Crossword 5

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Across

1 Finally, can no tennis score be affectionate? (8)
5 A hundred in a degree for you and I adds up (6)
10 You are sort of nice but you flinch! (5)
11 In the middle, the French are here at the start of the month to eat with the new guy for a period of time (9)
12 'E, the Irish son and I at Edward's wasted party (9)
13 The French one without you back at the start follows her (5)
14 Tall girl and here many partners is this act (6)
15 The South is chilly enough to burn (5)
18 A Thousand liquids do not mix but are slaves (5)
20 Pit help ons to drive around (6)
22 I am in before this for this puzzle (5)
24 not 4 but 3 for him is strange (3,6)
25 Green less 'E is the fruit of the one who clutches (9)
26 Robert has a love for a little tea in a mechanical manner (5)
27 He is the very old (6)
28 My arms are like this with 4 down (2,6)

Down

1 C at the bottom of the piano is subdued (3-3)
2 Five and a fifty is grand, this act is malicious (9)
3 States that they are natives (8,7)
4 Gee, Leonard and thou art long (7)
6 A single man's angle qualifies him (9,6)
7 Preceeding coal followed by the south scorches (5)
8 He's lived here life in a malicious, yet sorted way (3-5)
9 Sad that she came first but confusingly she escapes (6)
16 The ant-lions eggs are just a rough drawing of the insect (9)
17 Sidney is back first on a Greek land with a separate thing (8)
19 The sloy piano is messy (6)
20 Below the furniture's legs, the floor is saved (7)
21 Move suddenly for the speller after a big tea (6)
23 Sounds like you or G pleaded with some of the editor (5)

Solutions

Across

1 LOVE ABLE: Finally, can (ABLE at the end), no tennis score (LOVE)

5 ABACUS: A degree ( A BA), a hundred in ( C) for you and I (US)

10 WINCE: Double you sounds like (W) sort of nice (INCE)

11 NOVICIATE: The month at the start (NOV), French here (ICI), to eat (ATE)

12 EMACIATED : E the Irish son (E-MAC) and I (I) at Edward (AT ED)

13 ENSUE: The French one without you ( UNE less U is NE and back is EN), here (SUE)

14: BIGAMY

15: SCOLD: The South (S) is chilly (COLD). The burn references refers to a scathing criticism or one who was metaphorically burnt by a review etc.

18 MOILS: A thousand (M) , non mixing liquids (OILS)

20 PISTON: Anagram of PIT ONS for the engine

22 CLUED

24 ODD FELLOW: Not 4 but 3 (ODD) for him (FELLOW)

25 EN GRAPPLE : Green less 'E (GREN or ENGR), the fruit (APPLE)

26 ROBOT: Robert (ROB) has a love (O) for a little tea (T)

27 ELDEST

28: AT LENGTH: Arms at length

Down

1 LOW KEY

2 VANDALISM: Five and a fifty (V AND A L) is grand (IS M)

3 NATIVE AMERICANS

4 LENGTHY: Gee, Leonard (LEN G) and Thou (THY)

6 BACHELORS DEGREE: The single man 's (BACHELORS), Angle (DEGREE)

7 CHARS : Precedes Coal (CHAR) Followed by the South (S)

8 SHE DEVIL : He's lived her (SHE) , (DEVIL anagram of LIVED)

9 EVADES

16 DOODLEBUG: These are ant-lions offspring or eggs

17 DISCRETE : Sidney is back (SID) on a Greek land (CRETE)

19 SLOPPY: Sloy with PP

20 PADFEET: Padfeet are used to place on furniture legs to prevent scratches or scuffing of the floor

21 TWITCH : After tea (T) , the speller (WITCH)

23 URGED: You or G ( sounds like URG) with some of the editor (ED)

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Crossword 4

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Across
8 Some Tea for the skiers ride (1-3)
9 You are cash right (2,3,5)
10 The sleepy letters make horse noises in this elegant way (6)
11 Foliage is aloud to be informed, so it sounds (8)
12 Ye back is good in France when at the cemetery (8)
14 Sticky toffee starter (3,3)
16 Dinner in short is quite loud but stunning (4)
17 Is William Bryant Evil enough to collect cotton? (5)
18 Cheat without a draw (4)
19 'E shows off how to sit and go (6)
21 Tora is bigger than a village but is appaulling (8)
23 After their quivering flight they were teetotalled (8)
26 Pee Bee is gone away with him (3,3)
27 The confused rodent was lectured by Dali (3,7)
28 An Irish what is always good to mess around with (4)

