Straightforward puzzle today. A couple of AHA! Moments, particularly in 5d and 25a. Was lead down the garden path for a while with 24a, but soon got it figured out.
Pleasant puzzle from C & R today. Too bad they couldn't get 'new' into 27a for another west coast town. I don't think the answer to 3 down means misgivings. Have a good weekend!
Good morning to all the deep thinkers today! My printer refused to be recognized, so I did the puzzle in photoshop which takes a lot longer printing in all the text. Argh! I didn't think 24a was a good definition for scrupulous, but it fits the wordplay. 3d though was ok for me for the definition. Worked my way across the top and down the right side to end up in the lower left hand corner with 22a the last in. Interesting cryptic definition for 22d that I got just as I was writing this sentence.
Falcon - are you still on vacation? If so, I can post the solution in a day or so. Henry
Being from this area of B.C., I knew the answer, but like the postings above, still could not understand what "scrupulous" or "judge" had to do with it. Breezed through it today.
I didn't get too many of the answers on first read-through but was able to chip away and solve without any assistance. Guess it was the west coast's turn this week ;)
Upper right gave me the most trouble. My favourite was 15d.
Thank you for posting Falcon. Have a nice weekend all.
After an unpromising go at the Acrosses, I was able to get some solid footing in the Downs and was on my way. As usual, it took me too long to see one of the anagrams (1d). I liked 6d.
ACROSS 1a UNSCRAMBLED* 9a LE CARRE (John Le Carre Spy Novelist) 10a MILD|RED 11a VAN|CO(U)VER 12a SAT(I)E (Erik Satie French Composer) 13a T(IE P)*INS 14a ENCHANT* 17a DO|SAGES 20a PLACE|BO 22a STUNT (double definition - as a verb) 24a SQU(E)AMISH 25a RI(COT)TA (Rita Hayworth) 26a ME|THANE 27a WESTMINSTER*
DOWN 1d UPROOTING* 2d S|HEAVES 3d RE|MORSE (the Morse Code) 4d MILES (Miles Davis musician; SMILES with the first letter removed) 5d LORETTA* (Loretta Lynn, role for Sissy Spacek in Coal Miner's Daughter) 6d DO(D)GE 7d EL(E|V)ATED 8d _S_CONCE_ (Hidden) 15d CHAR(AC)TER 16d TROPHIES* 18d SOUR|CES (Ces is these in French) 19d S(US)TAIN 20d PLUM|MET 21d EPICAL* 22d STRAW< (Cryptic definition of a straw) 23d TOTE|M
Have fun on vacation, Falcon, and hope you didn't get too much rain.
Straightforward puzzle today. A couple of AHA! Moments, particularly in 5d and 25a. Was lead down the garden path for a while with 24a, but soon got it figured out.
ReplyDeleteGood morning,
ReplyDeletePleasant puzzle from C & R today. Too bad they couldn't get 'new' into 27a for another west coast town. I don't think the answer to 3 down means misgivings. Have a good weekend!
Peter
Good morning to all the deep thinkers today! My printer refused to be recognized, so I did the puzzle in photoshop which takes a lot longer printing in all the text. Argh!
ReplyDeleteI didn't think 24a was a good definition for scrupulous, but it fits the wordplay. 3d though was ok for me for the definition. Worked my way across the top and down the right side to end up in the lower left hand corner with 22a the last in. Interesting cryptic definition for 22d that I got just as I was writing this sentence.
Falcon - are you still on vacation? If so, I can post the solution in a day or so.
Henry
Being from this area of B.C., I knew the answer, but like the postings above, still could not understand what "scrupulous" or "judge" had to do with it. Breezed through it today.
ReplyDeleteSydney - the judge's conclusion is the last letter in judge.
DeleteLike Sydney, I am from the same "Howe Sound Town", which made 24a quite fun.
DeleteHello Falcon and fellow puzzlers,
ReplyDeleteI didn't get too many of the answers on first read-through but was able to chip away and solve without any assistance. Guess it was the west coast's turn this week ;)
Upper right gave me the most trouble. My favourite was 15d.
Thank you for posting Falcon. Have a nice weekend all.
Cheers,
MG
Hello Falcon and all,
ReplyDeleteAfter an unpromising go at the Acrosses, I was able to get some solid footing in the Downs and was on my way. As usual, it took me too long to see one of the anagrams (1d). I liked 6d.
Here is the solution to this week's puzzle.
ReplyDeleteACROSS
1a UNSCRAMBLED*
9a LE CARRE (John Le Carre Spy Novelist)
10a MILD|RED
11a VAN|CO(U)VER
12a SAT(I)E (Erik Satie French Composer)
13a T(IE P)*INS
14a ENCHANT*
17a DO|SAGES
20a PLACE|BO
22a STUNT (double definition - as a verb)
24a SQU(E)AMISH
25a RI(COT)TA (Rita Hayworth)
26a ME|THANE
27a WESTMINSTER*
DOWN
1d UPROOTING*
2d S|HEAVES
3d RE|MORSE (the Morse Code)
4d MILES (Miles Davis musician; SMILES with the first letter removed)
5d LORETTA* (Loretta Lynn, role for Sissy Spacek in Coal Miner's Daughter)
6d DO(D)GE
7d EL(E|V)ATED
8d _S_CONCE_ (Hidden)
15d CHAR(AC)TER
16d TROPHIES*
18d SOUR|CES (Ces is these in French)
19d S(US)TAIN
20d PLUM|MET
21d EPICAL*
22d STRAW< (Cryptic definition of a straw)
23d TOTE|M
Have fun on vacation, Falcon, and hope you didn't get too much rain.