Eudoxus answers

This we be my last post, as my crossword is being removed from the Sunday Star Times.

Across

7. Asthma – It takes ones breath away. When = as. Bone= t. anagram of “ham”
8. Reefer – Means joint. Anagram of “Free Willy” with Willy the orca, removed. Bearing = e. right =r
9. Tarn – Means lake. Run = r, goes in central Taranaki = “an”. The all follows Top of the = t
10. Homeland – A T.V. show. Hearth = home. Alight = land
11. Despite – Means contempt. Say farewell = spit (Farewell Spit). Kiki = Dee (Kiki Dee)
12. Scone – Australian slang for head. Central transport = s. about = c one = one
13. Berry – Fruit. By contains sin = err
14. Sendups – Means skits. Start strong = s. finish = end. Small = s
15. Arboreal – A slow loris is arboreal. Anagram of a labourer
16. Grid – Means grating. To get = dig (as in understand). This is reversed around mid-afternoon = r
17. Weasel – Judas was a weasel (as in treacherous person). With = w stand = easel
18. Amused = How I felt watching “Mr Bean”. a = a. Third time = m. Exploited = used

Down

1. Escape – Keyboard key. Also means get though locked door
2. When – Means once. We with the base removed = ‘w’. layer = hen
3. Machete – Means tarpon (a fish). Staff = mace. This contains anagram of “the”
4. Aroma – Means scent. A = a. Woman = Roma (woman’s name)
5. Pellucid – Means clear. Pick = cull. Anagram of pie containing cull reversed + d = 500
6. Pennon – Means banner. Sean = Penn (Sean Penn). Love = o. Naira = N (Naira is a currency)
7. Porpoise – Means dolphin – Anagram of “Opo is pre”
8. Bell jar – An experimental vessel. Alexander= Bell (Alexander Graham Bell). Jolt =jar
9. Earner – One waged. War finally = r. Goes after e + anagram of near
10. Poised – Means nonchalant. The river = Po. Anagram of “dies”
11. Belle – Means dream (attractive woman). Alarm = bell. First thing in the evening = e
12. Grub – Means food. Big Mac = burger. Take off “er” = queen and reverse

Across
7. Guard of Honour – Means ceremonial event. Screen – guard. Osborne and Faumuina initially = of. Carter = Honor (as in Honor Carter) turn = u
8. Decadent – Means base. Debussy’s first = d. energy = e. rhythmic = cadent
9. Lens – Means contact (contact lens). One not straight = les (short of lesbian). Point = n
10. Sheared – means fleeced. Restlessly means take “rest” out. Anagram of “he’s arrested” with “rest” taken out
12. Swarm – Means drove. Sweden = S. Nice = warm
14. Dacha – A country house (in Russia). Put “c” in “had” then reverse. a = a
16 Bagpipe – May be heard in the Highlands. Bag = battle-axe (as in unpleasant woman). Four refers to four down = chute = pipe
19. Sync – Means match. Sounds like sink = decline
20. Theremin – A musical instrument. The + anagram of miner
22. Senior citizen – Means Grandma (sort of). Anagram of “Erin cites Zion”

Down
1. Dune – The name of a novel. Dun = horse. bareback = e
2. Errata – Means blues (as in mistakes). Anagram of “are”. Central Districts = r. r goes in anagram of “are”. Northern Territory = T. Australia = A
3. Rolexes – Watches. Barker = Lex (Lex Barker is an actor who played Tarzan). Lex goes in anagram of “rose”
4. Chute – Means pipe. Nermal is cat from the Garfield comic known for being cute. His head = h. Put “h” in “cute”
5. Inflow – Means arrival. Fowl is in the letters of flow
6. Runner-up – Means second. Flower (as in river, not the plant) = runner. Arisen = up
11. Heavyset – Means fat. Anagram of “They save”
13. Valerie – A woman. Little John = lav (short for lavatory). Lake = Erie
15. Hectic – Means wild. Anagram of “Cheshire cat” with “hares” removed
17. Poetic – Like daffodils (which is a poem). Flower (as in river) = Po. Along with others = etc. Put i in etc
18. Store – Means Supply. Farmers is a store. Sulphur = s. bone = t. mineral = ore
21. Item – Means article. I + met going backwards

