ACROSS
1 Highest money for those in authority (3,5) TOP BRASS {TOP} {BRASS}
5 Ancient city member in South America (6) SPARTA {S{PART}A}
10 Unable to relax in it, church close to Ely (5) ITCHY {IT}{CH}{
11 White stone in altar base, cracked (9) ALABASTER*
12 What can make you be so long adding drop of espagnole sauce? (9) BOLOGNESE {BOLOGNES*}{E}
14 Ring back about one supplying tree (5) LILAC {L{1}LAC<=}
15 Quiten down tailored suit with pink coat? (3,1,4,2,2) PUT A SOCK IN IT*
18 Trust able seaman? A loan may depend on it (6,6) CREDIT RATING {CREDIT}{RATING}
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22 Club official, person much valued at end of year (9) TREASURER {TREASURE}{R}
23 Dramatist in Bonn working with Jones (3,6) BEN JONSON*
24 Greek character, the brightest star (5) ALPHA [DD]
25 Level, holding the Parisian football team (6) ELEVEN {E{LE}VEN}
26 Chapel H.E. Bates unfortunately died inside (8) BETHESDA {BETHES{D}A*}
DOWN
1 Attempt to secure one pound for a du Maurier novel (6) TRILBY {TR{1}{LB}Y}
2 Mischief-maker, almost drunk (6) PICKLE PICKLE
3 Skate in narrow beam of light (3) RAY [DD]
4 Held a demonstration with foreign despot as target (6,1,7) STAGED A PROTEST*
6 Certain costermongers in shocking pink argyles (6,5) PEARLY KINGS*
8 Heinous act at Petrograd, say, involving soldiers after revolution (8) ATROCITY {AT}{RO<=}{CITY}
9 Complaint got by one failing to keep joint dry? (5,2,3,4) WATER ON THE KNEE [D&CD]
13 Ascend during fog and vanish (2,2,2,5) GO UP IN SMOKE {GO UP} {IN SMOKE}
16 Chapter on mob after second game (8) SCRABBLE {S}{C}{RABBLE}
17 Opposition of French intended (8) DEFIANCE {DE}{FIANCE}
19 Lapses surrounding old university exam (6) TRIPOS {TRIP{O}S}
20 Fleet branch supported by a US lawyer (6) ARMADA {ARM}{A}{DA}
Special today by Afterdark.
ReplyDeleteI'm going out for a FIAT car rally in association with the National Association for the Blind. Will be back in the afternoon only.
Just for my clarification. What does the question mark (?), in CROSSWORD signify?
ReplyDeleteSome clues will take a QM in their own right. E.g., 12a where the clue itself is an interrogative sentence.
ReplyDeleteOthers may carry a QM to signify that something unusual is happening. E.g., 15a where the anag fodder is 'suit' taken with 'pink coat'. 'With' itself is not part of the anag fodder.
Vijay,
ReplyDeletePlease visit Shuchi's site:
http://www.crosswordunclued.com/2010/08/how-to-interpret-punctuation-in-clues.html
Again a very few hits on this sunday !! I wondered last sunday whether sunday special is upstaging the regular. A cryptic puzzle by any name is as esoteric as any; so why not the same enthusiasm? or is it that every one is busy beating the dead line for the special?what's the explanation?
ReplyDeleteI think it's because this doesn't feature Indian setters.
ReplyDeleteRaghunath: Thanks . where are you camping now? I;m in New York right now..
ReplyDeleteIs it possible for a mini blogger slogger meeting any where with any one else also joining in? Are you in my time zone?
I'm in the old country.
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