Crossword Clues Part 2

[bluehillside Retd.]

Hi Susan,

\Yes, I've worked out the pig connection, but not the rest of the letters yet.

Often an "ish" is added to end of a word to connote that you're like something...
 

In the meantime I have managed to fill in some squares with what I am fairly sure are the right answers but can't work out entirely the reasoning for them!

Happy to have a look if you like?

So I'm down to 8down and
12 across: Pack skimpy underwear as clothing for run (6)
Letters: - H - O- -

The last letter is 5th of 8 down. The word CHOOSE fits, and I suppose HO-SE could possibly count, but dodgy.

Very. Clever clue this because of the ambiguous uses of "pack" and "clothes". When an item of skimpy underwear "clothes" an abbreviation for "run" you arrive at a word meaning "pack", as in crowd...

(PS An "H" is always helpful because there are very few letters that normally precede it, so running through C, S, T, W etc is a good strategy.)   

[SusanDoris]

Hi Susan,

Often an "ish" is added to end of a word to connote that you're like something...
 
Happy to have a look if you like?

Very. Clever clue this because of the ambiguous uses of "pack" and "clothes". When an item of skimpy underwear "clothes" an abbreviation for "run" you arrive at a word meaning "pack", as in crowd...

(PS An "H" is always helpful because there are very few letters that normally precede it, so running through C, S, T, W etc is a good strategy.)   

'Scuse me while I weep quietly for  a second or two - just wrote a whole post, pressed ESC by mistake, lost the lot. So let me see if I can fremember what I said
Well, I have just come back to the computer having dozed off for a few minutes and finding PRIGGISH  had popped into my head; so that made THRONG the only answer for 12 across - and thank you for above so I know it is right.

'Oh, good,' I thought, 'finished it.' But no, checked to see and found two more with missing letters.

16 down: Left wing's first half getting stuck into passing and tackle (4,4)
Letters: - E - L - I - H
 
Pausing to think for a minute and go through alphabet, I think the second word is HIGH ...

20 down: Make 'Raking Fire' part of surrealist RA festival (6)
Letters: - T - A- E

I will not look at this thread again until tomorrow morning just in case an answer manages to appear, but will of course, appreciate hints if they hav not.

And yes, I did remember the whole thing without having to get up go back to CCTV, back to computer, etc  ... ... all good exercise I suppose!

[bluehillside Retd.]

Hi again Susan,

'Scuse me while I weep quietly for  a second or two - just wrote a whole post, pressed ESC by mistake, lost the lot.

Aw noooo….

So let me see if I can fremember what I said
Well, I have just come back to the computer having dozed off for a few minutes and finding PRIGGISH  had popped into my head; so that made THRONG the only answer for 12 across - and thank you for above so I know it is right.

Yep, both spot on.

'Oh, good,' I thought, 'finished it.' But no, checked to see and found two more with missing letters.

16 down: Left wing's first half getting stuck into passing and tackle (4,4)
Letters: - E - L - I - H
 
Pausing to think for a minute and go through alphabet, I think the second word is HIGH ...

No, sorry. “Left” is abbreviated and you’re told that the first half of “wing” follows it. Then you need to put that inside (“get stuck in”) a word meaning “passing” (as in expiring) and you get a two-word phrase meaning “tackle”, ie pay attention to. 

20 down: Make 'Raking Fire' part of surrealist RA festival (6)
Letters: - T - A- E

You really will kick yourself here! It’s a portmanteau word sitting right in front of you (meaning “make raking fire”)...

I will not look at this thread again until tomorrow morning just in case an answer manages to appear, but will of course, appreciate hints if they hav not.

And yes, I did remember the whole thing without having to get up go back to CCTV, back to computer, etc  ... ... all good exercise I suppose!

Sure is!

[SusanDoris]

Hi again Susan,

Aw noooo….

I retract my rather rash statement about not looking until tomorrow!! At my age, you know, one has to consider the possibility that one might not be hear tomorrow!   Especially as I worked out STRAFE at 6:0 p.m

Yep, both spot on.

No, sorry. “Left” is abbreviated and you’re told that the first half of “wing” follows it.

Yes, I managed to think L and W or possibly WI as 'first half' but trying  combinations of letters hasn't yet worked.

[Then you need to put that inside (“get stuck in”) a word meaning “passing” (as in expiring) and you get a two-word phrase meaning “tackle”, ie pay attention to. 

I've been pausing as I go along here, but I'm not getting it yet. I had forgotten to consider 'passing' as 'expiring', but can so far only think of breathing out, or dying!  Are the letters I have right?

You really will kick yourself here! It’s a portmanteau word sitting right in front of you (meaning “make raking fire”)...

Sure is!

Fortunately, I realised that at 6:0 p.m.!

