Remember the last Bank Holiday Monday? Oh how we laughed as we tried to
put down our tent in howling winds. Some pretty obscure stuff in here I
thought, but I don’t really mind this too much when it’s not a daily
crossword. I’ll be a bit minimalist on this one. If there’s anything you
think I’ve missed and need an explanation, please ask. It took about an hour over three sessions to complete
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 14 | HANS,EAT,IC – a hanse is a medieval guild of merchants or trader |
| 15 | ATLANTOSAURUS – (ran out assault)*. A type of dinosaur – or is it? |
| 19 | COLOUR SERGEANT – CO,LOURS,(AT GREEN)* |
| 22 | ANT I(O)CH – “I recognised in Berlin” = ICH |
| 25 | OBSTETRICS – cracking cryptic def, “club members” referring to those in the pudding club ie pregnant |
| 36 | COR,NET,TI , a wind instrument – not to be confused with cornetto, which is an ice cream |
| 53 | CONSERVATOIRE, being CONSERVE around A + RIOT rev. |
| 55 | TIRADE – “Thai raid” – I like it |
| 57 | NO NET – possible chestnut of the day |
| Down | |
| 2 | RUN OUT OF STEAM – the Rev W Awdry wrote the Thomas The Tank Engine books, later televised and narrated by Ringo Starr ( and then the bloke from the Sun Pat peanut butter ad) |
| 10 | CHA(P)LET – a flower arrangement, but not one I’ve heard of |
| 11 | TAR RAG ON A – two in a row that I haven’t heard of. A port in Catalonia |
| 21 | A,THE,LING – an Anglo Saxon nobleman |
| 23 | H(UMBERS)IDE – in 2004 about 1,000 oak and silver birch trees in Wombwell Woods, near Barnsley, fell victim to the Mottled Umber Moth. Isn’t Google great! |
| 24 | POT,BELL(I)E,D – corporation being a slang term for a paunch |
| 29 | PAN[-d]ORA,MA – nice change not having Eve as first woman. Pandora was the woman in Greek mythology |
| 38 | CONSTANT,IA IA being AI rev., a wine growing region of S Africa |
| 47 | A(DV)(E)RT – DV being Deo Volente, God willing |
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