Sunday 3 February 2019

The Sunday Crossword No 3033, Sunday 03 Feb 2019


ACROSS
1   Revolutionary handles exchange (4) SWAP<=
3   Exiled sailor found going round islands (10) OSTRACISED {OS}{TRAC{IS}ED}
9   Perennial communist joining photo arranged by king with hesitation (3-3,5) RED-HOT POKER {RED}{PHOTO*}{K}{ER}
11 Boring thing, litigation, beginning to end (3) AWL (-l)AW(+l)L
12 Minister and agent in retirement keeping contact (8) PREACHER {P{REACH}ER<=}
13 Make joke about time needed to produce identification (3,3) DOG TAG {DO}{G{T}AG}
15 Sitcom from past, one's noted, being broadcast (7,3,3) STEPTOE AND SON*
18 Enraged by last item in puzzle book? Answer of course fitted (4-2-7) MADE-TO-MEASURE {MAD}{p...lE}{TOME}{A}{SURE}
20 Outdated lot had to change (3,3) OLD HAT*
22 Editor, on reflection, right to cut biblical book? Rubbish (8) DETRITUS {ED<=}{T{R}ITUS}
24 Restrain language in speech (3) TIE (~tai)
25 Soldier left, given cover by popular pilot, without a supervisor (11) INVIGILATOR {IN}{aVI{GI}{L}ATOR}
26 Is main rule altered for famous people? (10) LUMINARIES*
27 Fight using force with beam (4) FRAY {F}{RAY}

DOWN
1   Sentimental spot about your university (6) SYRUPY {S{YR}{U}PY}
2   Directed commercial in costume (9) ADDRESSED {AD}{DRESSED}
4   Issues raised about superior part of day for meal (10) SUPPERTIME {S{UPPER}TIME<=}
5   Dissolute man in scrape (4) RAKE [DD]
6   Ecofriendly vehicle on notable run after modification (6-7) CARBON-NEUTRAL {CAR}{NOTABLE+RUN}*
7   Stone sculpture for instance found (5) START {ST}{ART}
8   Hard-working inspector, given illumination, taking information in (8) DILIGENT {DI}{LI{GEN}T}
10 Box clever finally in speech, making arrangement (13) ORCHESTRATION {OR{CHEST}{c...eR}ATION}
14 Set up two beers, entertaining good lawyer (5,5) LEGAL EAGLE {GEL<=}{ALE}{A{G}LE}
16 Criminal protects a witness (9) SPECTATOR*
17 Bad round that's beginning to be memorable (8) IMMORTAL {IMMOR{That}AL}
19 Off course since attempt to skirt area (6) ASTRAY {AS}{TR{A}Y}
21 Ambition about breaking barrier (5) DREAM {D{RE}AM}
23 Finished up in secure vocation (4) OVER [T<=]

GRID

5 comments:

  1. As a precursor to the 10th anniversary of the blog tomorrow the special today is a community effort Jumbo and will be published at 9:30 AM. As it is a prize CW accordingly the comments will be closed.
    Please read the instructions on the CW and send in your entries accordingly.
    The same CW with the results will be put up for solving on the blog as a special on 10 Feb 19

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    1. Greetings to Col and the blog on the grand occasion of 10th Anniversary. May the blog secure many more milestone achievements!

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  2. Many many happy returns of the day to our Great Blog!
    May the blog continue to delight us for ever.

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