Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Daily Nation Complex Crossword of Tuesday, April 13, 2010. Solution 2
By Edwin Korir, Eldoret, Kenya.

An interesting puzzle but with some hard clues to decipher like Scottish for mountain.

Across

1a Examine closely tailoring of nicer suits (10) SCRUTINISE

An anagram indicated by tailoring of NICER SUITS leads to a word meaning examine closely.

6a Depression not ending for poor neighbourhood (4) SLUM

The answer is obtained by removing the last letter(not ending) from another word meaning
depression(SLUMP) giving a defenition for poor neighbourhood.

10a Enthusiastic person close to exhaustion after march (5) DEMON

A charade of the last letter of exhaustio(N)-close of- after march(DEMO) defines a very
enthusiastic person.

11a Challenger, perhaps, following judge a source of new ideas? (5,4) THINK TANK

A nice cyptic clue. Challenger perhaps means challanger is an example and it is indeed an
example of a battle TANK. It follows a word meaning jugde(THINK) giving a group that is a source of new ideas.

12a A runner’s base? (5,3) RIVER BED

A cryptic defenition.

13a Glam headwear? It is pulled back by Middle Easterner mostly (5) TIARA

A complex charade of IT reversed(pulled back) and ARA(b)(middle easterner mostly) gives some form of headwear.

15a Favour eluding rogue (7) INDULGE

An anagram (rogue) of ELUDING.

17a Presumption shown by six-footer, dashing figure (7) GALLANTA

A word meaning presumption(GALL) is followed by an insect with six legs(ANT) to give the
defenition dashing figure.

19a A listener’s complaint? (7) EARACHE

Another cryptic definition.

21a Singer with glasses in front of new instrument (7) BASSOON

Not an easy one to decipher but a singer becomes BASS, Glasses(OO although i dont see how) and finaly N(front of New) defining an istrument.

22a Stout doctor essentially makes you better (5) OUTDO

This is a hidden (essentially) from stoUT DOctor.

24a It provides a false outlook on events? (5,3) GLASS EYE

A cryptic definition of an artificial organ.

27a Drunk around boozy spot beginning to exclaim as it were (2,2,5) SO TO SPEAK

A mixed clue of A SOAK(a drunk) and an anagram of SPOT(boozy) plus E (begining of Exclaim) leads to a phrase meaning as it were.

28a Peer defined by rare qualities (5) EQUAL

This is a hidden clue (defined by) of rarE QUALities meaning a peer.

29a Sluggish learner associated with young devil (4) LIMP

Combine (L)earner and IMP(young devil) defines a word meaning sluggish.

30a Sickly patient is taking in first sign of organic plant (10) POINSETTIA

This an anagram (sickly) of PATIENT IS plus (taking in) the first letter (first sign) of
O(rganic) to make a popular house plant.

Down

1d Players expressed relief, we hear (4) SIDE

A homophone(we hear) of expressed relief(SIGH) in a sports team (players).

2d Nudge about a number of copies unsold (9) REMAINDER

Constructed by puttind a nudge(REMINDER) around A to give copies left unsold.

3d Momentary pain but no sign of worse colouring (5) TINGE

The answer is arived at by starting with TWINGE(momentary pain) minus W(no sign of (W)orse giving the defenition colouring.

4d Famous feature of busy restaurant?(7) NOTABLE

A wittty double definition of famous and NO TABLE! The question mark at the end shows you it is not what you think it is.

5d Language kept within confines of sailing party (7) SHINDIG

Constructed by putting a language HINDI inside(within confines) SG(SailinG) defines a lively
party.

7d A shopping centre held up one loaded with pack? (5) LLAMA

A reversal(up) of A and MALL(shopping centre) to give a pack animal.

8d Form a partnership and fight one’s corner? (4,1,5)MAKE A STAND

A double definition of a cricket patnership and to fight in one's coner.

9d Dramatic entertainment and stories one abandoned for game (8 ) SKITTLES

An interestig charade of SKIT(dramatic entertainment) and T(a)LES(stories with A(one) abadoned) defines a game.

14d Conclusive changes for diplomat (4-6) VICE-CONSUL

An anagram (changes) of CONCLUSIVE.

16d A vote dividing the French in sport (8 ) LACROSSEA charade of A plus CROSS(sign made while voting) inside(dividing) LE(The in french) gives a game.

18d Work among some a nut disrupted – giver of advice needed? (5,4) AGONY AUNT

A charade of ON(work) AGYA and NUT anagramed(disrupted) gives a name of a character in
newspapers and magazines who gives help to readers questions, most of the time being about
relationships.

20d English composer missing a company around English artist of old (2,5) EL GRECOCounstructed by, ELGR(A) english composer missing A plus CO(company) with E(nglish) in between to give an old spanish atist.

21d Feature of heath and mountain crossed by timeless path (7) BRACKEN

Counsructed by putting t(RACK) path without time inside(crossed) BEN(mountain) to give a feature of heath.

23d Carry male symbol (5) TOTEM

A synonym for carry(TOTE) ahead of M(ale) to get this symbol.

25d Part of play noticed in audience (5) SCENEA homophone(in audience) of noticed(SEEN) 26d Request made by quiet star without director (4) PLEAA charade of P(quiet) and LEA(d), star(LEAD) without D(director).