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

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Friday, April 30, 2010

Daily Nation Complex Crossword Of Friday, April 30, 2010.Solution 17.
By Edwin Korir. Eldoret, Kenya.


A typical friday puzzle.


Across

1a Location at which many are canvassed? (8 ) CAMPSITE
A cryptic definition.

5a Duke will back the country, it’s said (6)
A simple word sum of STATE(country) and D(uke) to define said.

9a NCO — gosh, quietly spoken! (8 ) CORPORAL
A charade of COR(gosh), P(quietly) and ORAL(spoken) to define an army's Non commisioned officer.

10a Animal sailor attached to a line (6) JACKAL
Another charade of JACK an old term for a sailor and A L(ine) to get an animal.

12a Ambassador joining the French people at match (6) LEGATE
A word sum of LE(the in french) ad GATE(number of people at a match) to define ambassador.

13a Show contempt for dramatist’s worthless article (8 ) KICKSHAW
A worthless article is counstructed from KICH(show contempt) and SHAW(an Irish dramatist).

15a Look after maiden perhaps going to 24? (7) OVERSEE
A word sum of OVER(maiden-cricket) and SEE to define look after.

16a Try in this place to get listened to (4) HEAR
A cleverly hidden homophone(litsened to) of HERE(in this place) to define try as in by a judge.

20a The man will, it’s said, get well again (4) HEAL
Another homophone of HE WILL

21a Very small society’s account of what happened at meeting (7) MINUTES
A word sum of MINUTE(very small) and S(ociety) defines an account of what happened at a meeting.

25a Got hold of many sheets of paper to be put into a record (8 ) ACQUIRED
A word meaning got hold of is counstructed from QUIRE(many sheets of paper) inside(put ito) A CD(record).

26a Cluster of flowers, number outside bedsit? (6) SPADIX
A charade of SIX(number) and PAD(bedsit-ter) to define cluster of flowers.

28a A leg-puller is relaxed (2,4) AT EASE
double definition, a leg-puller being a tease.

29a Utter a word of dismissal, just (8 ) OUTRIGHT
Another charade of OUT(dismissed) and just(right as in fair).

30a Tea’s in — this herbal infusion’s out (6) TISANE
An anagram of TEA’S IN, but i cant figure out how the anagram is idicated or what the definition is.

31a One viewing a sequence of acts? (8 ) PLAYGOER
A cryptic definition.

Down

1d Bird with left foot hidden in weed (6) COCKLE
Counstructed from COCK(bird) LE(ft) with foof(ft) hidden to define weed.

2d An illusion? I am churning over with anger (6) MIRAGE
A reversal (churning over) of IM(i am) and RAGE(anger) to define an ilussion.

3d After second drink I have to be frolicsome (8 ) SPORTIVE
A charade of S(econd), PORT(drink) and IVE(i have) to define frolicsome.

4d Bird regularly spotted in the fall (4) TEAL
The answer is found(spotted in) in the odd letters of ThE fAlL.

6d Grating in street held up dogs (6) TRACKS
Put RACK(grating) in ST(street) reversed( held up) to define dogs as in follow. A nice clue.

7d Pay attention when there’s ghastly death — eek! (4,4) TAKE HEED
An anagram (ghastly) of DEATH and EEK gives us a phrase meaning to pay attention.

8d State English rule in bold act (8 ) DELAWARE
Counstructed from E(nglish) and LAW(rule) in DARE(bold act) to define a US state.

11d Break item possibly? (4,3) TIME OUT
A cryptic clue.

14d Hurt in game and is put into bed (7) BRUISED
Hurt is counsrusted from RUE(rugby) and IS in(into) BED.

17d Bird hard for country person to bag (8 ) PHEASANT
A charade of H(ard) inside(to bag) PEASANT(country person) defines a bird.

18d Square meal not half awkward in tents (8 ) MARQUEES
An anagram (awkward) of SQUARE and ME(al) (not half).

19d Danger when padre dances with joy (8 ) JEOPARDY
An anagram (dances) of PADRE and JOY.

22d Starts eating at home, superior lodgings (4,2) DIGS IN
A charade of IN(at home) after(superior) DIGS(lodgings) to define starts eating.

23d Notice a soldier with love for slow music (6) ADAGIO
A charade of AD(notice), A, GI(soldier), O(love) to define slow music.

24d Old saint not keeping quiet in cathedral city (6) EXETER
Another charade of EX(old) and p(ETER) saint without P.

27d Frame of ship in port (4) HULL
A double definition.

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