ACROSS
1 - Member is tardy to make laws (9) - LEGISLATE {LEG}{IS}{LATE}
6 - Rascal removes the tail from large prawns (5) - SCAMP SCAMPi
10 - Not at all well and feeling blue? (3,6) - OFF COLOUR [CD]
11 - Setting right on the matter of fertilizer (10) - REDRESSING {RE}{DRESSING}
12 - Piano melody for a duo (4) - PAIR {P}{AIR}
14 - Being at odds, Leo scribbles meaninglessly (7) - DOODLES*
15 - Conceivably the best and the highest (7) - IDEALLY [CD]
17 - Person employed to free area from dirt (7) - CLEANER [CD]
19 - Deed is used by Frenchman for transfer of property to successor (7) - DEMISED {DEED+IS+M}*
20 - I'm in a new car (4) - MINI*
25 - The odd article is true-to-life (9) - REALISTIC*
26 - Cells for groups of recluses (5) - LAURA [CD]
27 - In no definable way (5) - NOHOW {NO}{HOW}
28 - Hand round parts of an antler of waxy appearance (9) - PASTINESS {PAS{TINES}S}
DOWN
1 - Too many roles by a performer may bring him to ruin (5) - LOSER*
2 - Finding no digs are impressive (9) - GRANDIOSE*
3 - Turning round and becoming expansive about teatime (10) - SWIVELLING {SW{IV}ELLING}
4 - America in a sore upheaval causes excitement (7) - AROUSES {A}{RO{US}ES*}
5 - Turkish title of respect to high ranking people (7) - EFFENDI [E]
6 - Might he get off free? (4) - SCOT [DD]
7 - Gunner in Goa, ordered to go to the place of assembly (5) - AGORA {RA+GOA}*
8 - Gave a graphic description of the harbour light to Ted (9) - PORTRAYED {PORT}{RAY}{ED}
16 - A certain weakness make lads use it (9) - LASSITUDE*
18 - Foot entangled in endless line at the height of the build-up (7) - ROOFTOP {RO{OFTO*}Pe}
19 - On road, fed engineer with the faults (7) - DEFECTS {ST+FED+CE}*
21 - Henry finds a neat way to be under, poetically speaking (5) - NEATH {NEAT}{H}
23 - Listener, takes in couple of directions, so closes the distance (5) - NEARS {N{EAR}S}
24 - Possibility of looking at a picture of a scene (4) - VIEW [DD]
Walt Disney's 'Scamp' given above as illustration used to be a popular newspaper cartoon ages back.
ReplyDeleteThe Mini reminded of the version of The Italian Job starring Michael Caine.
Defect somehow brought to mind the Cambridge Five.
ReplyDeleteHi Deepak 20A - Is that your Fiat parked in the basement of your apartment? I guess so.
ReplyDeleteA couple of cute ones in today's Guardian QCW 10648:
ReplyDelete10a Newspaper - X (5)
16d Breakfast fish (for one who's still asleep?) (6)
Nope, Richard. DG has a Milicento. Plus, if you look at the registration, this one has a EA...
ReplyDeleteThis is the Mini Cooper.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini#Mini_Cooper_and_Cooper_S:_1961.E2.80.932000
Hi Richard,
ReplyDeleteKishore is right, my car is the FIAT Millecento whereas the one in the picture is a Mini Cooper
Mini cooper is one of the best cars around. Italian Job,as Kishore pointed out, portrays it best.
ReplyDeleteCol.,
ReplyDeleteFiat Millecento was a rage at one time and still probably is for some. One of my friends used to buy any good Millicento (second hand of course),use it for a while till he gets a better Millecento!
Fourth time EFFENDI is featuring in THC in the last 6 months. And by 4 different setters. Thanks to a quick search of Col's blog, here are the 4 clues copied with the Col's annos. Any guesses on who clued what (without searching the blog) ?
ReplyDeleteA) An Eastern aristocrat (7) - EFFENDI [E]
B) English females conclude I collected Turkish title (7) - EFFENDI {E}{FF}{END}{I}
C) Turkish title for one from mid-left, reformed fiend (7) - EFFENDI {lEFt}{FENDI*}
D) Turkish title of respect to high ranking people (7) - EFFENDI [E]
[D is from today, so its effectively 3 guesses]