Down
1 In Cork Gina left them around there (10)
2 We do this because of him, maybe we are his staff in plural (8)
3 Another common cold (6)
4 The rest of them arrived back late (2,2)
5 1000 x 1000 behind, rats are celebrities now (8)
6 The bully sounds like he is getting decorated (6)
7 20 without one is out (4)
13 For Greeks they sound like gamblers (5)
15 Got ham's dent is sort of like this when meeting (4,2,4)
17 The endorsing spread (6,2)
18 The french fish is secret in G (8)
20 Quite an interesting exam (2,4)
22 Rent again (2-4)
24 The fibber sounds musical (4)
25 You inset sound fat (4)

Solution:

Across

8A: TBAR : Some tea (T) the skiers ride is a TBAR

9A: ON THE MONEY: or dead right

10A: SNAZZY: Sleepy sounds (ZZ) Horse noises (Nays) , in an elegant way

11A: LEAFLETS: Foliage (leaf), Aloud sounds like allowed (Lets) -Leaflets inform

12A: BONEYARD- Good in France (Bon) and Ye back. A cemetery

14A: TEE OFF - Anagram of toffee

16A: DINS - Dinner in short

17A: BALER

18A: ETCH: Cheat without A, so CHET or Etch- to draw

19A: EGOIST

21A: ATROCITY- Bigger than a village (CITY) with TORA is appalling

23A: FLITTERS - Teetotaller (TT), Flight( fliers)

26A: LED OFF - Pee Bee or Pb for Lead or LED

27A: ART STUDENT - Confused rodent (RAT), lectured by Dali ( the artist therefore teaches)

29A: NICE

DOWN

1D: ABANDONING - In cork (Bandon), Gina around them

2D: CROZIERS - we do crosaire because of Derek Crozier, and crozier's are staffs

3D: CORYZA

4D: ET AL - anagram of late or the rest of them

5D: MEGASTAR - 1000*1000 = 1,000,000 or MEGA and with RATS back

6D:BOULLE

7D: VENT - Venti less one (I) is vent or to let out

13D: DELTA - For (4) Greeks is Delta . Gamble is reference to the alphaBET

15D: FACE TO FACE - Gotham's Harvey Dent ( two face)

17D: BUTTER UP

18D:ENCODING - The French (EN), Fish (COD) with in g (ING) in a secret way

20D: IQ TEST

22D: RELETS

24D: LYRE - Sounds like a fibber or liar

25D: SUET - You inset or U in SET, is fat.

6th August 2009

Hi all. Received my first critical commentary on Crossword 2. A very uplifting one to be honest but as I'm a beginner have a few things to sort with mechanics of certain clues. I am sure Mr. Crozier made a few boo boos in his time.

I have published Crossword 3 today. Have an attempt and leave any comments and I will be sure to reply.

Update

I have had a few problems with posting the printable crosswords. I think I have finally sorted that out now and each link will bring you to the PDF where they can be printed from there. Apologies for any inconvenience and if problems persist please let me know.

Crossword 3

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Across

2 Stole the E and didnt return until he was paid a pound (5)
5 The eyes are sound for this purpose to publish this article before (4,2)
8 Only 1 of 1001 is alot (1,3,4)
9 I heard you joined in with the bunnies (6)
10 500 with E writes with a jive but relies on him (10)
11 Twoo's be playing (4)
12 French school pianos are clumsy (8)
15 High on genus mint (6)
16 It was a bit hot (6)
18 Quiet on the double (4-4)
20 The new dance is called the Four in Gee (4)
21 'E strokes they sky (10)
24 Lets stick to it ok? Tea at two then ? (6)
25 In fact all bread (8)
26 Light jeans in the east so it sounds or so it is delicious (6)
27 Tease the stiff hair of the organism in an odd way (5)

