Irish Times Crossword (Crosaire)

bothyhead

Laurent wrote: »

Sorry still cant manage spoiler. I will keep trying !

In the edit window hi-light the whole word(s) that you want hidden. Once it's selected, just click on spoiler button on the screen. This will automatically wrap word with the appropriate tag. If you then click on 'preview post', you'll easily see if this worked or not.

Good luck with the puzzles!

bothyhead

Yesterday's 20d, "fair hair", did look like it was suppose to reference 1d and not 1a; a second mistake for Crosaire in as many days.

Spike440

Today's seems a bit more manageable. I'm just going through it now.

Spike440

1a -

DUST TO DUST

6a -

EMIT

10a -

LEARN

11a -

SALTPETRE

12a -

ALLEGORY

13a -

ENSUE

15a -

LOWERED

17a -

DEWDROP

19a -

ENDURES

21a -

SAYINGS

22a -

ALARM

24a -

INIMICAL

27a -

UNTRAINED

28a -

DAKAR

29a -

EARS

30a -

FREE PARDON

1d -

DULL

2d -

SWALLOWED

3d -

TENSE

4d -

DISCORD

5d -

SPLAYED

7d -

MITES

8d -

THE TEMPEST

9d -

SPEEDWAY

14d -

BLUE DANUBE

16d -

RARE MEAT

18d -

RANSACKED

20d -

SPINNER

21d -

SWINDLE

23d -

ALTER

25d -

INDIA

26d -

ERIN

:eek::D

bothyhead

And all before midday! - I'm impressed. Congrats.

Laurent

I am also impressed and envious !

bothyhead

Just so Spike440 won't get it all to him self today

1a -

next of kin

10a -

forwards

12a -

chilli (or perhaps chilly)

16a -

string

?
18a -

meander

3d -

towels

5d -

instant

13d -

lead

17d -

amputated

Laurent

7 D

divining

4 D

forbid

2 D

epoch

18 A

meander

15 A

sedan

I think I may have worked out how to apply spoilers. Thanks all for patience and help. L

Spike440

I wasn't in work today so I only got to look now.

1a -

NEXT OF KIN

9a -

STRIKE

10 -

FORWARDS

11a -

SENIOR

12a -

CHILLI

14a -

AGUE

15a -

SEDAN

16a -

STRING

18a -

MEANDER

21a -

SENEGAL

24a -

UMPIRE

26a -

ROWAN

30a -

ANTE

31a -

ARENAS

32a -

AVAUNT

34a -

EVENED

2d -

EPOCHS

3d -

TOWELS

4d -

FORBID

5d -

INSTANT

6d -

STREET

7d -

DIVINING

8d -

BEDRAGGLE

11d -

SUSIE

13d -

LEAD

17d -

AMPUTATED

19d -

APPEARED

20d -

EVENT

22d -

NEAR

25d -

RANGER

28d -

NEARER

stepinnman

The tradition seems to have evolved on this thread to omit Saturday's Crosaire. I'm usually not online at the weekend but before the match starts I thought I'd pop down what I have so far

Today's answers far:

1a.

the present day

10a.

rearing

???
12a.

soho

17a.

gap

19a.

normal

21a.

towers

22a.

gastric

23a.

ironed

27a.

pot

29a.

eden

30a.

canon

31a.

aria

34a.

tear gas

35a.

travail

26a.

present moment

2d.

heather

3d.

pair

4d.

egg nog

5d.

entrap

7d. animate
8d.

presentiments

9d.

be presentable

16d.

lager

18d.

local

20d.

lad

21d.

tic

24d.

open air

26d.

curtain

27d.

parson

28d.

tom tom

Laurent

10 A

reaping

I'm stuck on 13 A 14 D 11A and 6 D

tent ?

Spike440

Missing answers:

11a -

TEA TIME

13a -

LOCAL

I think.
15a -

HAIR

25a -

CANCAN

6d -

TEAR

14d -

CAUTION

32d -

AGES

33a -

HARM

Spike440

There are some very strange words today.

8a -

STOUT MAN

9a -

ALBION

10a -

TATTOO

11a -

EXCHANGE

12a -

FERRET

13a -

ENTREPOT

15a -

ELSE

17a -

MOIDORE

19a -

WHISKER

22a -

NOTE

32a -

CHAIRMAN

1d -

STRAKE

2d -

MUSTERED

3d -

IMPORTER

4d -

SNEEZES

?
5d -

LANCET

6d -

OBLATE

7d -

FOXGLOVE

14d -

NEWT

16d -

LENT

20d -

HELMSMAN

25d -

VEILED

28d -

OILCAN

Laurent

24 A

solvents

29 A

beginner

31 A

sevens

18 D

odometer

23 D

ostrich

26 D

no nest

Spike440

30a -

SUPPLY

Spike440

Correction:

19a -

WHIPPET

Spike440

Final two:

21d -

PASSPORT

27a -

LISSOM

Spike440

17a -

ASK

20a -

EMOTION

21a -

SAG

31a -

ALTERNATE

3d -

NEEDLE

8d -

ASCENDING

17d -

ASS

18d -

KEG

25d -

COTTON

SilverHeron

12A

WELL BELOW

27A

ATTENTION??

27A

FULL HOUSE

5D

PASTORS??

24D

SLEEVE

Spike440

22d -

ABUTTAL

?
26d -

ESCORT

?

Spike440

This is going nowhere fast for me. Time to start shooting in the dark.

19a - maybe

ACTRESS

?
15d - maybe

ASCENDERS

?
30a - maybe

LAYMAN

?
10a - maybe

MOMENTOUS

?
13a - maybe

DIETED

?
15d - maybe

GRAVITAS

?

FruitLover

I was thinking

WASTED

for 13A

SilverHeron

9A

REIGNS

7D

A GREAT HIT

28A

HEWING

6D

WET ?????

Spike440

14d - part

???? A HOLE

Spike440

SilverHeron wrote: »

6D

WET ?????

Yup,

WET SEASON

Spike440

11a -

ESSENE

23a -

EXISTS

14d -

MAKE A HOLE

15d -

STAIRWAYS

16d -

NEWTONIAN

My previous guess wasn't far off!

Just NW now!

Spike440

2d -

OXYGEN

Spike440

Oh god is 10a

DYSENTERY - perpetual motion of the bowels?

If this is right I can't decide if he's brilliant or disgusting... or both.

5d -

SERMONS

1a -

COUNTLESS

Spike440

4d -

LATTER

This must be another misprint. The clue should read "Not for me, R. Not for now, about T (6)"

EDIT: And on that note: 26d should read "He's always with it".

Laurent

23 A

exists

28 A

hewing

29 A

attention

26 D

escort