Monthly Archives: September 2012

 Across: 1 What happened to cowardly lion (LOST ONE’S NERVE) and the chicken (LOST ONE’S NERVE) perhaps? 10 Start confession (OH MY GOD I am heartily sorry) for nothing (O = OH), say, I own (MY) has to do with …

Across: 1 Sailor (sailor nickname = tar = T-AR) grasps point (compass point South = -S-) (TSAR) on ruler (TSAR), 4 Explanation (EXPOSITION) for former (EX-) stance (-POSITION) (EXPOSITION), 9 Doctor (DR-) Evil (evil = -IVEL) is made out (DRIVEL) …

 Across: 1 Mother superior (Sr = S-R) has broken ties (ties = -ISTE-) (SISTER) in the family (SISTER in the family), 4 Going some of the way around (CRESCENT), college head (College head = C-) is on about (-RE-) smell …

Across: 1 Sent in from benedictions (take ‘sent in’ from benedictions = bedico – BODICE) for wearing vest (BODICE), 4 How embarrassing (ABASHING) for a (A-) graduate (-BA-) to climb up (shin up = -SHIN-) Galway head (head of Galway …

Across: 8 Pressed suit in (suit in = IN SITU) in its original place (IN SITU), 9 Swiss (CH-) pilots (-AIRMEN) (CHAIRMEN) get leadership roles (CHAIRMEN), 10 No rest (no rest = WORK) for Renoir leaving ironworker (ironworker without ‘Renoir’ …

Across: 8 Graduate (BA-) doctor (-MB-) loves (love in tennis = O; loves = -OO-) (BAMBOO), woody grass (BAMBOO), 9 In the red (OWE A DEBT) for nothing (O-) we (-WE) do with a (A) bill (DEBT) (OWE A DEBT), …

Across: 1 He’ll (He’ll = HELL) get upon (UPON) planet (EARTH) (HELL UPON EARTH) for what’s a horrible time (HELL UPON EARTH), 10 Well-informed (ERUDITE) rude (rude = ERUD-) awakening gets to it (-IT-) before European (-E) (ERUDITE), 11 Gore …

Across: 1 Look after (TEND) taking labour from round table (round table without ‘labour’ NDTE = TEND), 4 Meet one’s Maker perhaps in France (RENDEZVOUS) going after vendor mixed up around Suez (vendor + Suez = RENDEZVOUS), 9 Donkey (AS-S) …

Across: 1 Curtsy (BOW-) to person (-MAN) in boat (BOWMAN is in a boat), 4 Prepare to fight (EMBATTLE) bizarre mate with broken belt (mate + belt = EMBATTLE), 9 Ropes someone in (LARIAT) for a trial (a trial = …

Across: 1 Stout (PORTLY) haven (PORT-) by the Lee (-LY) say (PORTLY), 4 Reputed to be (PUTATIVE) Argentinean political leader (Evita = -ATIVE) (PUTATIVE) returning with sheep (sheep = tup = PUT-), 9 Bring down (REDUCE) in connection with (RE-) …

Across: 8 Be astonished (MARVEL) with clay (MAR-L) thrown over Allies celebration (-VE-) (MARVEL), 9 Regrouped SAS (-ASS) follows brother (BR-) going on ahead (going on a head = HAT) (BRASS HAT) of high-ranking officer (BRASS HAT), 10 Put in …

Across: 8 One’s best bib and this (“One’s best bib and TUCKER”) when little Thomas sings for his supper (Little Tommy TUCKER sings for his supper), 9 Easily calmed (PLACABLE) questionable revolution (revolution = lap = PLA-) with line to …

Across: 1 Canadian border state (NEW YORK) with insignificant (MINUTE) short time in America (NEW YORK MINUTE), 10 It’s a short clip (EXCERPT) not including (EXCE-PT) Republican (-R-) (EXCERPT), 11 Doctor (MO-) to be set free (-UNTIE) (MOUNTIE) providing law …

Across: 1 Make out cross initially (X = KISS), 4 Write up on computer (TYPESCRIPT) nature (TYPE-) words (-SCRIPT) (TYPESCRIPT), 9 Proposal (MOTION) to take it (it = -TI-) back in the moon (MO-ON) (MOTION), 10 Puts up a fight …

Across: 1 Fireman’s view perhaps (FLASHLIGHT) finding whip (-LASH-) in plane (F-LIGHT) (FLASHLIGHT), 6 Took advantage of (USED) confused girl (Sue = USE-) wearing diamonds (diamonds = D) (USED), 10 Hear made your (‘made your’ = MAJOR) position in the …

Across: 1 American homestead (WIGWAM) turns heads at Posts and Telegraphs (PT = TP = tepee = WIGWAM) reportedly, 4 In my opinion (AS I SEE IT) it is in front of me (AS I SEE IT), 9 It’s a …

Across: 8 I’m (ME) in a car (a car = CA-ER) (CAMERA) remodelled for films (CAMERA), 9 Spicy (HOT) black stuff (COALS) goes red and glows in dark (HOT COALS), 10 Petitions (ASKS) for questions (ASKS), 11 Mindless loyalty (BLIND …

Across: 8 Power (RUSSIA is a power) air (air = R-IA) lift back over us (-US-) with safety first (Safety first = -S) (RUSSIA), 9 Broad (broad/diverse = catholic (adj) = CATHOLIC) church (CATHOLIC), 10 Point (point = South = …

Across: 1 Bad luck from broken mirrors and opening umbrellas indoors (OLD WIVES’ TALES), 10 Speak in tongues (LINGUAL) in a manner of speaking (LINGUAL), 11 Father (Rev = VER-) comes back making lime (lime = -MEIL) (VERMEIL) for silver …

Across: 1 Norma leaves modern day (modern day without ‘norma’ = dedy = EDDY) whirlpool (EDDY), 4 You’re looking at it (IRISH TIMES) at 8am in Dublin (IRISH TIME) and 9am in Galway (8am and 9am = two times in …

Across: 1 Revolutionary (RED) green (CABBAGE) turns blue when boiled (RED CABBAGE turns blue when boiled), 6 Sounds like it’s too (too = TO-) loud music (-FF) (TOFF) for upper-class gent (TOFF), 10 Divided country (KOREA = North and South) …

Across: 1 Old carriage (CHAISE) takes Ron away from China rose (China rose without ‘ron’ = chiase = CHAISE), 4 When not playing football (OFF-PITCH) not tuned in (OFF-PITCH), 9 On screen (WIPERS are on windscreens) ticket-holders, perhaps (WIPERS hold …

Across: 8 Ring a bugle (a bugle = BELUGA) for white whale (white whale = BELUGA), 9 Straightforward (EXPLICIT) broken catch (catch = clip = -PLIC-) in the way out (EX-IT) (EXPLICIT), 10 It really happened (TRUE) for Turkish leader …

Across: 8 Potato (FIANNA potato) party without grass roots? (Fáil without FIANNA), 9 Writer (-PEN-) in Essex (Essex = EX-SES) (EXPENSES) negotiated overheads (EXPENSES), 10 Press out from splinters (splinters without ‘press’ = LINT) for short fine fibres (LINT), 11 …

Across: 1 Need to get off on right foot (must be in step for MARCHING) perhaps with command (ORDER) for military get-up (equipment for marching / ‘dressed in full marching order’ = MARCHING ORDER), 10 Leave (ABSENCE) distributing beans (beans …