November 2007

1-across – Small boat : DINGHY

4-across – Military instrument : BUGLE

7-across – Sleepy : DROWSY

8-across – Demand : INSIST

9-across – High-pitched flute – Scottish area : FIFE

10-across – Wind instrument – historian, perhaps : RECORDER

12-across – Keyboard instrument : HARPSICHORD

17-across – Solitary type : LONEWOLF

19-across – Part of a church : APSE

20-across – Small 12 : SPINET

21-across – Stringed instrument : GUITAR

22-across – Herb : THYME

23-across – Artist : STRAIT

1-down – Whirling Muslim ascetic : DERVISH

2-down – Early days? : NEWYEAR

3-down – Magic words : HEYPRESTO

4-down – Stringed instrument : BANJO

5-down – Molar : GRINDER

6-down – Secure money by intimidation : EXTORT

11-down – Violent contest between birds : COCKFIGHT

13-down – Yearly payment : ANNUITY

14-down – Egg-shaped wind instrument : OCARINA

15-down – Highest range : DESCANT

16-down – Small cupboard or recess : CLOSET

18-down – In which place? : WHERE

1-across – Wartime campaign for home-grown food : DIGFORVICTORY

8-across – Bewilder : NONPLUS

9-across – State of euphoria : BLISS

10-across – Indian robe : SARI

11-across – Distress : AGGRIEVE

13-across – Exotic flower with bee and lady varieties : ORCHID

14-across – Ban : FORBID

17-across – Setting of ‘Hamlet’ : ELSINORE

19-across – Donkey’s noise : BRAY

21-across – Kit out : EQUIP

22-across – Former : ONETIME

24-across – Cold store : FRIDGEFREEZER

1-down – Lair : DEN

2-down – Referring to a whole class or group : GENERIC

3-down – Mere : ONLY

4-down – Face : VISAGE

5-down – 27’s is 3 : CUBEROOT

6-down – Cocktail fruit : OLIVE

7-down – 24 hours ago – hit for The Beatles : YESTERDAY

10-down – Totally unable to hear : STONEDEAF

12-down – South Canadian city : WINNIPEG

15-down – French composer : BERLIOZ

16-down – Lie in the sun after a swim? : DRYOFF

18-down – Native of Riyadh, possibly : SAUDI

20-down – In this place : HERE

23-down – Attention : EAR

5-across – Two-hulled boat : CATAMARAN

8-across – Parched : ARID

9-across – Great fuss : BROUHAHA

10-across – Mind your manners : BEHAVE

11-across – Put in a grave : ENTOMB

13-across – 7 1/2 minutes of polo : CHUKKA

15-across – Antidepressant : PROZAC

16-across – French president, 1959-69 : DEGAULLE

18-across – Beach grains : SAND

19-across – Sent by plane : AIRMAILED

1-down – Nocturnal termite-eater : AARDVARK

2-down – Christmas tree decoration : BAUBLE

3-down – Coax : CAJOLE

4-down – Sprint : DASH

6-down – Coast : FREEWHEEL

7-down – Bubbly : CHAMPAGNE

12-down – Home for spanners and saws? : TOOLSHED

14-down – Self-confidence : APLOMB

15-down – Written in verse : POETIC

17-down – Operatic tune : ARIA

5-across – Substitute : REPLACEMENT

7-across – Write-up of a death : OBIT

8-across – Lower jawbone : MANDIBLE

9-across – From which military planes fly : AIRBASE

11-across – Sea birds : TERNS

13-across – Sacred song : PSALM

14-across – Savage : BRUTISH

16-across – Plump : ROLYPOLY

17-across – Biblical ‘you’ : THOU

18-across – Two-piece wear for woman : TROUSERSUIT

1-down – Show contempt : SPIT

2-down – Wartime breathing aid : GASMASK

3-down – Human, perhaps : BEING

4-down – Occupier : RESIDENT

5-down – Lucky charm : RABBITSFOOT

6-down – One searching for skilled youngsters : TALENTSCOUT

10-down – Fuss : BALLYHOO

12-down – Type of cheese : GRUYERE

15-down – Trunk : TORSO

17-down – Violent ruffian : THUG

1-across – Insect : BEETLE

4-across – Pudding : AFTERS

8-across – Remove clothes : STRIP

9-across – Writing puzzles, perhaps : SETTING

10-across – Resident : CITIZEN

11-across – Too fat : OBESE

12-across – Fielding position : MIDWICKET

17-across – Send off : APPLY

19-across – Type of dog : SPANIEL

21-across – Thick-walled part of a bird’s stomach : GIZZARD

22-across – Nominal : TOKEN

23-across – Chopper coating? : ENAMEL

24-across – Derived from vinegar : ACETIC

1-down – Split into two : BISECT

2-down – Printing mistake : ERRATUM

3-down – Bolivian city at 12,000ft : LAPAZ

5-down – Projection above a horse’s hoof : FETLOCK

6-down – Cream : ELITE

7-down – Ring or seal : SIGNET

9-down – Touched by natural warmth : SUNKISSED

13-down – Local authority welfare services : DAYCARE

14-down – Knick-knack : TRINKET

15-down – Move with a rapid shake or wobble : WAGGLE

16-down – Building where outpatients are treated : CLINIC

18-down – Italian dish : PIZZA

20-down – Ancient Mexican : AZTEC