[SusanDoris]

Is it DEAL WITH? Yes, it must be! However, I would not have got that even by tomorrow!

Help appreciated as always.

ETA That was a hard crossword I think.

[bluehillside Retd.]

Hi Susan,

I retract my rather rash statement about not looking until tomorrow!! At my age, you know, one has to consider the possibility that one might not be hear tomorrow!   Especially as I worked out STRAFE at 6:0 p.m

Oh stop it now, and well done re “STRAFE”. I said you’d kick yourself!

Yes, I managed to think L and W or possibly WI as 'first half' but trying  combinations of letters hasn't yet worked.

I've been pausing as I go along here, but I'm not getting it yet. I had forgotten to consider 'passing' as 'expiring', but can so far only think of breathing out, or dying!  Are the letters I have right?

Dying, and yes the letters are right. You know you have “LWI”, and it’s inside a word meaning having popped your clogs, so…   

Fortunately, I realised that at 6:0 p.m.!

Ah, but you did realise it – that’s the important point. Always worth looking out for portmanteau words by the way, generally prefaced with “in”, “inside” etc. 

[bluehillside Retd.]

Is it DEAL WITH? Yes, it must be! However, I would not have got that even by tomorrow!

Help appreciated as always.

ETA That was a hard crossword I think.

Oops - crossed replies there. Yes to "DEAL WITH" - spot on again. 

[SusanDoris]

Much more accessible Cryptic today. Early question, please:

10 across: Reckon car damaged kind of rail (9)
Letters: - - R - C - - - -
CORNCRAKE fits nicely. Will that do?

[bluehillside Retd.]

Looks good to me Susan - CORNCRAKE is an anagram ("damaged") of "reckon car", and a rail is bird.

[SusanDoris]

Looks good to me Susan - CORNCRAKE is an anagram ("damaged") of "reckon car", and a rail is bird.

Thank you. I didn't know a rail is a bird - so I've just googled it to find out more. Never too old to learn something new!

Actually, I'm getting on quite well with this crossword which is encouraging after last week's!

[bluehillside Retd.]

Excellent - keep up the good work Susan!

[SusanDoris]

Excellent - keep up the good work Susan!

Thank you! Just been back onto the Quick - still a few too many gaps, I'm afraid - and one of the clues is Naval sword (5) middle letter is T, but even doing a search on Google, I can't find it. I know the answers will be available tomorrow, but as I am sure you know what it is, it would help to have it today, please!?
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ETA correction: 7 letters, third letter T

[bluehillside Retd.]

I was just about to ask whether you were sure it was 5 letters! An old navy sword is a cutlass.

[SusanDoris]

I was just about to ask whether you were sure it was 5 letters! An old navy sword is a cutlass.

Many thanks I don't think I'd have got that...
 That's the Quick with only two answers not quite complete, but I think I should come up with them tomorrow.

[SusanDoris]

I would appreciate a hint for 1 across and 1 down, please. I think that METRO is the obvious start for 1 across and NOMIC fits in nicely for the second half, but don't know why! Although I think you said that C can stand for the electricity bit.
As for 1 down, I suppose any choice of vowels in the alternate squares would probably do?!

1 across: Pounding beat from loudspeaker system giving offence electricallyl (10)
Letters: - E - O - - - - - -

1 down: Exercises to such an extent to be ready for Mexican (4)
Letters: - - S -

I did cheat on one clue yesterday:
19 across: One tries to make contract more expensive, collecting 100 pounds (
and I thought DEARER but couldn't fit in 'ton' for the £100. Turned out to be simply CL, so DECLARER. Are all crossword compilers bridge players, I wonder.

[bluehillside Retd.]

Morning Susan,

I would appreciate a hint for 1 across and 1 down, please. I think that METRO is the obvious start for 1 across and NOMIC fits in nicely for the second half, but don't know why! Although I think you said that C can stand for the electricity bit.
As for 1 down, I suppose any choice of vowels in the alternate squares would probably do?!

1 across: Pounding beat from loudspeaker system giving offence electricallyl (10)
Letters: - E - O - - - - - -

No problem. Quite a clever clue this one because the “pounding beat” and the "loudspeaker system” seem to be related, but they’re not.

First thing – the “E” is wrong I’m afraid (and the "O" is one space too early). A “loudspeaker system” is commonly abbreviated to two letters, and if you follow that with a word meaning “giving offence electrically” in the sense that certain people here do it (!) you end up with a word meaning “pounding beat” in the sense of what police constables or security officers do. 

1 down: Exercises to such an extent to be ready for Mexican (4)
Letters: - - S –

“Ready” can also mean “money”, so in Mexico that would be…

Once you have it, the first two letters are an abbreviation for “exercises”, and the second two are a word meaning “to such an extent”.   

