Sunday 1 January 2012

No 2667, Sunday 01 Jan 12

HAPPY NEW YEAR
ACROSS
1  - Significant comedian around the South (6) - COSMIC {CO{S}MIC}
4  - Stumped by foundation garment? I don't believe it! (6,2) - STROLL ON {ST}{ROLL ON}
9  - Drink fizzy pop in ancient city (6) - ALEPPO {ALE}{PPO*}
10 - Stupid rioter in Pennsylvania capital (8) - PRETORIA {P{RETORI*}A}
12 - Where a customs officer may search, no matter what? (2,3,4) - IN ANY CASE [DD]
13 - Gem in pawn taken by nobleman (5) - PEARL {P}{EARL}
14 - Saw Tracy, perhaps, making a pudding (7,4) - SPOTTED DICK {SPOTTED} {DICK}


18 - Church book in Latin, Pete translated (11) - PENITENTIAL*
21 - Sovereign measure (5) - RULER [DD]
22 - Show violence towards powerful member (6-3) - STRONG-ARM {STRONG}-{ARM}
24 - Get rid of piece in fountain, say (8) - FIREWORK {FIRE}{WORK}
25 - Boy arrived a moment ago? (6) - JUSTIN {JUST}{IN}
26 - Smashed old bust on the rocks (8) - BANKRUPT [DD]
27 - I rowed out to identify queer fish (6) - WEIRDO*
DOWN
1   - Girl left in vehicle is as upset (8) - CLARISSA {C{L}AR}{ISSA*}
2   - Female to inform furniture designer (8) - SHERATON {SHE}{RAT ON}
3   - Suggest just disposing of leader (5) - IMPLY sIMPLY
5   - Brontës' play? (5,7) - THREE SISTERS [DD]
6   - Frank, abroad, rung before noon (9) - OUTSPOKEN {OUT}{SPOKE}{N}
7   - Rope shown in a trial that's fixed (6) - LARIAT*
8   - Net lay spread out nicely (6) - NEATLY*
11 - Runway - one's seen between flights, ahead of take off (7,5) - LANDING STRIP {LANDING} {STRIP}
15 - People of the highest standing put up prize trophy (3,6) - TOP DRAWER {TOP<-} {DRAWER<-}
16 - Smear about leader in industry in column (8) - PILASTER {P{I}LASTER}
17 - Song and dance created by sergeant under fire? (8) - FLAMENCO {FLAME}{NCO}
19 - Rep refurbished marvellous dwelling (6) - PREFAB {PRE*}{FAB}
20 - German boy turned up at home with an old British coin (6) - FLORIN {FLOR<-}{IN}
23 - Navy going on river is pointless (2,3) - NO USE {N}{O USE}

6 comments:

  1. Richard, 14a reminds me of the time last Feb. in Mangalore, I walked up towards Kankanady circle and espied you. Of course, the innuendo meaning also can be taken along with one of the various kinds of sheaths.

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  2. Sorry for being late. Best wishes to everyone here and their families a very very happy,cheerful and prosperous New Year.

    A big Thank You for all of you who were early to wish.

    May our tribe increase in the New Year and may our fun increase. Hopefully we will meet in full strength somewhere (for real and not only in the blog) in the near future!!

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  3. When I saw 14A I first thought of Spencer cake and remembered Chandra Babu's song " un Kannu sweet bunnu, un mookku spencer caku etc."

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  4. Found it tough going today, but got there in the end. Late night didn't help matters I guess!

    Happy New Year everybody

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