This blog attempts to solve complex (cryptic) crosswords in the Daily Nation and Saturday Nation published in Kenya.

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Wednesday, April 28,2010

Daily Nation Complex Crossword Of Wendsday, April 28, 2010.Solution 15.
By Edwin Korir. Eldoret, Kenya.

A hard puzzle to solve

Across

1a Make fun of one backing detectives (within law) (8) RIDICULE
A word meaning to make fun of is built up by putting I (one) and DI the detectives reversed (backing) inside (within) RULE law

5a A drug smuggler with time and charm (6) AMULET
A charade of A then MULE someone who smuggles drugs and T(ime) leads to a charm

9a Plan for rejecting large pastry dishes (9) STRATAGEM
A charade of MEGA, TARTS reversed (rejecting) of words meaning (very) large and pastry dishes

11a One glows, seeing the Queen accept one of her own awards (5) EMBER
A piece of live coal or wood that glows is simply created by putting MBE an award inside ER the Queen

12a Engineers put back — try to call again (6) REDIAL
After the Royal Engineers add LAID a synonym for put, reversed, and the result is a word meaning to try to call again

13a Mysterious erotic dancing by last couple of ladies (8) ESOTERIC
An anagram (dancing) of EROTIC after (by) last couple of letters of ladiES

15a Standard allowance given to prisoner — a result of arson (13) CONFLAGRATION
A charade of FLAGS a standard, as in a military emblem, RATION and an allowance being placed after (given to) CON to define a result of arson.

18a Did this genius change, getting recognised? (13) DISTINGUISHED
An anagram (change) of DID THIS GENIUS results in a word meaning recognised

22a A salesman returns it whenever getting a drink (8) APÉRITIF
A charade of A then REP a salesman reversed (returns) followed by IT and IF (whenever) are strung together for a drink.

23a Twenty runs — one’s keeping count (6) SCORERSCORE
another word for twenty is followed by R(uns) to give the person who counts the runs, and records them

26a Clerical habit right for student in congregation (5) FROCK
To get this clerical habit put R(ight) instead of L (student) in FLOCK a congregation

27a The dark wood, for example, from such a venue (9) NIGHTCLUB
A charade this time of NIGHT the time of day when it is dark is followed by CLUB a golfer’s wood(tiger woods for example) to get a venue .

28a Go straight for soldiers’ prison record (6) REFORM
A charade of RE Royal Engineers (soldiers) and FORM a prison record.

29a A revolutionary on principal source of worry (8) HEADACHE
A charade of A and CHE(guvuera revolutionary)w (on) a HEAD chief (principal) to get a source of worry.


Down

1d Regularly urge stringent limit (8) RESTRICT
A charade of even letters (regularly) of uRgE followed by STRICT a word meaning stringent to get limit.

2d Challenged a heartless rule adopted by theologian (5) DARED
A word meaning challenged is created by putting A and the outside letters (heartless) of RulE inside (adopted by) DD the initials that indicate a theologian

3d Boo queen’s visit? (7) CATCALL
A charade of CAT(a queen-check your dictionary) and CALL a visit defines boo.

4d Symbol of good in ladies? (4) LOGO
This symbol is created by putting G(ood) inside LOO the ladies.

6d Experts in raised shirt seams (7) MAESTRI
These experts are hidden and reversed (raised) inside shIRT SEAMs

7d ’Amaze’ in two words — and one in one’s ear (9) LABYRINTH
A double definition of ‘amaze’ in two words is ‘a maze’, and this is also part of the ear

8d Part of eastern Europe once providing most of the competition (6) THRACE
You get it by running together most of TH(E) with RACE a speed competition

10d Horses that add up and beat good odds at last (8) MUSTANGS
Constructed from SUM a word meaning to add, reversed (up), followed by TAN to beat, G(ood) and S (oddS at last) to define horses.

14d Design it? I once had concealed lighting (8) IGNITION
This lighting is concealed inside desIGN IT ONce

16d New editor on holiday drinking rum went to sleep (6,3) NODDED OFF
Counstructed from N(ew), the ED(itor) and OFF not working (on holiday) and then insert (drinking) ODD a word meaning rum, as in unusual, to get a phrasal verb meaning went to sleep

17d Move abroad supported by the French – lovely! (8) ADORABLE
An anagram (move) of ABROAD and LE the in French to get a word meaning lovely

19d Second fiddle — that’s a horrible thing! (7) STINKER
S(econd) and TINKER a synonym for to fiddle gives a horrible thing.

20d India accepted quote was provoking (7) INCITED
IND(ia) is placed around (accepted) CITE to quote to get a word meaning provoked.

21d The boss’s mistake on termination of labour (6) GAFFER
This boss, or manager, is made up from a mistake followed by (on) R (termination of labouR)

24d What might be left in dishing out rice? (5) RELIC
Created by putting L(eft) inside an anagram (dishing out) of RICE

25d Look good surrounded by Spanish cheer (4) OGLE
To look lecherously comes from G(ood) inside (surrounded by) OLE a Spanish cheer.

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