I found this one much the hardest since I’ve been blogging, though looking back, I’m not sure why! Probably having ‘towards’ instead of ‘inwards’, wasn’t a good start…A puzzle also notable for including three first names.
Thank you Oran.
Thank you Oran.
| Across | |
| 1 |
Orchestra section’s bold self-confidence: BRASS Double definition |
| 4 | CBC are mad, recruiting English girl: REBECCA Anagram (are mad) of CBC ARE, plus (recruiting) English = E |
| 8 |
Pay reluctantly, but display phlegm with it?: COUGH UP Double definition, one cryptic |
| 9 | Send back this clock: TIMER Send = REMIT, backwards |
| 10 | Cheapo tour father abandoned: FOURTH-RATE Anagram (abandoned) of TOUR FATHER |
| 14 | Get naked boy captured in a French female form: UNROBE Boy = ROB, in French for ‘a’ in its feminine form = UNE |
| 15 | Girl, one with info about medical officer: IMOGEN One = I, information = GEN, about medical officer = MO |
| 17 |
Join to assist in race with a few drinks: RALLY ROUND Race = RALLY, a few drinks = ROUND |
| 20 |
Be a male chauvinist pig? Not initially: EXIST Male chauvinist = SEXIST, not initially – remove first letter |
| 22 | Visiting hospital, perhaps, or going to centre: INWARDS Visiting = IN, hospital, perhaps = WARDS |
| 23 | Son with appropriate flood protection: SANDBAG Son = S, with = AND, appropriate (verb) = BAG |
| 24 | Craft returning from South – Caymans: YACHT Hidden word (from) backwards (returning) |
| Down | |
| 1 |
Throw money to American: BUCK Double definition |
| 2 | Blue section of Alexandria Quartet: AQUA Hidden word (section) |
| 3 | Bolshy cook cut short misbehaving pupil: SCHOOLBOY Anagram (misbehaving) of BOLSHY COO(k) |
| 4 | Piece of news concerning Dover: REPORT Concerning = RE, Dover = PORT |
| 5 |
Creature flying at night with upturned bill: BAT Bill = TAB, upturned |
| 6 | Drive affected by a gin drunk: CAMPAIGN Affected = CAMP, anagram (drunk) of A GIN |
| 7 | Getting on with inclusion of engineers in accord: AGREEING Getting on = AGEING, including engineers = RE |
| 11 |
American writer’s method to support male dynasty: HEMINGWAY Male = HE, dynasty = MING, method = WAY |
| 12 | Four will give one a place to stay: QUARTERS Double definition, one cryptic |
| 13 | Many, many roll in it, when playing: TRILLION Anagram (playing) of ROLL IN IT |
| 16 |
Slowly escaping from zoo having climbed in front of gate: OOZING Zoo backwards (climbed) = OOZ, in = IN, front of gate = G |
| 18 | Man who needs the queen in charge: ERIC Queen = ER, in charge = IC |
| 19 | Hollow part around steamship that’s for grabbing your attention : PSST Hollow part = P(ar)T, around steamship = SS |
| 21 | Vat? It’s cost you job, last of all: TUB Final letters (last of all) of cosT yoU joB |
Three weeks ago I hit my target of 10 minutes every day (5/5). Last week I achieved it 4/5 and this week only 1/5.
Today UNROBE was unfamiliar (and LJ spellcheck doesn’t like it either). I’ve always said ‘disrobe’.
I thought Oran was going for a pangram, and may well have been, but we are missing J and V.
Edited at 2016-03-18 07:26 am (UTC)
I agree with everyone it was particularly difficult today, not helped by me entering UNCLAD at 1a (Un-c-Lad). OK, blame it on the early hour of the day.
However this is the first time I’ve completed one, so I’m quite happy 🙂
I too had towards, and was convinced the race was relay.
I was also very slow picking up on alternative interpretations of camp and appropriate to parse 6d and 23a respectively.
But rewarding.
Edited at 2016-03-18 04:59 pm (UTC)
Like others I’m not sure I’ve heard of unrobe before and the spellcheck here doesn’t like it much either judging by the red line underneath it!