![]() DIS– looks better than ever, maybe try 5d with an S at the endĥ. Could be a work of fiction like THE WOMAN IN WHITE (which doesn’t fit), too many possible words, move on Which gives us A–BOMB at 11a.īegins with THE, but that doesn’t narrow it down. One of the Magi is CASPAR, and ‘box’ = SPAR. Not quite sure of the wordplay (is BOB a ‘person’?) so fill in BOMB and wait for 1d to decide if it’s an A–BOMB or an H–BOMB or something else. Some sort of BOMB from ‘Weapon’, and it has an M (mark) in. Wow, that does make a word (and even one associated with a football treatment!) Scottish team? Personnel can be HR sometimes, so I’d need a 7–letter Scottish team beginning AIR–, must be AIRDRIE. Shock treatment’ is normally HAIR–something, and HAIRSTYLE would fit. Personnel admitting Scottish team gets this shock treatment (9) This can’t begin IM– now! Thousand COULD be K or G as well, aha IGNOBLE = ‘low’, so ‘Count’ = NOBLE (sounds like definition by example, but it must be right)Ĥ. Anagram of FIT in … CASH (= ‘means’? OK, fair enough, if devious) This swimmer has to be a CATFISH now, surely. ‘Moving about’ might be an anagram indicator?Īnagram of TINS OF (b)EER is … SET ON FIRE (= ‘light’). ‘Winger’ = TIT, ‘defensive structure’ = FORT. Could it be TIT FOR TAT, that’s quite defensive? Actually, it’s defined as ‘getting back’. ![]() Getting back, winger and first couple of attackers to hold defensive structure (3,3,3) Surface sounds like the magi – probably not relevant. Old gift–bearer setting box underneath roughly (6) Sketch in IM– for the sake of putting something in the gridġ. Must be something after IM (= ‘one thousand’). People on what sort of edge? Come on, think – bother, another probable anagram that I can’t do yet Not much to grasp at here – beginning to get seriously worried. Mystery fellow’ – MR X, MR E? No, that’s silly. ![]() Mystery fellow to leave ranks of unemployed during trip (3,4,2,4) Ancient Greek pitchers acquired from underworld chief, one containing coded instructions (9)Ĭlue too long to get a handle on – ‘underworld chief’ could be DIS, both ends of the clue look like a definition – move onġ3. (1–4) with an M (mark) in … E–MAIL? No, it’s not a weapon. Weapon person loaded, initially failing, secures mark (1–4) Revolutionary stuff’ = CRAM backwards, or RAM? Yikes, there seem to be three possible reversal indicators. Revolutionary stuff we’re obliged to back in turn (5) ‘Beer’ = ALE? ‘Refreshing’ could indicate an anagram, perhaps of TINS OF (b)EER, to mean ‘light’? Likely but can’t come up with it.ġ0. Light, refreshing tins of beer (not British) (3,2,4) My attempt to finish off Times Jumbo’s beginning at home (2,5)ĩ. Swimmer means to keep fit moving about (7) It might well be the hardest, and need some time to stew while I try the others.ġ. Here Mark Goodliffe, Times crossword solving champion and Magpie editor, gives a little insight into the thought processes that led him to his sixth championship win in 2012.
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