Across

1. Playacting – Means putting on. Hairspray is a play, acting means temporary

6. Undecided – Means moot. Anagram of “dunce did” with an e (point) in it

8. Again – Means once more. Turkish official = Aga. in= in

9. Checkmate – Means defeat. Stop = check. Wife = mate

12. Hourly – Means periodically. Elizabeth = Hurley. Take out e, put in o

13. Crafts – Means “makes”. Also means “boats”. Many = c. boats = rafts

15. Aftermath – Means Consequences. a = a. foul = f. period = term. at =at. hospital = h

17. Umami – This is a taste. It’s in the clue: Taste rum. Am I drunk? Can’t

18. Traversal – Means crossing. Anagram of art. states = avers. Ultimate level = l

19. Assessment – Means test. fools = asses. Blokes = men. This goes in ‘st’ for street

Down

1. Paramount – i.e. Paramount Pictures. level – par. A headed Aussie. horse = mount

2. Avuncular – Means Like Tom (as in Uncle Tom). Charlie = c, Newton = n, turn = u, five = v. cnuv is raised. Put this in an anagram of laura

3. Andrew – A man. and = and wife = w. about = re

4. Idiom – Means expression. Idi was a president. second = mo. mo goes upwards

5. Braveheart – The name of a movie. “a” is the heart of “brave”

7. Dress shirt – It may be worn out. Dr = dr, s = ess, Tee = shirt

10. Keri Hulme – She wrote (novels). Second part of show = ‘h’. Anagram of “h like Murder” with “Dr” removed (“in” in the anagram indicator here, meaning in the letters of)

11. Affidavit – Means avowal. a = a crane = davit. Very loud = ff. one = i

14. Cassis – Type of liqueur. Lewis = cs, pole = s, is = is, put ‘a’ inside

16. Elves – Means brownies. The king = Elvis. Take i out and put e in

Across

7. spleen – Means wrath. Khan’s finale = N pizza and lasagne toppers = pl. pl inside see goes before n

8. scarab – Means beetle. Anagram of crabs with ‘a’ inside

9. iced – means cool. Customer lead = c. pound = L deli returned without a pound = ied. Put c inside

10. Waitangi – Anagram of awaiting. There’s often unrest at Waitangi on Waitangi day.

11. latrine – Means john (slang word for toilet) . Anagram of Air Elton with the o (nothing) removed

13/15. money order – means check. If you order “money” you get “my one” i.e. anagram indicator in answer

16. feather – Means down. Pop = father. This goes around e = mid-September

18. overshoe – This protects the loafer (a type of shoe). Anagram of Hovers + oe (overseas experience)

19. lava – This once came from Rangitoto. Lord = L. Ava, as in Ava Gardner (actress)

21. silent – Means nothing to be heard. Anagram of listen. Easy!!

22. cogent – Means sound. Put agent inside cot, and remove “a t” (as in t-shirt)

Down

1. epic – The Odyssey is an epic Record = EP. One = i hundred = c

2. tenderhearted – Means pitying. A[bid]e has bid in the middle so is tenderhearted. i.e. bid means tender. Tricky!!

3. knowing – Means meaningful. Kin = family. Now = at the moment. Good = g

4. astir – Means turbulent. Thundery front = T. Cook Strait means anagram Strait. T is taken out

5. palaeontology – Means studying remains. Anagram of “Go To play alone”

6. gangrene – This can necessitate amputation. Band = gang. About = re. middle of knee = ne

12. au revoir – Means cheerio. Anagram of rave with a U (union leader) inside + or with a i (one) inside

14. defence – Means protection. Germany = d England = E. Fight was swords = fence

17. photo – Means snap. Piping = hot. Half pooh = “po”. Put hot in po.

20. vane – Means fan. V = V. Energy = e. Leads to addiction and narcolepsy = “a n”. Put “an” in “ve”

Across

1. Ears – Means “we hear”.  “Sun, brown” are bears.  Black = B

3. Duckling – Huey is a duckling from Duck Tales.  “Ducking” = immersion.  Left = L goes in

9. Adamant – Means resolute.  Goddard is a musician better known as Adam Ant.  Also, A + man inside dat (tad = child)

10.  Piste – means track.  “is” in amagram of pet

11. Utter – means mouth.  anagram of “Tue t” (t is 4th letter in Sept) followed by r for river

12. Diktat – Means order. Di = princess.  King = k.  Make “24” = Make doily (24 across) = tat

14. Trendy – Means in.  Go = try.  edge = end

16/19 Justin Bieber –  He sung a song called One Time.  Only = Just. in = in.  front of eight = e.  anagram of bribe around e

21 Papaw – Means fruit.  Pee = P = Papa in phonetic alphabet.  George Bush = W (He’s sometimes referred to be his middle initial)

