Unity
by Rupert Morrish
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Male names in DA’s SMH crossword for 20th July 2012:
Across
1. HAL
5. TIM
9. DALE
10. DON
11. IAN
12. AL
14. NICK
15. WILL
19. BEN
22. SAM
26. MATT
27. ERIC
Down
2. ED
3. ARCHIE
6. DES
7. YO
8. E THANE
13. LESTER
18. TOM
20. CHRIS
UPDATE: Per Ian at DATrippers , 7D is not an Invisible Man (I had thought it was BAN + YO = suburb of Brisbane). So now I’m missing one.
UPDATE 2: Found it (12 across).
UPDATE 3: 8D is a lot more common that I’d thought. Thanks to RK.
#18
by Rupert Morrish
If you don’t get 1 across, go here , before trying the rest of the themed clues.
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(DA 2012/05/18)
There should be 17 of these according to the rubric. Please feel free to add the 17th in comments.
UPDATE: 5D spotted by DATrippers.com commenter JJ.
UPDATE TO THE UPDATE: 5D was spotted by Tim Aubrey first.
Across
12 Mad as a cut snake
15 High as a kite
16 Slippery as an eel
17 Red as a beet
18 Pissed as a newt
24 Calm as a millpond
27 Lean as a bean (this is the one that is reversed)
Down
1 Slow as a wet week
2 Dry as a Pommy’s towel [Grr!]
4 Blind as a bat
5 Old as Methuselah
7 Cold as ice
8 Quiet as the grave
13 Black as the Ace of Spades
14 Pure as the driven snow
22 Neat as a pin
28/23 Snug as a bug in a rug
Some answers will not fit the grid unless you 7D/1A.
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Here are the synonyms of “crop” found reversed in DA’s “Crop Rotation” puzzle of February 24th/25th 2012.
5A CUT
9A RICE
11A POLL
14A PARE
16A SNIP
18A LOP
23A/4D CORN
24A RYE
28A TRIM
17D BRAN
25D HAY
Yes, there’s an indirect anagram in 27A. No, I don’t care.
#16
by Rupert Morrish
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Finally added one. AS has been kind enough to link here, so I thought I should repay the favour.
Something to aid the digestion of your Christmas pud.
UPDATE: Fixed 18 down.
#15
by Rupert Morrish
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We’ll see how it does.
New crossword on Wednesday.
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