Sunday 15 September 2019

The Sunday Crossword No 3065, Sunday 15 Sep 2019


ACROSS
1   Partner of Orville declaring 'I Wish I Could Fly'? (6,6) WILBUR WRIGHT [CD]
10 Pakistan's opener caught in cricket maybe leading to review (7) INSPECT {INS{Pa...n}ECT}
11 Dog in pen with tail tucked in (4,3) SHAR PEI SHARP(+e)EI(-e)
12 Europe to show disapproval of amount of data needed for downloaded literature (1-4) E-BOOK {E}{BOO}{K}
13 Embarrassed with Thai starter, not hot but quite exorbitant (8) STEEPISH S(-h+t)TEEPISH
15 Big fight that no-one needs a subscription to watch (4-3-3) FREE-FOR-ALL [DD]
16 Heartlessly fire children's entertainer (4) LEGO LEtGO
18 Pinched by personal assistant, I'm sorry to say (4) ALAS [T]
20 Everyone knows that duck and swans on east end of island disappeared (4,6) OPEN SECRET {0}{PENS}{E}{CRETe}
22 Clever, introducing a computer to get rid of machinery (8) SABOTAGE {S{A}{BOT}AGE}
24 Go rummaging with some wood elves (5) DELVE [T]
26 Do you understand my joke about T Rex song? (3,2,2) GET IT ON {GET IT}{NO<=}

27 Leaves Lear's daughter caught between two loves (7) OREGANO {O}{REGAN}{O}
28 Water drained after scrubbing: what we teach children to do (4,3,5) READ AND WRITE*

DOWN
2   Those elected ran as expected (2,5) IN STORE {IN'S}{TORE}
3   Two noises a donkey's vet might hear and stop abruptly (5,3) BREAK OFF {~ bray cough)
4   Legal papers delivered to luxurious establishment (4) RITZ (~writs)
5   Linger awkwardly outside home of badger that's moving (10) RESETTLING {RE{SETT}LING*}
6   Good to arrive at party sober (5) GRAVE {G}{RAVE}
7   Beef is better than fish (7) TOPSIDE {TOPS}{IDE}
8   Ritual consumption of foie gras pâtés (4,2,7) RITE OF PASSAGE*
9   Topless resort party restricted by the tense? Just so (5,2,3,3) RIGHT ON THE DOT {bRIGHTON}{THE}{DO}{T}
14 In report, very cursory examination of fake news (10) PROPAGANDA(~proper gander)
17 Nightcap, perhaps, for acid-user anticipating stash of drugs (8) HEADWEAR {HEAD}{WARE} Not sure of anno
19 Judge reviewed trial, oddly ignored dangerous dog (7) ARBITER {tRiAl<=}{BITER}
21 Dependent given latrine for movement (7) RELIANT*
23 Fish that's engagingly technicolour roaming aquaria primarily (5) TETRA Acrostic
25 For Sévérine, good to go on date with 007 (4) BOND {BON}{D}

Reference List
Europe = E, Hot = H, Duck = 0, East = E, Love = 0, Good = G, Tense = T, Date = D

GRID

6 comments:

  1. In my paper couple of clues read differently
    10Ac Assess Plunkett's opening in cricket perhaps. R(and assess are not same I believe.)
    25Dn For Madeleine good to go on date with secret agent.(007 is a better leading clue)

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  2. Read Review and Assess in the above.

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  3. Yes, print edition carries these clues. Col. must have taken it from Guardian site (sometimes they change later,but TH does not incorporate them)

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  4. Just checked the Guardian Everyman. The clues are the sam as shown in the post. It appears that the Hindu people have changed it

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