Crossword for Sun, 20/Mar/2011

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
2: Bleat about delay (5)

5: Tragic king smuggles the bondage material (7)

9: Flower, large one, set up outside (5)

10: Grandma takes Mr. Thalberg to the 'State of Oblivion' (7)

11: In all, just a little peak. (3)

12: Thus might florin study a silly timekeeper (3-3,5)

13: Bury 'im for the meantime (7)

15: Correspondence from landlords (7)

18: Smile about Crazy Mel, a supposed source of trouble (7)

19: Head of truly despicable fellow's horse (7)

20: With Starr finally out, Hyde's plan simply loses traction in a way (11)

22: Bite and flip over -- one way to win a wrestling match (3)

23: Grant again drew one crookedly (7)

24: Downright fine (5)

25: Frank turned brown sitting on mountains (7)

26: Drinker taking pint from wife, perhaps (5)
Down
1: Getting rid of joint pain (9)

2: The pole will carry the principal mainsail (5)

3: Reciprocal statement admitting a bit of trickery with baseball stat (9)

4: Plowmen let Amy spread job statute (10,3)

6: Pointer: 'Start off thin' (5)

7: Halest hesitater is lost (9)

8: Come to Korea - Chinese part (5)

10: Let not passion sway philosophers (3-10)

14: Most popular batter rested in dugout at last (9)

16: True philosopher that suits the bride (9)

17: Small capturing big and strong (9)

20: Within, another onerous marsh bird (5)

21: Feed all but the first stranger (5)

22: Scandinavian boatmen or sea-faring characters (5)




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