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Author: Denis Borris [ Edit | View ]
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Date Posted: 12:07:48 03/25/03 Tue
This is my first (and probably last!) cryptic crossword:
BB = blank (needs letter); XX = blacked out
01 XX 02 XX 03 04 BB 05 BB 06 BB 07 BB
08 BB BB BB XX BB XX BB XX BB XX BB XX
BB XX BB XX 09 BB BB BB BB BB BB BB BB
10 BB BB BB BB BB XX BB XX BB XX BB XX
BB XX BB XX BB XX 11 BB BB BB 12 XX 13
14 BB BB BB BB XX BB XX XX 15 BB BB BB
BB XX BB XX 16 BB BB BB 17 XX BB XX BB
18 BB BB 19 XX XX BB XX 20 BB BB BB BB
BB XX 21 BB BB 22 BB XX BB XX BB XX BB
XX 23 XX BB XX BB XX 24 BB BB BB BB BB
25 BB BB BB BB BB BB BB BB XX BB XX BB
XX BB XX BB XX BB XX BB XX 26 BB BB BB
27 BB BB BB BB BB BB BB BB XX BB XX BB
ACROSS:
3: Good time date: pick up modern dancer! (9)
8: Not quite shut, due to a shock (4)
9: Transient Ron met Amy for a quickie! (9)
10: Considerable coverage of the head VIP (6)
11: Not bright: like a fussy woman! (5)
14: Queen Elizabeth in affluent empire (5)
15: A light choice (4)
16: At last, a sailor gets a crown (5)
18: Is acquainted with loud refusals (4)
20: Clubs lead: Kings to open (5)
21: Cache of French grass (5)
24: Finally in today: tail of clam fish (6)
25: Buck store makes a killing (9)
26: Maxwell, the 5th agent to turn up (4)
27: Issue has a short run on learning (9)
DOWN:
1: Cutting accurately around a windblown brier (9)
2: Bank got purchased (9)
4: Anxious over no age restriction (4)
5: Looks at back picture of sexy star (5)
6: Instead, she ends up with a pad (6)
7: Standard circuit - top model (4)
9: Sounds like a bit of muscle (5)
11: Arrange a notice: quick! (5)
12: Lack of disguise due to stripped cape (9)
13: Unruly youngsters are ripoffs (9)
17: Bitter drug contains a shot of rye! (5)
19: Back in a jiff! (6)
22: Start with onion tips and a clutch of eggs (5)
23: Spot for a short, short notice (4)
24: 13th letter with no note (4)
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- Sorry about the poor "grid appearance"; but "it's all there!" (NT) -- Denis Borris, 12:10:22 03/25/03 Tue
- 17 down: Grudge? (NT) -- Treval, 16:42:04 03/25/03 Tue
- 19 down: Second (double def.) (NT) -- Treval, 16:48:06 03/25/03 Tue
- 21 Across: DEpot (NT) -- Treval, 16:52:33 03/25/03 Tue
- 17 Down: acRid (NT) -- Treval, 16:54:19 03/25/03 Tue
- All correct, Treval: 17D = acrid (NT) -- Denis Borris, 23:05:38 03/25/03 Tue
- 9A: Momentary (NT) -- Treval, 16:12:58 03/26/03 Wed
- 3 across : ballerina (NT) -- Foggy, 02:35:28 03/28/03 Fri
- 14 across : reich (?) (NT) -- Foggy, 03:10:43 03/28/03 Fri
- 7 Across: norM? (NT) -- Treval, 14:58:03 03/28/03 Fri
- sorry 7 Down: norM? (NT) -- Treval, 14:59:16 03/28/03 Fri
- 20 Across: Clear?? (NT) -- Treval, 15:01:51 03/28/03 Fri
- 22 Across: onset (NT) -- Treval, 15:03:09 03/28/03 Fri
- aghh... that should be 22 Down: onset (NT) -- Treval, 15:07:01 03/28/03 Fri
- 8 across : ajar (NT) -- Foggy, 01:40:01 03/30/03 Sun
- 16 across : tiara (?) (NT) -- Foggy, 02:34:06 04/07/03 Mon
- 10 across : bigwig (NT) -- Foggy, 00:35:27 04/08/03 Tue
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