Sunday, September 13, 2009

Crossword 12









Across
1. What you see is not grey for this puzzle, in a straightforward way (5,3,5)
10. As the crow flies, the elector leaves, for the swimmer, in a round about manner (7)
11. Around Q , it is shot, by the sound of it, (3,4)
12. The 50 strong cockney's are fat, perhaps? (4)
13. A mixed, short fibre under dress perhaps? (5)
15. Twisted metal will rot before a century (4)
17. A means to it, at last (3)
19. He may help with the tea, by the sound of it (6)
21. Crosward.... what should I do to improve it in this puzzle? (6)
22. As written in theory? (2,5)
23. Waits involving six, by the sound of it (6)
25. Sounds like a humble request in the court and just a humble request (6)
27. Close with 50, and sail in it without (3)
29. It encores without 20 down in the centre (4)
30. Not smooth in an unpleasant manner (5)
31. A medical and tasty plant (4)
34. A form of Al (7)
35. Tt, the first with respect to the second, of course (4,3)
36. The dark protector is abusing by mouth (13)

Down
2. Behold, we're 500 put down and around there (7)
3. He is able to be killed by him, by the sound of it (4)
4. Father has to turn here if he is to carry out the plan (6)
5. The coupled fish was back here with a week, Edward heard and you heard too (6)
6. Eh, notice Edward is a mess (4)
7. Cover the comfortable T, in slang, by the sound of it (3,4)
8. How dark is Milton's Paradise lost? (2,5,2,4)
9. Perhaps this vegetable was in a fight ? (5-4,4)
14. The sort of hernia needs fifty to help breath (7)
16. Ax51, sauce (5)
18. A coat similar to the common theme (5)
20. The military unit in Mensa, removes my mother, in fact they ban 'er, by the sound of it (3)
21. Sounds like or tea is after to help you (3)
24. Ritual five is a fake mess (7)
26. The old Iranians tongue (7)
27. I bought my tie in this land with one of this, so I heard (6)
28. Perhaps it is bad in the way of air (6)
32. It's 30, but let her at last in sea, by the sound of it (4)
33. Edward follows a gee to be cured (4)

Explanations


Across:
1. Straightforward is seen to be BLACK AND WHITE and not grey,
10. AS THE CROW FLIES - ELECTOR = SAWFISH which is a swimmer (Deletion clue),
11. The sound of around (BALL) and Q (CUE), used to take the shot,
12. 50 (L) strong cockney (ARD) and LARD is FAT,
13. Mixed indicates anagram of Fibre and brief is short,
15. Twisted indicates anagram of ROT and Century (C) and a TORC is twisted metal,
17. A means to an END and END is at last,
19. A CADDIE helps with the tea (TEE) in golf,
21. RETYPE crossword,
23. Waits or WEIGHTS involving six (VI), by the sound of it,
25. Sounds like pleas in court (PLEASE) and PLEASE is a humble request,
27. Close (SEAL) without 50 (L) is SEA to sail in,
29. Encores - 20 down (ENS) and the CORE is the centre,
30. HARSH is rough and unpleasant,
31. A HERB is used in cooking and medicine,
34. ALUMINA is a form of Aluminium,
35. The first T is higher than the second, relating to food (OF COURSE),
36. To BLACKGUARD is to abuse verbally and can. Dark and protector are synonyms.

Down:
2. Behold (LO) + WERE + 50(D) and lowered is to put down,
3. Able (ABEL) murdered his brother CAIN,
4. Father has to turn (AD) + HERE, to carry out the plan,
5. Fish was back (DOC) with a week (k) +Edward (ED),
6. Mess indicates anagram of EH and ED,
7. Comfortable in slang (COSY) and T by the sound of it is (TEA),
8. Milton Described it is AS BLACK AS COAL in Paradise Lost,
14. Anagram of HERNIA + 50 (L),
16. A+ X (IO) +51(LI), which is a sauce,
18. Similar to black this is MERLE which is a coat,
20. MENSA - MA = ENS and ENS is a military banner,
21. Or tea (RT) is after REP and a REP helps you,
24. Mess indicates anagram of ritual and five (V),
26. AVESTAN is the Old Iranian language or tongue,
27. Tie land or sounds like (THAILAND) and bought with a unit of SATANG which is a unit of Thai currency,
28. ASTHMA is bad regarding airways,
32. 30 is the atomic number for zinc. The last letter (Z) + in+ sea (C),
33. A gee (A G) and Edward follows it (ED) and to cure is to age.