Rather too many ‘well, it must be that’, write it in and ask questions later, clues for me this week! All seemed fair, though in the calmness of later analysis, but I’d never heard of busy as a term for detective, and had to check Britannia was indeed an alloy. Crossword only vocabulary this week has to be cove. Thank you, Teazel.
Across |
1 |
BRITANNIA – double definition; pewter type alloy, and the Royal Yacht |
6 |
KEG – cask; kilogram = KG, initially empty = first letter E, inside |
8 |
SAPLING – tree; carol = SING, protecting (surrounding) a place = A PL |
9 |
POWER – might; prisoner = POW, monarch = ER |
10 |
BACON – meat; embargo = BAN, broken by firm = CO(mpany) |
12 |
THRIFT – economy; THe endless = TH, division = RIFT |
14 |
DIVIDE AND RULE – advice for keeping control; anagram (may become) of UNAIDED DRIVEL |
16 |
TRAGIC – most unfortunate; part of record not quite = TRAC(K), broken by serviceman = GI |
17 |
TUTTI – cryptic definition; orchestral direction ‘all’ |
19 |
OZONE – gas; ounce = OZ, single = ONE |
20 |
MARLOWE – playwright; month = MAR(CH), depleted = LOW, energy = E |
22 |
PIE – cooked dish; penny = P, that is = IE |
23 |
SANCTUARY – double definition |
Down |
1 |
BUSYBODY – guy interfering; apparently a slang word for detective = BUSY, body = CORPSE |
2 |
IMP – troublemaker; single = I, person in the Commons = MP |
3 |
AVIAN – of the birds; a vehicle = A VAN, holds one = I |
4 |
NIGHTWATCHMAN – double definition – nightwatchman being the term for the batsman still in at close of play |
5 |
ASPIRED – aimed; anagram (to change) of DESPAIR |
6 |
KIWI FRUIT – cryptic definition |
7 |
GARB – clothes; not quite covering film star = GARB(O) |
11 |
COVER NOTE – insurance document; bloke = COVE, right = R, pay attention = NOTE |
13 |
DELIVERY – conveyance; free = DELIVER, in the sense of freeing from tyranny, end of day = Y |
15 |
DIGRESS – wander off; anagram (moving) of ridges, south = S |
17 |
TAROT – pack (of cards); nothing = O, in pastry = TART |
18 |
POOP – deck; going up and down => palindromic word |
21 |
OVA – eggs; homophone (some say) of OVER (finished) |
I thought this crossword was really hard though, despite those two clues being ok. It took me 25 mins – but I did it. So I feel pleased.
Edited at 2015-11-20 08:07 am (UTC)
Brian
Philip
Very chuffed to have finished this one even if a couple were unparsed.