Irish Times Crossword (Crosaire)

bothyhead

Here's a start on NW

2d -

agreed

3d -

lowers

4d -

orange

12a -

red rag

15a -

spell

21a - griddle

stepinnman

14a.

darn

34a.

undies

21a.

griddle

10a.

drawback

Spike440

1a -

BALLPOINT

35a -

THICKNESS

11d -

TRIER

23d -

STOMACH

I don't get 12a (

RED RAG

).

Spike440

31a -

ASIDES

33a -

AMBITION

27d -

IAMBIC

28d -

LISTEN

stepinnman

12a - Explanation

Red Rag to a Bull! Bait for a Bull

SilverHeron

8D

PARTICLES possibly?

stepinnman

I think 16a might be

Italic

stepinnman

I think you're right about 8d which would make 9a

genera as in a derivative of genus - type

Spike440

So is 11a

TALENT

. It fits with the cryptic bit but I don't get the "bent" bit.

6d -

TENANT

26a -

TWILL - "It will" and type of material

22d -

ILLS

Spike440

9a -

GENERA

11a -

TALENT

I'm stuck on 7d. All I can think of is

REVEALED

.

SilverHeron

Spike440 wrote: »

9a -

GENERA

11a -

TALENT

I'm stuck on 7d. All I can think of is

REVEALED

.

7D

REPELLED

Spike440

Ah that makes much more sense.

That's all folks. Half-day today!

SilverHeron

Save for 5D

NAKEDLY

Spike440

SilverHeron wrote: »

Save for 5D

NAKEDLY

I got that! I thought you'd already put it up in your first post.


When there's no strength, it's over, by the sound of it. (7)

SilverHeron

Spike440 wrote: »

I got that! I thought you'd already put it up in your first post.


When there's no strength, it's over, by the sound of it. (7)

weekend?

stepinnman

Not easy today!

I've only got a few so far

5d.

Toucan

16d.

Debt

11a.

vicarage

12.

senior

31. I think it might be

intent

stepinnman

20d.

assaying

21d.

puzzlers

27a.

sizzle

30a.

yellow

SilverHeron

8A Spoiler:

CAREFREE

SilverHeron

8A

CAREFREE

12A

SENIOR

17A

LEONINE

29A

BROTHERS

MAYBE
30A

YELLOW?

15A

EDEN

1D

GALORE

18D

ENTERING

SilverHeron

32A

UNNERVED?

MAYBE
22A

BROS

MAYBE
3D

BRETHREN

9A

OUTFIT

SilverHeron

23D

REISSUE

22A

BROS

14D

INTO

SilverHeron

4D

SERVILE

13A

LINGERED

6D

STARVE

Spike440

How did ye get on yesterday?

Anyway:

1a -

PERISCOPE

10a -

RESTORERS

12a -

RUINATION

13a -

PLATES

19a -

CRYPTIC

20a -

EASTERN

2d -

EREBUS

3d -

INTENT

4d -

CARATS

8d -

REPRESENT

I have a few maybes which conflict with each other. What do you think?

5d -

PART ONE

17a -

OAP

?
17d -

ACE

?
27a -

CARD GAMES

?
29a -

A TAD STEEP

?
24d -

PESTLE

15d -

MYSTIFIED

?
21a -

ERA / EON / EVE

?

Also, what does "braow" mean, or is that just a typo in the online edition?

SilverHeron

22D

RA IN BOW

29A

A BIT STEEP

17D

ACE

18D

TEA

5D

PART ONE

would make 17A

AET

That seems reasonable.. .

bothyhead

A bit busy in work, so hot much time to look at crosaire :mad:

28a -

toffee

31a -

sweetened

bothyhead

Spike440 wrote: »

Also, what does "braow" mean, or is that just a typo in the online edition?

It's written like that in both the printed paper, and the on-line PDF. However, it's not a valid word, so must be a misprint ... brown or barrow perhaps?

Spike440

5d seems right to me but what does

AET

mean?

Also I think 24d must be

PESTLE

so 27a cannot be

CARD GAMES

.

Spike440

bothyhead wrote: »

It's written like that in both the printed paper, and the on-line PDF. However, it's not a valid word, so must be a misprint ... brown or barrow perhaps?

No it's right. Silver Heron got it.

RAINBOW

bothyhead

Spike440 wrote: »

No it's right. Silver Heron got it.

RAINBOW

Ok, I don't want to peek at the answer because I want a crack at it tonight; however, I'm guessing is

an anagram 'of + braow'

Oh, how wrong I was That's a nice clue.

bothyhead

Could someone explain one of yesterday's clues for me please?

"Take his coat away and what's left sounds empty" (3,3)

Tom Cat