Solving time: 53:58
A typically clever offering from Dean this week. He rarely disappoints when it's his turn. There were a couple of good &lits at 2 & 11, with 11 being so good that I'll give it my COD. I thought 7, 15, 22 (my FOI) & 23 (my LOI) were all good too, and 20 made me chuckle.
An unusual grid that I don't recall seeing before with three 15 letters words going down and two 14 letter words going across. I generally like the long ones, so I approve of that.
cd = cryptic def., dd = double def., rev = reversal, homophones are written in quotes, anagrams as (--)*, and removalslike this
A typically clever offering from Dean this week. He rarely disappoints when it's his turn. There were a couple of good &lits at 2 & 11, with 11 being so good that I'll give it my COD. I thought 7, 15, 22 (my FOI) & 23 (my LOI) were all good too, and 20 made me chuckle.
An unusual grid that I don't recall seeing before with three 15 letters words going down and two 14 letter words going across. I generally like the long ones, so I approve of that.
cd = cryptic def., dd = double def., rev = reversal, homophones are written in quotes, anagrams as (--)*, and removals
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 | ASLEEP = PEEL (skin) + SA (it - sex appeal) all rev |
| 5 | APPOSITE = APP SITE (Online Android resource) about O - material as in relevant |
| 9 | NUMEROLOGY - cd |
| 10 | EDDY - hidden - Mary Baker Eddy founded the Christian Science religion in 1879. I hadn't heard of her, but the hidden word was still quite simple to spot. |
| 11 | BATHING MACHINE = THING (contrivance) + MA (old lady) all in (IN BEACH)* - an excellent &lit |
| 13 | BECOME - dd |
| 14 | HEDONIST = HEIST (Rip off) about DON (put on) |
| 16 | TRAI(NO + I)L |
| 18 | S(LOP)PY |
| 20 | DOUBLE ENTENDRE - cd - Ooh, Matron! |
| 21 | PI + TA |
| 22 | WASHATERIA = WAS HATER (couldn't stand) + AI (top) rev |
| 23 | SHIN BEEF = (HIS)* + NB + FEE rev - 'cut' is the definition, 'plastic' the anagrind |
| 24 | PAMPER |
| Down | |
| 2 | S + TUMBLE - very concise &lit |
| 3 | ELECTRONIC BRAIN = (CORRECTABLE IN)* + IN |
| 4 | PROFITEROLE = PROFITER (bread maker, i.e. someone who profits) + OLE (Bravo!) |
| 5 | ALONG THE LINES OF = (SELF-LOATHING ONE)* |
| 6 | P + A + Y |
| 7 | STEPHEN SONDHEIM = (PENSMITH HE'S DONE)* - Not sure that pensmith is actually a word, but a good clue nonetheless |
| 8 | T(ID)INGS |
| 12 | A(IDE)S + DECAMP |
| 13 | BUT = TUB rev |
| 15 | TRY = T (time) + RY (lines) - a bit sneaky concatenating time and lines into one word |
| 17 | ROOK (man in the corner) + IS + H - 'after a bird' is the definition |
| 19 | PUERILE = "PURE ISLE" |
| 22 | W |
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Comments
I don't understand Dave's comment:
Ooh, Matron!
Barbara
I agree with Kevin's comments about 'heist' and 'pagan' both of which I had noted down as queries. DK the Christian Scientist either and was quite pleased about that.
Great fun; hard work.
Watching NCIS the other night I was presented with the Anax Principle which turned out to involve genetically engineered insects. Are there no limits to Dean's talents?
14ac does seem to stretch the boundaries, somewhat. Acting as devil's advocate, I would say that heist is indeed a noun meaning robbery, but it is also a verb meaning to steal. ODO says: verb (North American) to steal: "he heisted a Pontiac.". So since rip-off can also mean steal, we have a match. (He is just trying to rip-off my design")
As for pagan, pagan can mean sunworshipper (ODO: ...beliefs or practices from outside the main world religions, especially nature worship.) as can hedonism. I'm not sure I find that one quite satisfactory, but they certainly aren't far apart.
Is your back better Jerry?
I also don't at all mind "looser" clueing. After all, 14ac wasn't a difficult clue.
My back is very much better thank you Olivia. It has now reached the "Stiff, but not painful, just keep doing the exercises and everything will be OK" stage. Maybe this time, I will keep doing them.