Crossword for Tue, 2/Nov/2010

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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Across
1: Second chunkiest is shortest and thickest (9)

5: Company microphone is amusing (5)

7: Judges playing conkers? (7)

8: Upset tiny pal in an unsuitable way (7)

10: Brand of cat food containing bird's head and feet (5)

12: Slows down before a drive in a fast lane (4,5)

14: Wild thing sure is greediest (9)

16: Drive carefully and live (5)

17: Articles in 'Divers Times' (5)

19: Oiled lips crushed egg-like object. (9)

21: Accept amputation to carry on an affair (4,2,3)

23: Guided into the West (2,3)

24: First aid for sprains is common in the arctic. (3, 4)

25: Mailer's reinterpreted depiction of the way things are (7)

26: Dislikes laughter set-up (5)

27: Working up here? Not in the next episode (9)

Down
1: Tag his shirt in order to discover if he's only a little bent. (11)

2: One who is just observing shocking Serb row. (7)

3: Same as Edward, partly comforted (5)

4: Roll dirt and clay round tip of thumb with three fingers (9)

5: Neurotic lass edited letter, concealing the way it was rated. (7)

6: Call initially communicates real yearning (3)

9: Expelled for being extrovert? (6,3)

11: Control staff work collectively (9)

13: Boob implant cups: sad hoax in line with 15-down (8,3)

15: Sounds like I hit it into orbit (3,6)

18: Hits back about inner fire's convolutions (7)

20: Monkey around, at best (7)

22: Strength of army (5)

24: Equips for attacks (4)





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