Solving time 20 minutes
Again, no idea who should be blogging this. Done in a hurry so help needed with 11A and 23A please and forgive any errors.
Best puzzle for some time I thought
Again, no idea who should be blogging this. Done in a hurry so help needed with 11A and 23A please and forgive any errors.
Best puzzle for some time I thought
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 | UP,STICKS - UPS-TICK-S; singular=S; |
| 9 | USER,NAME - (n+usa+mere)*; |
| 10 | TACITURN - ; (CAT reversed)-I-TURN; DW and his cat famously turned on Highgate Hill; |
| 11 | TOTAL,WAR - can't see this one yet; on edit: (I)T(s)-(f)O(r)-(s)TALWAR(t); |
| 12 | PASSED,PAWN - PASSED-PAW-N; chess - a pawn on its way to be queened; |
| 14 | URDU - hidden (yo)UR-DU(ty); |
| 15 | FELT,TIP - advice=TIP; experienced=FELT; |
| 17 | MILKSOP - MILKS-OP; exploits=MILKS; event in (operating) theatre=OP; |
| 21 | ACME - craving=ACHE then change H=Henry to M=miles; |
| 22 | KICK,STARTS - KICKS-TARTS; love it!; |
| 23 | JUNGFRAU - can't see this one yet; on edit: JU(N)G-FRAU(d); |
| 25 | INTREPID - (it+red+pin)*; |
| 26 | CO-DRIVER - COD-RIVER; the COD is a sea fish; |
| 27 | EXPEDITE - EX(P-ED)ITE(d); |
| Down | |
| 2 | PLAY,SAFE - PLAY-SA(F)E; take part=PLAY; SAE=Stamped Addressed Envelope; |
| 3 | THICKSET - THICK-SET; reference "as thick as theives"; |
| 4 | CLUB - three meanings 1=society 2=member in black suit 3=bash; |
| 5 | SUNTRAP - SUN-TRAP; object to spring=TRAP; |
| 6 | WEST,INDIES - (i+witnessed)*; |
| 7 | WAXWORKS - WAX-WORKS; WAX=opposite of wane; |
| 8 | BEER,PUMP - BEE-R-PUMP; quiz=PUMP; |
| 13 | DRINK,DRIVE - sea=DRINK; campaign=DRIVE; |
| 15 | FLAPJACK - stew=FLAP; small bowl (in the game)=JACK; |
| 16 | LEMONADE - (meal+done)*; |
| 18 | KNAPWEED - KN(A-P-W)EED; soft=P; W from (blo)W; |
| 19 | OUTPOINT - (to put in)* surrounds "o"; best there is definition; |
| 20 | ACQUIRE - sounds like "a choir"; |
| 24 | ATOP - A(s)-T(he)-O(thers)-P(lay); |