Crossword for Thu, 11/Dec/2008

1
 
 
 
2
 
 
 
3
 
 
 
4
 
5
 
 
 
6
 
 
 
7
 
 
 
8
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10
 
11
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14
 
 
 
15
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16
 
 
 
17
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18
 
19
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21
 
 
 
22
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Across
1: Flaw exposed in regrettable mishap (7)

5: Tranquillises extremely senile escorts (7)

9: Discover treasure hiding in plain sight (5)

11: Stop cold, then relax (5)

12: Ed hates broken earphones (7)

13: Clobbering out in boxing venue (7)

14: Barmaid slipped, leading to a spectacular disaster. (6, 7)

16: Secretly include railroad in family future (13)

20: Attribute to a writer (7)

21: Both alternatives before artist in Pyrenees republic (7)

23: I love chewing up Mediterranean fruit (5)

24: Discipline the heartless and agonize endlessly (5)

25: Lets stand on a cowboy hat (7)

26: Many ethers (7)
Down
1: Seedy hotel with bedroom in front becomes house of ill-repute (7)

2: We blame knitter for small woolly jumper (3-4)

3: Radicchio tastes good in little bits. (5)

4: The man with lack of skill shows cruelty (13)

6: Craft technique for remodeling aged coupe (9)

7: Pitching ideas to yes men (7)

8: Hammers small rock outcroppings (7)

10: Travel - pioneering art form (13)

15: Elderly sundials. (3, 6)

16: Prisoners drawing in some light colours (7)

17: Attribute for a document copier (7)

18: Distance to pull cart up before time (7)

19: Sparks from auto backing up over tree (7)

22: Throw mud at information (5)




Solution (Reversed)
S
E
T
A
D
E
S
H
S
I
M
E
L
B
L
O
E
E
O
W
R
E
S
A
E
C
P
A
T
R
E
V
O
D
D
O
E
R
A
L
T
G
N
I
T
U
O
R
T
E
S
D
A
E
H
E
E
P
E
L
M
E
S
E
S
S
A
L
G
N
E
K
O
R
B
L
G
R
S
L
F
Y
L
E
N
I
T
S
E
D
N
A
L
C
L
A
N
N
T
S
R
A
R
R
O
D
N
A
E
B
I
R
C
S
A
S
D
A
T
S
M
R
Y
H
C
A
E
T
I
S
E
V
I
L
O
E
G
U
O
R
B
N
S
R
E
B
M
U
N
N
O
S
T
E
T
S