24 Doily – Means mat.  finish to billboard = d. Slick = oily

25 Arrival – Means coming.   a river = ar, anagram of viral

26 Execrate – Means hate.  former girlfriend = ex, anagram of create

27 Ides – Ides are fish and also the middle of the month.  is = is. from Spanish = de

Down

1. Evaluate –  Means judge.  Dredd’s third = r rate = value.  Braveheart  = e The Final Cut = t

2. Roast – Means dress down. or up = ro  like = as Top Twins = t

4. Untidy – Means sloppy.  Anagram of whodunit with who removed.  unknown ending = y one the end

5. Kapok – Means Bombax. In Osaka, Pokemon

6. Instant – Means fast.  walker = Stan (Stan Walker).  This is in “in t” t = time

7. Goes – Means attendee.  anagram of ego.  King = r

8. Hatred – Means spleen.  Deerstalker = hat. returns deer = reed her heart = e is removed

13. Know-alls –  Means wise guys.  At this moment = now. everyone = all  Kropotkin and Shuker. Foremost  = K S

15. Edifice – Means building. early childhood education = ece if I’d go back = difi

17. Umpire – Means ref. movie magazine = empire.   Uniform = U instead of  “Last Dance” = e

18. Truant – Means Wag.  “tail.  Get” = t.  Anagram of a turn

20. Buyer – Means a customer.  Anagram of February with Far removed

22. Paved – Means flagged.  little dessert = pav, second helping = e, Penny = d

23. Edge – means bite.  Jam = wedge. without means take w out

1. Martlet – A martlet is a swift (as in the bird).  Laurence Tureaud is an actor and wrestler better known as Mr T.  “Gets a” means put ‘a’ into ‘Mr T’ given ‘mart’.  Warrant = let.

5. Sushi – Sushi is a rice dish.  South = S.  American = US.  Greeting = Hi

8. Long run – this means in the distant future.  Wish = Long,  The first part of two is referring to two down, which is “run-up”

9. Kalif – an islamic title,  Kelvin = K, Forte = F.  Muhammed = Ali

10. Repel – mean push back.  Is also leper going backwards (back is used twice here)

11. Lissome – means thin.  Lizzy’s first two = Li.  Confuse Moses = ssome (i.e. anagram)

12. Napkin – means towelette.  The middle of bench = N  Similar = akin.  Papa = P.  Akin is surrounding P given “apkin”

14. Beat it – Michael Jackson sang this song.  Piece = bit.  Brewed tea = “eat”.  drinking means brewed tea goes inside bit.  [Note the clue has a grammatical error.  It should be sang, not sung.]

17. Readmit – Means let back in.  To study = read.  Private research univeristy = MIT 

19. Civet – This is a cat-like creature.  101 = CI in roman numerals.  A dalmatian’s doctor is a “vet”.

22. Amour – Means affair.  a leading movie = “am”  The Thomas Crown = “T” (i.e. the head of Thomas)  So on “tour” “am” replaces “t” giving “amour”.

23. Eyehole – part of a balaclava.  Sounds like I = “eye”.  Sounds like entire = “hole” (i.e. sounds like whole.  The ‘sounds like’ covers both words).

24. Awful – Means horrid.   Just = Lawful.  Left out means take the ‘L’ off, leaving awful.

25. Prelate – This is a clergyman who preside over a see (a “see” is a jurisdiction of a bishop)  So a prelate “has see”.  Anagram of “a petrel”.


Down
1. Molar – mean related to a mole (in chemistry).  Answer is in the clue: Eskimo larder is an Arctic lemming

2. Run-up – means lead-in.  Rex = R.  Second curtain = U.  The example is a pun.  This is raised giving “nup”.

3. Lorelei – This is a siren.  Cosmetics company = “L’Oreal”.  Lost ‘a’ means take the ‘a’ out.  Leading eyeshadow = ‘e’.  I = I.

4. Tangle – Means Ravel.  Lee = Ang Lee (famous director).  Put Ang inside Let.

5. Sakis – These are monkeys and also the nickname of Hector Hugh Munro.

6. Sellout – Means rat (someone who betrays people).  Anagram of “tell us” around “o” (our first).

7. Inflect – Means bend.  “Le” replaces “a” in “fact”.

12. Nirvana – Means ecstasy.  Anagram of Ivan ran.

13. Playoff – Means a showdown.  “Ply a” is an anagram of “play”, so is play off. i.e. off in the answer is the anagram indicator.

15. Excrete – Means poo.  My old boyfriend = “ex”  Mediterranean island = Crete.

18/16. Meryl Streep.  She’s in a movie called Doubt.  Anagram of “Mr E Presley” and “t” for talking first.

20. Viola – Viola Davis is a famous actress.  Refined oil = “iol”.  Virginia = Va.  “iol” goes in Va.