Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Crossword 15
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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.
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Crossword 14/13
(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 puzzlePosted by Mark Bell at Wednesday, September 23, 2009 4 comments
Crossword 13 news
Hi everyone,
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!
Posted by Mark Bell at Wednesday, September 23, 2009 0 comments
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Crossword 12

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.
Posted by Mark Bell at Sunday, September 13, 2009 5 comments
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.
Posted by Mark Bell at Thursday, September 10, 2009 5 comments
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Crossword 11

Interactive Puzzle
Click here for printable version *Solution on page 2*
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)
Posted by Mark Bell at Tuesday, September 08, 2009 4 comments
