Monthly Archives: February 2013

Across: 8 Silly person (loon = LO-ON) admits backing it (it = -TI-) (LOTION) for cream (LOTION), 9 Parks Department possess (OWN) frameworks (goal posts in park = GOALS) (OWN GOALS) to shoot oneself repeatedly in the foot (OWN GOALS), …

Across: 1 At home (IN-) by Dublin seaside (-RUSH) (INRUSH) with Flood (flood = INRUSH), 4 Irish love (-GRA-) Irish king (-RI-) in teetotaller group (A-A-) to name (-N) (AGRARIAN) something to do with the land (AGRARIAN), 9 Bill (TAB-) …

Across: 8 Dated December (December = the last month = ULTIMO, which is a dated/old word) and last month (last month = ULTIMO), 9 Spokesperson (VOICE) on soap (on ‘soap’ is BOX = soapbox) (VOICE BOX) is a bit of …

Across: 1 Totally bewilder (BAFFLE) graduate (BA-) at party (Fianna Fáil = -FF-) with the French (the = -LE) (BAFFLE), 4 At sea, can’t get over these (ICEBERGS) salads (salads = ICEBERGS), 9 Settle on (CHOOSE) copyright (C-) for stocking …

Across: 1 It’s what keeper wears (wicket keeper wears CRICKET WHITES) for noisy sort (CRICKET) with half the washing perhaps (WHITES) (CRICKET WHITES), 10 Australian bouncer (ROO = short of Kangaroo in Australia) comes across monarch (-KING) (ROOKING) taking money …

Across: 1 Mafia (MOB-) go to Italy (-I-) with the French (the = -LE) (MOBILE) listening device (MOBILE), 4 One (-I-) democrat (-DEM-) in long film (EP-IC) (EPIDEMIC) is truly infectious (EPIDEMIC), 9 Weep (weep = CR-Y) over a (-A-) …

Across: 8 Turkish leader (leader of Turkish = -T-) in care (CAR-E-) learning symbol (learner = -L) (CARTEL) for controlling price (CARTEL), 9 Movements between shelters? (REHOUSES) It’s about (RE-) Dáil and Seanad (-HOUSES of Oireachtas), 10 Strike a blow …

Across: 1 Greeting (HI-) at home (-IN-) between director general (-D-G) (HIDING) and where 4 across was (stowaway was HIDING), 4 Ignored bill of sale reportedly (“sale” = “sail” + ignored bill = didn’t pay = STOWAWAY) for one with …

Across: 8 Stolen (HOT-) cannabis (-POT) (HOTPOT) creates a bit of a stew perhaps (HOTPOT), 9 First person (I-) with Clare (-CE) gets rub (rub = CREAM) (ICE CREAM) of parlour favourite (ICE CREAM parlour), 10 They’re worn as Sunday …

Across: 1 After April (after April = MA-Y), admits young chap (-LAD-) (MALADY) with ailment (ailment = MALADY), 4 In summary (ABSTRACT), helps to stop cars (Anti-lock Braking System = ABS-) on Irish beach (beach = -TRA-) going to court …

Across: 1 Put out (put out/annoyed = CROSS-) with what doctor does (-EXAMINES) (CROSS-EXAMINES) with what barman does (barman / lawyer CROSS-EXAMINES), 10 Automation (automation = ROBOT-) in charge (-IC) (ROBOTIC) of stiff type (stiff = ROBOTIC), 11 Found in …

Across: 1 Start letter (DEAR-) to the (the) missing middlemen (middle of men = e) (‘the’ without ‘e’ = th = -TH) (DEARTH) with shortfall (shortfall = DEARTH), 4 Not looking good (IN A STATE) up north (NI = IN) …

Across: 8 On (on) getting away during the month (month) (‘month’ without ‘on’ = mth = -MTH) after fighting (WAR-) (WARMTH) requires kindness (WARMTH), 9 It’s well thought out (REASONED) for the German (the = der = R-ED) flipping over …

Across: 1 Breadth (B-) and weight (-OUNCE) (BOUNCE) affects position of ball (BOUNCE), 4 Car pal is under the thumb (carpal bone under the thumb = SCAPHOID) of lawyer (SC-) rebuilding Idaho (Idaho = -A-HOID) around park (-P-) (SCAPHOID), 9 …

Across: 8 Throb (HUM-) in hospital (-ER-) with iodine (-I) (HUMERI) found in arms (HUMERI found in arms), 9 Her (SHE-) record (extended play record = -EP) slump (DIP) (SHEEP DIP) helps one to count clean lambs perhaps (SHEEP DIP), …

Across: 1 Shake (QUIVER) Stilton from ventriloquist (‘ventriloquist’ without ‘Stilton’ = veriqu = QUIVER), 4 Fanciful loose bet (loose bet = OBSOLETE) no longer an option (OBSOLETE), 9 Defend ourselves against (ANSWER) short response (short response = short answer = …

Across: 1 Sound heavenly to eat (FOOD FOR THE GODS) in Paris with Diana (Paris and Diana are gods) having champagne and caviar (Paris and Diana having champagne and caviar = FOOD FOR THE GODS), 10 Enjoys a good row …

Across: 8 Voters leave observations (‘observations’ without ‘voters’ = obsain = BOSNIA) of troubled state in Europe (BOSNIA), 9 Puts the fear of God into (FRIGHTEN) the end of the week (FRI-) building Ghent (Ghent = -GHTEN) (FRIGHTEN), 10 Your …

Across: 1 Grumpy person (GROUCH) gives little weight (gram = gr = GR-) to exclamation of pain (-OUCH) (GROUCH), 4 Measure (EM-) section (-BIT-) for Lawrence (TE Lawrence = -TE-) having registered (-R) (EMBITTER) cause to feel resentful (EMBITTER), 9 …

Across: 1 Serial (serial = ISRAEL) developed in Middle East (ISRAEL), 4 Person from Glasgow (SCOT-) falls on the house (-FREE) (SCOT-FREE) without a scratch (SCOT-FREE), 9 Holy man (ST-) returns thanks (ta = -AT-) to you and me (-US) …

Across: 8 Answers to sea captain (SAILOR answers to sea captain) behind soldier (“Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor …”  = behind “soldier” = SAILOR), 9 Spy (spy = M-OLE-) swallows article (-A-) on you and me (-US-) with a (-A) (MAUSOLEA) …

Across: 8 By arrangement, parcel (parcel = PLACER) found at bottom of river (PLACER = a deposit of sand/gravel on river bed that might hold valuable minerals), 9 Town in Wicklow (AVOCA-) parties (Dos = -DOS) (AVOCADOS) with alligator pears …

Across: 1 Hello (LONG TIME NO SEE) said to hide-and-go-seek champion 1967 to 2013 (LONG TIME NO SEE), 10 Does this mean the Garda band is out of tune (OFFBEAT) and not at work? (OFF BEAT), 11 Rocky peak (TOR-) …

Across: 1 Barely touch (TIP OFF) clue (TIP-) – it’s not on (-OFF) (TIP OFF), 4 Squander (MISSPEND) to avoid (MISS-) writer (-PEN-) going to delta (delta = -D) (MISSPEND), 9 Street (AVENUE) leading to a (A-) stadium (-VENUE) (AVENUE), …