Monthly Archives: April 2012

I hope you enjoyed today’s puzzle! Roy Across 8 Raincoat returned, I only show underwear (8) CAM-I-SOLE Raincoat, ‘mac’, returned (CAM) I (I) only (SOLE) show = CAMISOLE: underwear. 9 Nasty person to have in mind with Ireland on the …

I hope you enjoyed this weekend’s puzzle! Roy Across 1 Going for eighteen, of course that’s philandering (7,6) PLAYING A-ROUND Going for eighteen of (golf) course (PLAYING A ROUND) that’s = PLAYING AROUND: philandering. 10 Young animal always allowed outside …

I hope you enjoyed today’s puzzle! Roy Across 1 Reversing plans for a lot of email (4) SPAM Plans (MAPS) reversing, for = SPAM: a lot of email. 4 Season a piece of bread for Chinese food (6,4) SPRING ROLL …

I hope you enjoyed today’s puzzle! Roy Across 1 Hospital visitors with not very dressy neckwear (10) CASUAL-TIES With “not very dressy” (CASUAL) neckwear (TIES) = CASUALTIES: hospital visitors. 6 Camels initially to get older part of zoo (4) C-AGE …

I hope you enjoyed today’s puzzle! Roy Across 1 Took seat before reversing vehicle for trip director (3-3) SAT-NAV Took seat (SAT) before vehicle, ‘van’, reversing (NAV) for = SAT-NAV: trip director. 4 Previous spiritual leader of religious house? (8) …

I hope you enjoyed today’s puzzle! Roy Across 8 How old the space station was? Don’t believe it! (6) MIR-AGE How old the space station was? (MIR AGE) = MIRAGE: don’t believe it! 9 Worked in theatre and musical production …

I hope you enjoyed today’s puzzle! Roy Across 8 Negative aspect for Bangor team, maybe (8) DOWN-SIDE Bangor team, maybe (DOWN SIDE) for = DOWNSIDE: negative aspect. 9 Frank acknowledgement for one from IOU, say (6) AVOWAL One from “IOU” …

I hope you enjoyed this weekend’s puzzle! Roy Across 1 Jealous of everything new after a fashion? (5,4,4) GREEN WITH ENVY “Everything new” after a fashion = GREEN WITH ENVY: jealous of everything new after a fashion? 10 Results of …

I hope you enjoyed today’s puzzle! Roy Across 1 Endless early bloomers for 6-down’s cousin shortly (4) CROC- Early bloomers (CROC-I) endless = CROC: ALLIGATOR’s cousin, shortly (short for “crocodile”). 4 Company with 2000+, ever appropriate? (10) CO-MM-AND-E’ER Company (CO) …

I hope you enjoyed today’s puzzle! Roy Across 1 Can take stock of pack animals with dark fur (10) ASSES-SABLE Pack animals (ASSES) with “dark fur” (SABLE) = ASSESSABLE: can take stock of. 6 Fish from bottom part (4) BASS …

I hope you enjoyed today’s puzzle! Roy Across 1 Take in a sailors’ ball (6) ABS’-ORB A sailors’ (ABS’) ball (ORB) = ABSORB: take in. 4 Instrument soon to be used for fishing gear (8) HARP-OONS Instrument (HARP) “soon” to …

I hope you enjoyed today’s puzzle! Roy Across 8 Mongrel not turned off meat (6) MUTT-ON Mongrel (MUTT) not turned off (ON) = MUTTON: meat. 9 Upset, I ate with Lynn, naturally (8) INN-AT-ELY Pub (INN) at cathedral city in …

I hope you enjoyed today’s puzzle! Roy Across 8 Charm your way in (8) ENTRANCE Charm (ENTRANCE) your way in (ENTRANCE). 9 The woman’s one arranged from this point forward (6) HER-EON The woman’s (HER) “one” arranged (EON) from = …

I hope you enjoyed this weekend’s puzzle! Roy Across 1 Hard sell of duty-free during flight? (5,8) CABIN PRESSURE PRESSURE from the CABIN crew to buy duty-free = CABIN PRESSURE. Just a cryptic definition … 10 Wet doctor is Jack’s …

I hope you enjoyed today’s puzzle! Roy Across 1 Something to cut commercials on the radio (4) ADZE Commercials (ADS) on the radio = ADZE: something to cut. 4 Fly down to canteen, maybe (10) BLUE-BOTTLE Down (BLUE) to “canteen”, …

I hope you enjoyed today’s puzzle! Roy Across 1 Material lie about grand young lady (10) FIB-RE-G-LASS Lie (FIB) about (RE) grand (G) young lady (LASS) = FIBREGLASS: material. 6 It leads Vera to ignore odd letters in mailboxes (4) …

I hope you enjoyed today’s puzzle! Roy Across 1 This second heavyweight champion is outside (2,4) A(T ON)CE Champion (A-CE) is outside “heavy-weight” (TON) = AT ONCE: this second. 4 Widest highway in most suitable surroundings (8) B(ROAD)EST In “most …

I hope you enjoyed today’s puzzle! Roy Across 8 It could be Jack on in 60 mins (6) H(ON)OUR In “60 minutes” (H-OUR) on (ON) = HONOUR: it could be jack (an honour card). 9 Gives rough idea of court’s …

I hope you enjoyed today’s puzzle! Roy Across 8 Genius found in one account after her support (8) BRA-IN-I-AC After “her support” (BRA) in (IN) one (I) account (AC) found = BRAINIAC: genius. 9 In the old city certain to …

I hope you enjoyed this weekend’s puzzle! Roy Across 1 Reportedly woos officer from private tribunals, perhaps (6-7) COURTS-MARTIAL Woos officer (COURTS MARSHAL) reportedly = COURTS-MARTIAL: private tribunals, perhaps (tribunals affecting army private, perhaps). 10 Rodent from capital of Holland, …

I hope you enjoyed today’s puzzle! Roy Across 1 Couples without piano start to produce songs (4) -AIRS Couples (P-AIRS) without “piano” start (-P at start) to produce = AIRS: songs. 4 At the same spot mint a little new …

I hope you enjoyed today’s puzzle! Roy Across 1 Sheep shed the French run-down (10) RAM-SHACK-LE Sheep (RAM) shed (SHACK) “the” French (LE) = RAMSHACKLE: run-down. 6 Only it is under a foot (4) SOLE Only (SOLE) it is under …

I hope you enjoyed today’s puzzle! Roy Across 1 After a single 7-down top (6) B-LOUSE After “a” (B) single LOUSES (LOUSE) = BLOUSE: top. 4 Attacked finding a ship needed a doctor (8) A-SS-AILED A ship (A SS) needed …

I hope you enjoyed today’s puzzle! Roy Across 8 Father takes one to worship at a temple (6) PA-GOD-A Father (PA) takes “one to worship” (GOD) at “a” (A) = PAGODA: temple. 9 Completely wrong format set by Australia (4,1,2,1) …

I hope you enjoyed today’s puzzle! Roy Across 8 Leading doctor into woodland (8) FORE(MO)ST Into “woodland” (FORE-ST) doctor (MO) = FOREMOST: leading. 9 Production about commercial loss for ‘Peter Pan’ (6) SH(AD)OW Production (SH-OW) about “commercial” (AD) = SHADOW: …

I hope you enjoyed this weekend’s puzzle! Roy Across 1 A small amount fell upon boats at sea (13) TABLESPOONFUL “Fell upon boats” at sea = TABLESPOONFUL: a small amount. 10 Left after lunch for in Paris it’s 1:10 (7) …