LEA: The answer is both a meadow or pasture which could be a common, as well as the abbreviation for a school authority that you might well see on a board or sign at a schoolĢ5a Passed on official document that tipster recommends? (4,4)ĭEAD CERT: A word meaning passed on, and an abbreviation for an official document of achievement or qualificationĢ7a Being awkward on tour, Alice Cooper abandoned musical style (13) TARTAN: A sauce often used with fried seafood but without ( spilling) the last two letters that mean ‘on’ – then add the abbreviation for newĢ4a Board over many a school - is it common? (3) TRESTLE: A 7-letter Italian port without the Roman numeral for one, but containing ( carrying) the abbreviation for largeĢ0a Gurner maybe heading for Egremont, Cumbrian place at heart of event (8)ĮDENTATE: The first letter ( heading) for Egremont, a village in Cumbria, AT from the clue, and the central letter ( heart) of event LAYERED: The first letter ( starter) in eatery goes in between two meanings ( repeated) of plonk, the first a verb and the second a nounġ6a One leaves European port carrying large support for table? (7) I thought the answer meant a killing but Chambers tells me it can also mean a killerġ4a Describing lasagne, starter in eatery during repeated plonk (7) REGICIDE: Something on a car licence plate, then the abbreviation for that is containing ( cut by) some police officers. GENEROUS: A sort of bank containing DNA, an anagram ( other) of OUR and the abbreviation for sonġ0a He raced among cream in middle-distance? (3)ĬOE: The central letters ( middle-distance) of ‘raced among cream’ġ1a Cat with zero resistance being in pain (6)ĪNGINA: A cat with a long silky coat in which ‘zero resistance’ is replaced by ( being) ‘in’ġ2a Something on plate that is cut by officers investigating butcher (8) TWENTY-TWENTY: Perfect or normal vision can be read as a timeĩa Big bank, sort of, attracting our other son (8)
Please leave a comment telling us what you thought.Ħa Film made by English money perhaps Bergman mostly appreciated (9,4)ĮDUCATING RITA: The abbreviation for English, a 5-letter old type of money, the first name of Swedish actress Bergman without the last letter ( mostly) and a short word meaning appreciatedĨa/26a Normal seeing Mark sometime between eight and nine (6-6) Luckily, the rest followed quickly after a bit of sleep. I found today’s puzzle hard-going when I started the online version at midnight, and only got about half way through, already using 3* time. Is Osmosis playing a game of the odd man out in his crossword series? However, the grid features Y’s and W’s today. Yet again, Osmosis bamboozles us by not using 11 letters of the alphabet – typically the highest scoring scrabble letters, i.e., the least frequent. More answers for J'Aquí se habla _' 'Do my eyes deceive me?!' 'Dragnet' force, briefly 'Guernica' artist 'Piggy' Advertisement 'Play it by ear' or 'see eye to eye' 'This is not the last clue in this puzzle,' e.g 'Voulez-vous coucher avec _?' 'or what the circled letters in 16-, 26- and 43-Across represent? Huey, Dewey and Louie, e.g In the distance Inculcates It goes from 0 to 14, in chemistry It's rigged Kindled anew Lab assistant in many a horror film Lay into Lip or cheek Longtime members of the bar? Lots of fluff? March honoree, for short Military action that includes a blockade Moves like a crab Nancy Drew, for one Narrow passage for ships Night school subj Nonkosher deli offering Old print tint Periodically tugging on one's ear, say Pictures created with needles, informally Pig roast need Preceding day Prez, e.Toughie No 2796 by Osmosis Hints and tips by DutchīD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****