Down

1 On the bears blade (5)
2 The French flier's name before (5)
3 Collect PU (7)
4 Everywhere we go they are back there (7)
5 Behead the curdled custard seldomly as of early (7)
6 Bat back for the Leb and have a snack (9)
7 Aid with the planets (9)
13 I finally heard sherry very clearly in this region (9)
14 You get out of here, Thanks. (5,4)
17 Without one hundred Rich is tedious to a point back there (7)
18 Hello for the prime of the week (7)
19 Seated there with my bird and in present (3,2,2)
22 Australia in short has an air about it (5)
23 'Er age is in want and wait (5)

Solution

2A: THROB

5A: CITY MY - The eyes (Sight) or CITE - To Publish, and CITE MY is before a certain task i.e CITE MY ARTICLE

8A: A BIT MUCH - 1001 is binary and only 1 is a BIT , the rest is alot. [Furthermore 1001 is binary for 9 and the clue is 8 across so 9 is a bit much]

9A: RABBET- Sounds like rabbit and RABBET is a joint in woodwork.

10A- DEPENDANCE - 500(D) with (E), a (PEN) writes and a jive is a (DANCE)- To Rely

11A: OBOE - Twoo's or two O's and BE - To play the oboe

12A:SCHLEPPS - School (SCH), French(LE), Pianos(PPS). To be clumsy

15A: SALVIA - A drug from the genus plant

16A: WASABI

18A: HUSH HUSH

20A: JIVE- Four (IV) in Gee or JE- A dance

21A: KEYSTROKES

24A: TATTOO - T -AT-TOO -Sticks to it

25A: ALTHOUGH- All bread (DOUGH) sounds like though, In fact. [ a reference to the homophone was left out for a reason I cannot remember, but there is a good reason ;) ]

26A: LICHEE- Sounds like LIGHT JEANS a delicious fruit from the east

27A: SETAE - Anagram of TEASE- for the organism

DOWN

1D: SABRE- anagram of bears- A sabre is a blade

2D: TITLE: French (LE) , Flier (TIT) Before TIT+LE- a name

3D: ROUND UP

4D: BEHINDS - Our behinds are behind us and therefore follow us where we go

5D: CURFEWS- Behead curdled (CUR) , Seldomly (FEWS)

6D: TABBOULEH - Bat Back (TAB), indication for a Lebanese food

7D: - MNEMONICS - An aid to remember things . Mnemonic for the planets (My Very Easy Method Just Sums Up Nine Planets)

13: CHARIVARI- Sounds like Sherry very - A regional custom

14D: LEAVE UTAH - get out (LEAVE) you (U) , Thanks( TA-H)

17D: IRKSOME

18D: HEYDAYS - Hello(HEY) -of the week (DAYS).

19D: SAT AT IT- Seated there in present tense (SAT) , BIRD(A TIT)

22D: OZONE- Australia in short (OZ) an air about it is the ozone

23D: EAGER - Anagram of Er age

Crossword 2

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Across
1 Anna and the gods lessen (6)
5 Hunters call (5)
10 The Clues like 9 down for OC (7)
11 The priest rewrote back in LA (7)
12 Battle with him here before she was wed(5)
13 Cloth for her (4)
15 Cod is a fish but there are others such as? (4,2,4)
16 Small Edward works in scottish gardens(4)
18 He aint hot, he is this though (4)
20 exp, -12 is how long? (10)
23 Part of the psyche between the Asians and the Europeans (4)
24 Either way 8 and 16 are fleshy (5)
26 No more postage so he told me this instead (5,2)
27 He sounds like he can dance but is he musical? (7)
28 Too under , or above the walkies (5)
29 French Wealth (6)

Down
2 Past the v of c,thing? (7)
3 Jack and Ted know of this holy matter (8)
4 My non-vocal attention grabber (4)
5 Bought and cut the wire here (6,4)
6 The answer is given (5)
7 'Es wise with aromas (7)
8 Draculas fight with his hair (6)
9 Just shut up Edward! (6)
14 Hanah is never odd or even (10)
17 Eyes lo owns (8)
18 Sounds like a big beer (6)
19 Is the ship allowed in the port? (7)
21 I See see (7)
22 The season in Spain has gone but with some oil they will be fine (6)
23 Slow snails (5)
25 Four ate for tea, here, it does sound like this, no? (4)