Dumpynose

2110: Resort

issue 27 April 2013

Unclued lights could be resorted to form eight of a kind.
 
Across
6 Here and there scratch top NCO round stomach (6)
11 Half note maidenly shape within a type of sheath (10)
13 Image of a German holding digging stick (5)
14 Centres with smogs district medical officer visits (8)
16 Staff in Oz not working properly (5)
17 Caustic undertone killing one novel (7)
18 Extremely great wave in lake (7, two words)
19 I select new morning coat without decoration (9)
22 Formality in church (3)
23 Kind spirit knocked down shielding ancient coin (6)
24 Deathless eagle crossing the void (6)
26 Existence of women with husband away (3)
30 Poetic study’s rapid solo rearranged (9)
35 Firework was wheeling (5)
36 One Rolling Stone not new that’s producing timber (8)
37 Head of vineyard with heart in Asti (5)
38 Acquisition of astatine? It’s not enthralling fellows (10)
39 Notes female backing old rituals (6)
 
Down
1 Coolness of prince some fend off (14, three words)
2 Character working outside oven (7)
3 Loco liege lord twice beheaded coalminer (7)
4 Advanced comms and IT corp capsizing? No (6)
5 Back story overheard (4)
8 Judging seas choppy, sailors got excited (11)
9 Power source and so on in lift-shaft (7, two words)
10 Poultice eased trampled tarsus (14, two words)
12 Wedding gift? Diamonds for right frump (5)
16 Demonic opus devilishly short (11)
20 Some water hole (4)
25 Authorities endlessly eyeball old instrument (7)
27 Misread oddball cracks up (7)
28 Stage musical Australian attends and cheers (7)
29 Victoria’s bedding sad doorman (no jollies) (5)
30 Crufts initially dissects personal appearance of beast (4)
31 Discerning judge ordered gin (6)
34 Tramp, city talked about (4)
 
A first prize of £30 for the first correct solution opened on 13 May.









































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