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Irish Times Crossword (Crosaire)

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    #272
    Spike440
    Registered Users Posts: 527 ✭✭✭Spike440


    Clue: "His" - not much to go on

    Cryptic: Coat - part of anagram
    Sounds empty - mt - other part of anagram

    Very tricky one!


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    #273
    SilverHeron
    Closed Accounts Posts: 111 ✭✭SilverHeron


    Spike440 wrote: »
    5d seems right to me but what does
    AET
    mean?

    Also I think 24d must be
    PESTLE
    so 27a cannot be
    CARD GAMES
    .


    AET - acronym, used in sports time-keeping after extra time


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    #274
    SilverHeron
    Closed Accounts Posts: 111 ✭✭SilverHeron


    24D
    PESTLE
    26D
    SNEEZE
    27A
    COULD IT BE FIRE STAND? I'D SAY IT'S FIRE SOMETHING ANYWAY.. .


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    #275
    stepinnman
    Registered Users Posts: 166 ✭✭stepinnman


    I'm thinking 14d might be
    Scientist
    - pretty literal I know but it works!


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    #276
    Spike440
    Registered Users Posts: 527 ✭✭✭Spike440


    14d -
    SCIENTIST

    23a -
    ENTITY

    16d -
    STATUTETTE

    30a -
    SLEUTH
    ?? As in
    S + Loot


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    #277
    bothyhead
    Registered Users Posts: 442 ✭✭bothyhead


    Spike440 wrote: »
    Clue: "His" - not much to go on

    Cryptic: Coat - part of anagram
    Sounds empty - mt - other part of anagram

    Very tricky one!

    Ah, I see! I must remember 'mt' for future. The 'his' refers to the fact that he is male, I suppose.

    Many thanks


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    #278
    SilverHeron
    Closed Accounts Posts: 111 ✭✭SilverHeron


    11A
    SNORER


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    #279
    Spike440
    Registered Users Posts: 527 ✭✭✭Spike440


    30a -
    SCENTS

    6d -
    SCENTLESS

    9a -
    SCONCE

    7d -
    UNWRITTEN


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    #280
    Spike440
    Registered Users Posts: 527 ✭✭✭Spike440


    Remaining:

    27a
    25d
    Poker is also a dice game so 27a may be dice XXXXX. I'm not sure that 26d is definitely SNEEZE


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    #281
    bothyhead
    Registered Users Posts: 442 ✭✭bothyhead


    27a -
    fire irons
    25a -
    writhe (wither)*

    which makes 26d to be
    sneeze
    as already suggested


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    #282
    bothyhead
    Registered Users Posts: 442 ✭✭bothyhead


    Spike440 wrote: »
    ... what does AET mean?

    aet. is short for the Latin word aetatis - which means: "of or at the age of"

    http://www.dictionary.com

    Got it all done last night bar 3 clues; I'm getting there!


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    #283
    SilverHeron
    Closed Accounts Posts: 111 ✭✭SilverHeron


    AET after extra time, I arrived at that from the clue but with a different line of thinking.. Spooky


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    #284
    stepinnman
    Registered Users Posts: 166 ✭✭stepinnman


    3d.
    reset
    25d.
    sheep
    26d.
    miss
    27a.
    ginger ale
    28a.
    ennui
    30a.
    st stephens


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    #285
    Spike440
    Registered Users Posts: 527 ✭✭✭Spike440


    10a -
    SLUMS
    11a -
    ONE DEGREE
    12a -
    HUNTSMEN
    13a -
    ENSUE
    15a -
    THE DAWN
    19a -
    ATTACHE

    1d -
    NOSE
    2d -
    TRUCULENT
    4d -
    SNOWMAN
    20d -
    EXTRACT

    Maybe 16d -
    ANCHORED
    ?
    Maybe 14d -
    AT DAYLIGHT
    ?


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    #286
    Spike440
    Registered Users Posts: 527 ✭✭✭Spike440


    22a -
    LOTTO
    :D

    14d -
    AT DAYLIGHT
    16d -
    ANCHORED


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    #287
    stepinnman
    Registered Users Posts: 166 ✭✭stepinnman


    24a.
    treasure


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    #288
    stepinnman
    Registered Users Posts: 166 ✭✭stepinnman


    7d.
    ports
    9d.
    rehearse
    18d.
    endurance


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    #289
    Spike440
    Registered Users Posts: 527 ✭✭✭Spike440


    23d -
    TANGO
    29a -
    TROT
    6a -
    SPOT
    1a -
    NOT PRESENT


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    #290
    stepinnman
    Registered Users Posts: 166 ✭✭stepinnman


    I thought 1 across might be
    not present
    alright but more because it fits than anything more logical! 5d is therefore possibly
    need not


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    #291
    Spike440
    Registered Users Posts: 527 ✭✭✭Spike440


    stepinnman wrote: »
    I thought 1 across might be
    not present
    alright but more because it fits than anything more logical! 5d is therefore possibly
    need not

    I agree on 5d.

    Reason for 1a -
    "There isn't" ... the other way around = "Isn't there"

    21a -
    TREADLE - Makes yet another appearance!


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    #292
    Spike440
    Registered Users Posts: 527 ✭✭✭Spike440


    Maybe 21d -
    THE BEST
    ?


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    #293
    SilverHeron
    Closed Accounts Posts: 111 ✭✭SilverHeron


    28A
    ENNUI
    23D
    TANGO
    25D
    SHEEP
    7D
    PORTS
    13A
    ENSUE

    5D
    DOES NOT??
    *?
    18D
    ENDURANCE??
    *?
    17A
    TORMENT??
    *?
    22A
    LOTTO??
    *?


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    #294
    Spike440
    Registered Users Posts: 527 ✭✭✭Spike440


    We're only missing 17a and 8d.

    What's the logic behind
    TORMENT
    ?


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    #295
    SilverHeron
    Closed Accounts Posts: 111 ✭✭SilverHeron


    Taught yer - torture - torment..


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    #296
    Spike440
    Registered Users Posts: 527 ✭✭✭Spike440


    Maybe 8d -
    THE WEATHER
    ?


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    #297
    SilverHeron
    Closed Accounts Posts: 111 ✭✭SilverHeron


    Spike440 wrote: »
    Maybe 8d -
    THE WEATHER
    ?


    BRILLIANT - WELL DONE *SLAP ON THE BACK*


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    #298
    Spike440
    Registered Users Posts: 527 ✭✭✭Spike440


    Really? It's just a guess. Why do you think it's right?


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    #299
    SilverHeron
    Closed Accounts Posts: 111 ✭✭SilverHeron


    Spike440 wrote: »
    Really? It's just a guess. Why do you think it's right?

    Weather - wether -a castrated ram!


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    #300
    Spike440
    Registered Users Posts: 527 ✭✭✭Spike440


    Uh ... yeah! That's what I meant! :p:cool:


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    #301
    bothyhead
    Registered Users Posts: 442 ✭✭bothyhead


    Reason for 1a
    "There isn't" ... the other way around = "Isn't there"
    Reason for 17a
    Taught yer - torture - torment..
    Reason for 8d
    Weather - wether -a castrated ram!

    I have to say well done lads to both of you! - some very intelligent thinking going on there.

    BTW, I think 21d is
    "The Rent" - rent is the act if ripping (tearing) something


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