Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Crossword 15




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Across
1 An assortment of bad credit used to buy (5,4)
5 Sit back on the eastern shrubs (3)
8 Roy is churning with 49 (5)
10 .- (5,4)
11 Out of patience with edam (7,3)
12 P, by the foreign sound of it, for the boat (3)
14 The noisy cow and a century for she sneaks (7)
16 Sure to be at ease with the French one (7)
18 Resit with the editor to fix the mistakes (2-5)
20 K's to a certain degree (7)
21 To begin with 20 across and one is the money code in Iceland (3)
23 No garbling to take and mix with you (5,5)
27 The ape is heard to be a war member (9)
28 Mug, stick (3,2)
29 Smithy left MIT because he felt like he could not socialise (3)
30 Kes was confused with dad and led to a hasty flight (9)

Down
1 The police or I speak to the Scotsmen, by way of speaking there (5)
2 She is soon to be one part of two (5-2-2)
3 Mother and fathers follow the turn of the artist on the fleets (7)
4 The detective inspector is about to have an awful flu (7)
5 Knotted the diet (4)
6 Afters, he has no money to track the animal, so I heard (5)
7 See bloomers, by the sound of them (8)
9 It is more correct to say instead of uh-huh (3)
13 I am going to go dutch before I grind here (4)
14 A grim era about 2 down (8)
15 Can be a strand, perhaps? (4)
17 You'n I will form Edward in a noisy clothed manner (9)
19 If acting in a state of 15 across or wraps after the priest (7)
20 With 20 across you will get a lean bargain here (7)
22 Listen, after a week, the fish are unable to control how they move (5)
24 6-7-9-10-11-12, what one is gone in short (3)
25 For instance, spy with a sort of Paris (5)
26 Have a weep for the stinger but kneel to praise, by the sound of it (4)





Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Update

Hi all. It has been a while but my next puzzle should be up and ready tomorrow evening. Just a few kinks to iron out.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Crossword 14/13

As always, comments are appreciated, either good or bad. All criticisms will be noted and will make efforts to improve future puzzles. I hope you enjoy this one.

(You may have noticed that I have not published puzzle 13. Well my grid can be found but I cannot access it. If it does show up, I will let you all be informed)


Interactive puzzle


Across
1 Had clasp on her, so I heard (6)
5 Our Lea comes in very loud with a clover (4-4)
9 So resend it back they will be the one's to back (8)
10 The current money, in a manner of speaking (6)
11 Ad? (4, 6)
13 Up and down asking " Why oh why oh" (2-2)
14 Together, how is a week to prove who he is (3)
15 NAMA is one of these, in a wordy sort of way (8)
18 After the C, it’s a stun in got there (3'1)
19 Maybe near the hear or the oh pest (4)
21 Lamb of God who gave things to atone the bad side, in Latin (5, 3)
24 A mixed run but after all they got the vase (3)
25 After a century, do nothing but announce (4)
26 Pour gin in the vase without ‘e noticing and about to see the mists (10)
29 The twins may tell me my future (6)
30 Tickle one to play a note but I am a fool after all so I'll just have my nut (5, 3)
31 In a manner of speaking; as if such were so (2, 2, 4)
32 Left leg stretched, right leg stretched, both at 180 degrees for them (6)

Down
2 The noun and our. By the sound if it set off, perhaps? (3-2)
3 The mound says "Oh five, oh fifty, oh!" (5)
4 He had a conservative past (7)
5 The face 'e 'as, like a soft tissue by the sound of it (7)
6 She is similar but the result says different (7)
7 Fortunate and random prizes are won with these (5, 4)
8 Can anyone sort this pest? (9)
12 By the first, neither N or O (3)
16 The non-drinking dwellers may wear a corsage, in a round about manner (9)
17 To begin, the firm is back on for about a list cut, and I am a follower (9)
20 Comes from the mouth of bill (7)
21 Give notice when very soft arise will be around back there (7)
22 Unreason without a. you confuse my impulses (7)
23 After C, follow in for stun follow. It's just crazy (3)
27 499 why? And a further two fifties; this doesn't seem like a poem after. But is (5)
28 Gee, my relative is bleak (5)


Crossword 13 news

Hi everyone,


Nearly completed with this puzzle but I just have a few checks to make and then the upload should be up soon.

If any of you think I am straying from The CROSAIRE ways, then please just me know as soon as you can and also any comments about the blog our previous puzzles are very much appreaciated!

Happy Puzzling.

P.s I stay very close to Croasire puzzle but add a few more to make some answers original but always abide by the rules that are non-existent :)

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.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Interactive puzzles

Hi Everyone,
I am currently turning the first 11 puzzles into interactive format. The links will be shown in each puzzle. PDF versions will still be downloadable but some may prefer to solve interactively. They should all be up by the beginning of next week.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Crossword 11


Interactive Puzzle

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Across
9 O in the place of 17 across (7)
10 You, me, they and him are all it, singly (7)
11 You in do for two by the sound of it (3)
12 At the end, my French Pal will fold the Giro (7)
14 Here the short street sounds foreign for Lucy (2,5)
15 Nominates in the state and is a state to begin with (9)
17 O, rate the poetic Greek muse by all sorts (5)
18 The bloomers company about the South, gives the drug (5)
19 It sounds like it will propel the boat of eggs (3)
20 By the sound of it, turn the Gee had who is on a pilgrimage to Mecca (5)
21 Ate 501 with a mix at last (5)
23 Appear to be more pleasant to wear a sweet jacket (9)
26 I am back to, to copy and weep, by the sound of it (7)
27 The resident is sort of well in red (7)
30 She is back there and she is back there behind (3)
31 Charge in team for the confused vertebrae (7)
32 Check to see and listen if the mine is after a ten (7)

Down
1 Cool is crazy and is crazy in slang (4)
2 The way eight should be written in Crosaire (1,1,1,1)
3 They smash the waves (8)
4 In I go with 500 in the shade (6)
5 A with mail and eat in the past or abandon faith (8)
6 (2,4)
7 Sense and leave for one in the hospital (5-3-2)
8 The one who opposes is messy in the stag nation (10)
13 Here, in short, without the north (1,1,1)
15 Isaac and Adam have a thousand nuts, in a round about manner (10)
16 Calling Nick something else, perhaps? (10)
19 About to begin in the pig's den with 50 for Edward, and made new (8)
20 Nag the transport (8)
22 The month within the rod can make one better (6)
24 Confused about the tagged device (6)
25 It is in deck without my friend in the palace (3)
28 For the body, never back with O (4)
29 To begin, turn 'er F in the sea, so I heard (4)