Sunday, 18 December 2016

Special, Sunday 18 Dec 2016, Bruno


Three answers per commenter till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory)
Please provide all your answers in one comment


ACROSS
1   Over-the-top transport company (4)
3   Barhand’s making something new? (10)
9   One could be happy after school run (7)
10 Victor’s work: “Bee’s tail in rotten apple” (2-4)
11 Turncoat, released, caught, & tortured, escaped (6)
12 Refrain could be heard at the end, but can’t be seen (8)
15 Stolen, coded file given to Communist behind piano (8)
17 Let it be known that sick one’s dying for love (6)
19 Being bad? No (6)
21 Was SAS’s infantry providing asylum for killer? (8)
24 Rivalries of men affected one’s relationships (8)
25 Organise a joint design (6)
28 Dear aunt’s clothing sold off after a while (2,4)
29 Song to praise dead or perhaps dialogue to send off dead (7)
30 Mail spread after death (10)
31 One’s left base land (4)

DOWN
1   Relentless, insane, work pressure absorbed (11)
2   Right to take (5)
4   One fiddled as Reno burned (4)
5   Loves pine leaves (6)
6   Tablet of ambitious girl was stolen (7)
7   Difficult to pass river, essentially saved Royal (9)
8   News: Udta Punjab’s lead got high on drug (6)
13 Devil, good man, God, and alien turned up for show (11)
14 Price of iron’s starting to escalate (3)
16 They are usually buried under elms? (9)
18 Request coffin’s lid to be removed (3)
20 Become alert to American Company’s head-honcho recruiting fool (3,4)
22 A God to the Greeks – a chicken to the Spaniards (6)
23 Rescue beetroot – rain isn’t starting (6)
26 Magazine’s American benefactor (5)
27 It’s a country according to you on Facebook (4)

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Enjoy

The Sunday Crossword, Sunday 18 Dec 2016


ACROSS
1   Good article following treatment of blue whale (6) BELUGA {BLUE}*{G}{A}
4   Ratings for hosts (6) SCORES [DD]
9   Irregular amendment of moral ban (8) ABNORMAL*
10 Tip by university relating to experience (6) ENDURE {END}{U}{RE}
12 Guy in memo creating unusually close control (15) MICROMANAGEMENT {MAN} in {MEMO+CREATING}*
13 Stick fish next to chips initially (5) CLING {Chips}{LING}
15 Handle contest, entertaining one with type of diagram (5,4) GIVEN NAME {G{1}{VEN N}AME}
17 Unconvincing in praise? Not guilty (9) BLAMELESS {B{LAME}LESS}
18 Check odd elements of diet theory (5) DETER {DiEt+ThEoRy}
20 Park in New York, driving with difficulty in street (8,7) FLUSHING MEADOWS {FLUSHING} {ME{ADO}WS}
23 Settled problem about dye (6) LITMUS {LIT}{SUM<=}
24 Increase in sentimentality, resistance turning low (8) MUSHROOM {MUSH}{R}{MOO<=}
25 Ridicule some wilder ideas (6) DERIDE [T]
26 Reveal stake and beam (6) BETRAY {BET}{RAY}

DOWN
1   Porcelain, once cracked, ending in rubbish in bin area (4,5) BONE CHINA {B{ONE C}*{r...sH}IN}{A}
2   Slow learner on legendary ship (5) LARGO {L}{ARGO}
3   Writer in terrible rage about meat, unseasoned (6,6) GRAHAM GREENE {HAM}{GREEN} in {RAGE}*
5   Criticised trick with tips for magician in action (9) CONDEMNED {CON}{DE{Ma...aN}ED}
6   Beginning in sound way (5) ROUTE (~ root)
7   Disc covered by crest designed to be symbol of sovereignty (7) SCEPTRE {CREST}* over {EP}
8   Surface in time and supply account (6) TARMAC {T}{ARM}{AC}
11 Rodent, hot and bothered rat, moves with purpose (7,5) HARVEST MOUSE {H+RAT+MOVES}*{USE}
14 Dog dry enough after a shake (9) GREYHOUND*
16 Soldier perhaps on boat occupied by journal with collection of poems (9) ANTHOLOGY {ANT}{HO{LOG}Y}
17 Ran away after great upset, confused (7) BAFFLED {FAB<=}{FLED}
19 Carry on with venture without pawn (6) RESUME pRESUME
21 Absolute state (5) UTTER [DD]
22 Broach reforms, ignoring cold hate (5) ABHOR BROAcH*