurt his leg on end of slat (7,7) - {TURKISH DELIGH*}{T}
14 - Has words, upset about first of our promotional tours (9) - {ROADSH{O}WS*}
16 - A new member backing backer (5) - {A}{N}{GEL<-}
18 - Girl in aquarelle, nineteen (5) - ELLEN [T]
19 - Candlemakers caught coaches (9) - {C}{HANDLERS}
20 - One could be blue! (4-6,4) - FOUR-LETTER WORD [CD]
24 - Cans provided by top teacher with group (7) - {HEAD}{SET}
25 - Odd pint with her in a Cumbrian town (7) - PENRITH* Thanks to Google
26 - Talk to girl and mistress of a fashionable household (10) - {CHAT}{ELAINE}
27 - Photograph taken on the spur of the moment (4) - SNAP [DD]
DOWN
1 - Method of treating drug addiction in chilly country (4,6) - {COLD} {TURKEY}
2 - Force used after breaking barrier (9) - {W{ATERF*}ALL}
4 - Book missing from office in hacienda (5) -bRANCH
5 - Indigestion, said Pepys, suffering (9) - DYSPEPSIA*
6 - Nervously bind a new book (6,3,5) - SYLVIE AND BRUNO*
7 - I may appear straight after this character (5) - AITCH [CD]
8 - Illegal drugs information (4) - DOPE [DD]
9 - Literary hero of Hood's on erratic course? (8,6) - {ROBIN'S}{ON} {COURSE*} (Correction
- {ROBIN'S}{ON} {CRUSOE*})
13 - Stopped up to inform on just union members here (6,4) - {CLOSED} {SHOP}
15 - Band playing Ireland, say (9) - ORCHESTRA [CD]
17 - Old brotherhood member getting angrier, distraught about shot (9) - {GRE{GO}RIAN*}
21 - Some up from part of Utah, a Mormon city (5) - OMAHA [T<-]
22 - Simple goal, mine at home (3-2) - {TAP}-{IN}
23 - Stylish young woman? Not quite (4) - CHICk
1 - Cover bovine? Bull, at last (4) - {COW}{L}
3 - Female holding up a train? (10) - BRIDESMAID [CD]
10 - Lengthen lease, in writing (3,4) - {LET} {DOWN}
11 - Parted company in Croatian port towards the north (5,2) - {SPLIT} {UP}
12 - Sweet foreign kid hurt his leg on end of slat (7,7) - {TURKISH DELIGH*}{T}
16 - A new member backing backer (5) - {A}{N}{GEL<-}
18 - Girl in aquarelle, nineteen (5) - ELLEN [T]
19 - Candlemakers caught coaches (9) - {C}{HANDLERS}
20 - One could be blue! (4-6,4) - FOUR-LETTER WORD [CD]
24 - Cans provided by top teacher with group (7) - {HEAD}{SET}
25 - Odd pint with her in a Cumbrian town (7) - PENRITH* Thanks to Google
26 - Talk to girl and mistress of a fashionable household (10) - {CHAT}{ELAINE}
27 - Photograph taken on the spur of the moment (4) - SNAP [DD]
DOWN
1 - Method of treating drug addiction in chilly country (4,6) - {COLD} {TURKEY}
2 - Force used after breaking barrier (9) - {W{ATERF*}ALL}
4 - Book missing from office in hacienda (5) -
5 - Indigestion, said Pepys, suffering (9) - DYSPEPSIA*
6 - Nervously bind a new book (6,3,5) - SYLVIE AND BRUNO*
7 - I may appear straight after this character (5) - AITCH [CD]
8 - Illegal drugs information (4) - DOPE [DD]
9 - Literary hero of Hood's on erratic course? (8,6) - {ROBIN'S}{ON} {COURSE*} (Correction
- {ROBIN'S}{ON} {CRUSOE*})
13 - Stopped up to inform on just union members here (6,4) - {CLOSED} {SHOP}
15 - Band playing Ireland, say (9) - ORCHESTRA [CD]
17 - Old brotherhood member getting angrier, distraught about shot (9) - {GRE{GO}RIAN*}
21 - Some up from part of Utah, a Mormon city (5) - OMAHA [T<-]
22 - Simple goal, mine at home (3-2) - {TAP}-{IN}
23 - Stylish young woman? Not quite (4) - CHIC
Navneeth
ReplyDeleteYour query yesterday in the Comments section has been answered there.
Found the crossword tough going today - mostly because I was not too familiar with some of the answers - Sylvie and Bruno, Chatelaine, Four letter days for example. Loved 9D - my CoD.
ReplyDeleteRegarding yesterday's discussion that touched on "has", I have a question. I have generally interpreted "has" as an insertion indicator more than just a charade placement indicator next to the previous component. I am curious to see what the generally accepted convention is. Thx.
Yes, 'has' may be an inserticator but I don't see any problem in using it as 'charade placement indicator' (as you so well put it).
ReplyDelete'have' also means 'take, accept'.
This is my take. I haven't looked up any manual.
9 - Literary hero of Hood's on erratic course? (8,6) - {ROBIN'S}{ON} {COURSE*}
ReplyDeleteSmall typo here: ROBINSON CRUSOE
9d reminded me of the anecdote when Enrico Caruso checked into a hotel and the receptionist asked him: "You are quite a famous man, Mr Caruso. When did you get off the island?"
ReplyDelete7 - I may appear straight after this character (5) - AITCH [CD]
ReplyDeleteAlmost the same concept in FT #13722 Mudd Max hosted by SRV in Orkut today:
25a Irish county suggesting April 30, perhaps? (4)
I have generally interpreted "has" as an insertion indicator more than just a charade placement indicator next to the previous component. I am curious to see what the generally accepted convention is.
ReplyDeleteI think "has" works well in both containers and charades. In fact I've heard the opposite view more often - that it is a weak containment indicator.
15 - Band playing Ireland, say (9) - ORCHESTRA [CD]
ReplyDeleteI doubt whether any one solving THC would have heard of John Ireland who was a composer.
I penned in the answer from the band part of the clue.
I doubt whether any one solving THC would have heard of John Ireland who was a composer.
ReplyDeleteI have. :)
[Cross-posting my reply to Chaturvasi from yesterday's post]
Thanks, Chaturvasi. While I knew that it had to be parsed as "Cu has", I did not realise that it could also be used as a connector. As such, I would have written the answer down as CTEU (which doesn't make sense of course, but I mean to equate "has" with "contains").
One of the mosty delectable teasers I've ever chewed on. Especially,COLD TURKEY,CLOSED SHOP, FOUR_LETTER WORD and CHATELAINE. SYLVIE AND BRUNO was an intricately woven anagram.
ReplyDeleteMade my Sunday, I should say.
I was annoyed with PENRITH but I can live with it.
Raju Umamaheswar