2A, 118, 1 and 19 (three of five words and one of three, ignore two apostrophes) are of a kind. The first word of a further example sounds like what is defined by both 53 and 8/92; 39, 72 and 110 may each precede its second word; its third is associated with 75, 95/54D and 97; 37, 52A, 4, 43, 47D, 68, 74 and 107 are its fourth; its fifth is part of 57, 77 and 99; ‘34/62/35’ defines an anagram of its sixth; and its seventh capitalised is an abbreviation of the 6/91D. Its sixth word will appear diagonally in the grid and must be shaded.
Across
15 Strong headwind whirling about boy (5)
16 Oriental robe beset with bone ornaments (8)
18 Ruth is very good bishop going about with love (6)
20 Island integrating young adult (4)
21 Anguish since nanny vacated (5)
23 Jumper for shivering German (4)
24 Sam swimming with the wigeon (6)
26 Poet’s floozy ran into imperfect lass (7)
27 Fruit Smith rejected being an old woman (6)
28 I’ll cure couple of those … with this? (9, two words)
33 Warlike epigrammatist (7)
38 Roy saves cry of disgust for rowdy type (6)
40 There follows soprano (unaccompanied) (5)
47 One shocking cocktail mixer? (6)
48 Hateful person, to overcharge for plant! (8)
50 Anyone no good creates litter (5)
51 Units senior officer brooded about (5)
54 Jack’s dull and dejected without wife (5)
56 Brother got together timeless staged event (7, hyphened)
60 Old poet of restricted range (4)
65 Cop witnesses Asian big shot cycling (6)
67 Roadie’s kit overwhelms no small women (4)
69 Enigmatic Grand Master shunned crude Gnostic (7)
71 Political machine has fit about skyman (7)
73 Leader of the pack wings round central Kilkenny (5)
79 Mummy gets attention over in meeting-place (5)
80 Rover’s not barking (5)
81 On vacation Virginia missed mixing plaster (8)
82 Seychelles issue plan of action (6)
91...
Dumpynose
Xmas Spectator
issue 15 December 2012
Comments
Join the debate for just $5 for 3 months
Be part of the conversation with other Spectator readers by getting your first three months for $5.
UNLOCK ACCESS Just $5 for 3 monthsAlready a subscriber? Log in