Monthly Archives: December 2012

Across: 8 Please turn over (P-TO) sheltering Ronald (-RON-) (PRONTO) on the double (PRONTO), 9 Mother (Ma = AM-) turns up at Heather’s (Erica is commonly known as heather = -ERICAS) (AMERICAS) with connections either side of Panama (AMERICAS), 10 …

Across: 1 2012, 2013 … (YEAR AFTER YEAR) it happens every 12 months repeatedly (YEAR AFTER YEAR), 10 Take out (EXTRACT) former girlfriend (EX-) to Irish beach (beach = -TRA-) for scan (-CT scan) (EXTRACT), 11 Unrefined (RAW-) place you …

Across: 1 Say, would it (“would it” = WOODED) be a cover-up with Laurel, Hazel and Holly? (WOODED), 4 Turns up, magazine (mag = GAM-) with connection to ostentatious jewellery (-BLING) (GAMBLING) is taking a chance (GAMBLING), 9 In charge …

Across: 8 Mug (CUP-) Oscar (-O-) in American city (-LA) (CUPOLA) with armoured revolving gun turret (CUPOLA), 9 Mob (GANG-) find Leo (Leo = -LION) (GANGLION) a bundle of nerves (GANGLION), 10 Podge leaves pedagogue (‘pedagogue’ without ‘podge’ = eagu …

Across: 8 Five (V-) go around (-O-) and around  (-O-) party (-DO-) circle (-O) (VOODOO) for dark arts (VOODOO), 9 Sally (Sally = quip = -QUIP-) found in deep (deep = E-PED) trouble (EQUIPPED) gets ready with right tools (EQUIPPED), …

Across: 1 Sounds like the reality is worse (TO PUT IT MILDLY) to (TO) place (PUT) it (IT) aside calmly (MILDLY) (TO PUT IT MILDLY), 10 Operation (OP-) to find media (-PRESS) (OPPRESS) in crush (OPPRESS), 11 Stipulation (PROVISO) in …

Across: 1 Brief description (SKETCH) of Slovakia (SK-) picking up alien (-ET-) going to Switzerland (-CH) (SKETCH), 4 How you look for something in shop (ASK FOR IT) is to invite trouble (ASK FOR IT), 9 Quickly (quickly = NO …

Across: 1 Calm down (PACIFY)! Director’s assistant (PA-) has copyright (-C-) altered for your information (for your information  = FYI = -IFY) (PACIFY), 4 Gives the impressions (ETCHINGS) alien (ET-) goes to Switzerland (-CH-) to sing out of sorts (sing …

Across: 1 Kidnap (ABDUCT) sailor (able-bodied seaman = AB-) on canal (-DUCT) (ABDUCT), 4 It’s only good for a short period (EPHEMERA) to return gym (PE = EP-) to border (-HEM-) generation (-ERA) (EPHEMERA), 9 On the surface (AFLOAT), article …

Across: 8 Football association (F-A-) admits carpet (-RUG-) length (-L) (FRUGAL) is too tight (FRUGAL), 9 Is it a secret (WELL-KEPT secret) how the governor describes the prisoners (WELL-KEPT)? 10 Swot (swot = TWOS) made to look like those terrible …

Across: 8 Band (HOOP-) goes to Californian city (-LA) (HOOPLA) in fanfare (HOOPLA), 9 It’s very claustrophobic (CLOSED-IN) being so near (CLOSE-) to the editor (-ED-) at home (-IN) (CLOSED-IN), 10 Turned out from (from = FORM) class (FORM), 11 …

Across: 1 Promotion (AD-) opening (-VENT) during the weekends (SUNDAYS) (ADVENT SUNDAYS) before Christmas (ADVENT SUNDAYS), 10 For gathering waste (DUSTPAN) of the French (of the = DU-) against street (-ST-) with container (-PAN) (DUSTPAN), 11 It’s not round (FLAT-) …

Across: 1 Gym (PE-) set (-SET-) to get a (-A) (PESETA) little Spanish capital from the past (PESETA), 4 Carol (S-ING) admits Pamela (-PAM-) married (-M-) (SPAMMING) annoyance on computer (SPAMMING), 9 A (A-) street (-ST-) with fish (-RAY) (ASTRAY) …

Across: 1 River (PO-) priest (-PP-) finds alien (-ET) (POPPET) is sweet endearing child (POPPET), 4 Tie up securely (BOUND) after diamonds (ICE) (ICEBOUND) frozen solid in freezer (ICEBOUND), 9 Line on map (ISOBAR) is (IS-) for Oscar (-O-) going …

Across: 1 Provide money for cost (DEFRAY) of the French (of the = DE-) father (-FR-) saying something positive (-AY) (DEFRAY), 4 One (I-) party (-DO-) goes to American city (-LA-) to try (-TRY) (IDOLATRY) veneration of celebrity perhaps (IDOLATRY), …

Across: 8 Come in first (WIN-) with party (-DO-) weight (-W) (WINDOW) for seat on plane (WINDOW seat on plane), 9 Brought bad luck (HOODOOED) to gangster (HOOD-) at love (-O-) circle (-O-) with writer (-ED) (HOODOOED), 10 Miner leaves …

Across: 8 Rub (rub = BUR-) up the wrong way Egyptian leader (leader of Egyptian = -E-) with gold (-AU) (BUREAU) for tall boy (tallboy = BUREAU), 9 Arabian (HORSE-) gets to spar (-BOX) (HORSEBOX) in trailer for Black Beauty …

Across: 1 Have quaff and nibble (WINE AND CHEESE) in Bordeaux (WINE) and (AND) Munster (CHEESE) (WINE AND CHEESE), 10 Charged (INFUSED) Ulster (NI = IN-) to come back to put together (-FUSE-) diamonds (-D) (INFUSED), 11 No (N-O-) going …

Across: 1 Sounds like a goose (CACKLE) with college head (head of College = C-) on Mayo island (Achill = – ACKLE) reportedly (CACKLE), 4 Father (da = AD-) comes back with right to choose (-OPTION) (ADOPTION) alternative to parenting …

Across: 1 Hesitates (WAVERS) with signal (WAVE-) for fundamentals of learning (“reading, writing and arithmetic” = the three Rs = -RS) (WAVERS), 4 A (A-) very loud (-FF-) therapy treatment (-ECT-) for writer (-ED) (AFFECTED) with pretentious manner (AFFECTED), 9 …

Across: 1 Account (AC-) on tape (-CORD) (ACCORD) of agreement (ACCORD), 4 Single (BACHELOR) graduate (BA-) and revolutionary (-CHE-) with Lord (lord) missing secure ring (D-ring used to secure things = d) (lord missing ‘d’ = -LOR) (BACHELOR), 9 Time …

Across: 8 Do it all over again (AFRESH) for a (A-) crisp (-FRESH) (AFRESH), 9 Looks like (IMITATOR) I’m (IM-) getting to it (-IT-) by a (-A-) hill (-TOR) (IMITATOR), 10 Well, I’m not (well I’m not = SICK) with …

Across: 8 All together (EN BLOC), Ben  (Ben = EN B-) makes a pass (pass = col -LOC) by mistake (EN BLOC), 9 In favour of (PRO-) getting to (-TO-) Colonel (-COL) (PROTOCOL) for agreement (PROTOCOL), 10 Microphone (MIC-) beside …

Across: 1 Put into words (STATE) right moment (OCCASION) for presidents to have dinner perhaps (STATE OCCASION), 10 Torture (TORMENT) lads (lads = -MEN-) in wrong (TOR-T) (TORMENT), 11 It’s a gold mine (JACKPOT) for John (JACK-) with marijuana (-POT) …