Crossword for Mon, 4/Sep/2006

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
2: Drawing, for example, a bit of a cartoon (3)

5: Fires possibly singe it (7)

7: Arcking shot from Bill O'Brien (3)

8: Sounds like everything: a bore (3)

9: Paradise without second shelter? (5)

11: Was resident hidden in wild net? (7)

12: Lion devouring poor shot in part of Africa (7)

14: 23% of Scandinavians backing leaders (3)

15: Its strange to go back to a novice for a wall decoration (5)

16: Mother is outside with Muslim priests (5)

18: Small piece of fish (3)

20: Revolutionary near the capital (7)

21: Hotel of more than average height in capital (7)

22: Baker finds use for such money (5)

24: Sister gets nothing, we hear (3)

25: Nightwear and jersey top added in afterthought (3)

26: Madonna and child in stonework? (7)

27: Now Elton heard California's big one (3)

Down
1: Awful din; ill effects were her own doing (4-9)

2: Ray's about to remain undisturbed by reflections (7)

3: Essays about old dramatic works (9)

4: Why blood is thicker than water? (8,7)

5: Far from guaranteed, auditors inspect deal burnt not bitten (1,61,3,2,2)

6: Solo, the pilot rises? No way (3)

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

13: Start reducing salt? (3)

15: Gets high by direct routes? (9)

17: Residue has scattered (3)

19: Fish or insect for captain (7)

23: Polygraph unexpectedly traps vandal (3)





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