November 2007

1-across – Chichester’s county : WESTSUSSEX

7-across – Where Jesus spent his youth : NAZARETH

8-across – Second-hand : USED

9-across – Ukrainian capital : KIEV

10-across – Talent : ABILITY

12-across – Caribbean from San Juan, perhaps : PUERTORICAN

14-across – Imp causing mechanical problems? : GREMLIN

16-across – Hook – gibe : BARB

19-across – Part of a shirt sleeve – hit : CUFF

20-across – Organ feeding a foetus : PLACENTA

21-across – Neck and neck – plastic surgery : NIPANDTUCK

1-down – Hit hard : WHACK

2-down – Describing a triangle with unequal sides : SCALENE

3-down – Hut : SHED

4-down – Austrian composer and prolific songwriter : SCHUBERT

5-down – The same : EQUAL

6-down – Supposedly, an apple fell on his head : NEWTON

11-down – Modern Abyssinia : ETHIOPIA

12-down – Permeable to water etc : POROUS

13-down – French castle : CHATEAU

15-down – Civilian dress : MUFTI

17-down – Part-dyed fabric : BATIK

18-down – Hairless : BALD

1-across – Asian desert : GOBI

3-across – Sporadic : EPISODIC

8-across – Pong : REEK

9-across – Unusually interested in sex : PRURIENT

11-across – Naked rider through Coventry : LADYGODIVA

14-across – Pain from running : STITCH

15-across – Hi-fi : STEREO

17-across – Condition of being dominant : ASCENDANCY

20-across – Blameworthy : CULPABLE

21-across – Window edge : SILL

22-across – Hasten the progress of : EXPEDITE

23-across – Point out : SHOW

1-down – Stupid : GORMLESS

2-down – Loaf holder : BREADBIN

4-down – Takeoff : PARODY

5-down – Three days preceding Ash Wednesday : SHROVETIDE

6-down – Piece for two : DUET

7-down – Large urban area : CITY

10-down – Baked dessert or yellow pouring sauce : EGGCUSTARD

12-down – Wield : BRANDISH

13-down – Severe disappointment : BODYBLOW

16-down – Air gun shot : PELLET

18-down – 4840 square yards : ACRE

19-down – State of panic : FLAP

1-across – Dyslexia : WORDBLINDNESS

8-across – Calf meat : VEAL

9-across – Metallic element : CHROMIUM

10-across – From Asuncion, perhaps : PARAGUAYAN

12-across – Worker assembling machinery – more healthy : FITTER

14-across – Imitation of a donkey’s sound : HEEHAW

15-across – Presenter asking the questions : QUIZMASTER

19-across – Abstaining from sex : CELIBATE

20-across – Hammered individual : NAIL

21-across – Extreme party members : LUNATICFRINGE

2-down – Of recitative and arias : OPERATIC

3-down – Greek letter : DELTA

4-down – Hairstyle fixer : LACQUER

5-down – On edge : NERVY

6-down – Candidate : NOMINEE

7-down – Garden pest : SLUG

11-down – Betting : WAGERING

13-down – Mexican drink : TEQUILA

14-down – Male reflexive word : HIMSELF

16-down – Native of Baghdad, perhaps : IRAQI

17-down – Mount where Moses received God’s law : SINAI

18-down – Admirer : BEAU

1-across – Book by Anna Sewell : BLACKBEAUTY

9-across – Seat for baby at table : HIGHCHAIR

10-across – Title for knight or teacher : SIR

11-across – Sign of the Zodiac : LIBRA

13-across – Touch : CONTACT

14-across – Remove bones from : FILLET

15-across – Light wind : BREEZE

18-across – Inaccurate or misguided : OFFBEAM

20-across – Book by Joseph Heller : CATCH

21-across – God or vessel : PAN

22-across – See 20 : TWENTYTWO

24-across – Manner in which words are used : PHRASEOLOGY

2-down – Piece of wood – record : LOG

3-down – Feather in one’s cap : COCKADE

4-down – Offshoot or subdivision : BRANCH

5-down – Protective garment : APRON

6-down – Will – part of bible : TESTAMENT

7-down – Hope if I left : THELIFEOFPI

8-down – Fraternity : BROTHERHOOD

12-down – Bird that eats fruit buds : BULLFINCH

16-down – Maybe solo musical performance : RECITAL

17-down – Hamper : IMPEDE

19-down – Addition : EXTRA

23-down – Towing boat : TUG

1-across – Book by Joseph Conrad : LORDJIM

8-across – Book by Sir Walter Scott : IVANHOE

9-across – Winged horse : PEGASUS

10-across – It is used for branding : HOTIRON

11-across – 50-50 chance : EVENS

13-across – Tyrant : OPPRESSOR

15-across – Campanile : BELLTOWER

18-across – Relative : UNCLE

21-across – Varied : DIVERSE

22-across – European country : AUSTRIA

23-across – Serious and sincere : EARNEST

24-across – Hairy : HIRSUTE

1-down – Fall from usual standard : LAPSE

2-down – Villain : ROGUE

3-down – Book by Kipling : JUSTSOSTORIES

4-down – Accident : MISHAP

5-down – Warship : BATTLECRUISER

6-down – Band of singers and dancers : CHORUS

7-down – Note – sounds like singer : TENNER

12-down – Book by Evelyn Waugh : VILE

14-down – Cricket ground – presidential office : OVAL

15-down – See 12 : BODIES

16-down – Uniform, eg of guild : LIVERY

17-down – Garland : WREATH

19-down – Ionian island : CORFU

20-down – Rub out : ERASE