I did cheat on one clue yesterday:

Shame on you!
 

19 across: One tries to make contract more expensive, collecting 100 pounds (
and I thought DEARER but couldn't fit in 'ton' for the £100. Turned out to be simply CL, so DECLARER. Are all crossword compilers bridge players, I wonder.

Almost certainly, yes 

[SusanDoris]

Morning Susan,

No problem. Quite a clever clue this one because the “pounding beat” and the "loudspeaker system” seem to be related, but they’re not.

First thing – the “E” is wrong I’m afraid (and the "O" is one space too early).

The E is wrong because it is a T - I didn't see it properly. There are times when difficulties with seeing things even on a CCTV are just a tad annoying!
The O which is the 5th letter comes from:
3 down: Bird-watcher right into solo twitching? (13)
for which I have ORNITHOLOGIST

A “loudspeaker system” is commonly abbreviated to two letters, and if you follow that with a word meaning “giving offence electrically” in the sense that certain people here do it (!) you end up with a word meaning “pounding beat” in the sense of what police constables or security officers do. 

Many thanks. I haven't got it yet, but now I know it begins with P for PESO!

“Ready” can also mean “money”, so in Mexico that would be…

Once you have it, the first two letters are an abbreviation for “exercises”, and the second two are a word meaning “to such an extent”.   

Yes, I thought the last letter would be O.

Shame on you!
 
Almost certainly, yes 

[bluehillside Retd.]

Hey Susan,

The E is wrong because it is a T - I didn't see it properly. There are times when difficulties with seeing things even on a CCTV are just a tad annoying!
The O which is the 5th letter comes from:
3 down: Bird-watcher right into solo twitching? (13)
for which I have ORNITHOLOGIST

No problem. Yes – ORNITHOLOGIST is an anagram (“twitching”) of “right into solo”. 

Many thanks. I haven't got it yet, but now I know it begins with P for PESO!

Yup. Think Personal Assistant maybe to get you started…

[SusanDoris]

Hey Susan,

No problem. Yes – ORNITHOLOGIST is an anagram (“twitching”) of “right into solo”. 

Yup. Think Personal Assistant maybe to get you started…

PATROLLING
I might well be back later with a couple of clues, e.g.
7 down: Bugs found under tea cup used in company with host (7)
Letters: C - A - I - E

I know I should know this one... ...

[bluehillside Retd.]

Susan,

PATROLLING
I might well be back later with a couple of clues, e.g.
7 down: Bugs found under tea cup used in company with host (7)
Letters: C - A - I - E

I know I should know this one... ...

Yes to PATROLLING.

Re bugs etc, yes you should know this one! Tea is known in some countries (eg India I think) as a different three-letter word, and the “bugs” underneath that (it’s a down clue) are insects sometime found in hair. Put them together and you have a “host” used in the Christian Eucharist (or so I’m told!).   

[SusanDoris]

Susan,

Yes to PATROLLING.

Re bugs etc, yes you should know this one! Tea is known in some countries (eg India I think) as a different three-letter word, and the “bugs” underneath that (it’s a down clue) are insects sometime found in hair. Put them together and you have a “host” used in the Christian Eucharist (or so I’m told!).   

Ah yes, thank you - but I don't know how long it would have taken me to get to it! I had thought of chai (sp?) for tea, but ‘lice’ wasn’t in my thoughts yet!
So it is chalice

The answer to the following clue must be LACERATE Bbut where's the Doctor? I can see the ‘assess’ = rate, and the whole being a wound but ‘lace’??

3 down: Docgtor to assess wound ((
Letters: L – C – R – T -

[bluehillside Retd.]

Hi Susan,

Ah yes, thank you - but I don't know how long it would have taken me to get to it! I had thought of chai (sp?) for tea, but ‘lice’ wasn’t in my thoughts yet!
So it is chalice

The answer to the following clue must be LACERATE Bbut where's the Doctor? I can see the ‘assess’ = rate, and the whole being a wound but ‘lace’??

3 down: Docgtor to assess wound ((
Letters: L – C – R – T –

If you doctor, say, a drink with poison you lace it with poison.

[SusanDoris]

Hi Susan,

If you doctor, say, a drink with poison you lace it with poison.

ThankT you.his crossword solving is quite tricky, isn't it?!

I have one last clue to solve. Back tomorrow if still unsolved.

[SusanDoris]

I tried to modify and add 'thank you' but the software is doing something really weird and not typing properly.

[SusanDoris]

The solution to the last remaining incomplete answer remains elusive, I'm afraid, and I should know it because it has come up before: A hint will be much appreciated, please.

27 across: Accident producing return of scarlet fever? (10)
Letters:  - E - A - L - E - T

ETA Went straight back to CCTV - is it DERAILMENT?