DHC8239

Deccan Herald 03-Mar-2010 Crossword Challenge 8239 1A D2 D3 D4 D5 D6A D7 D8 C A R O L S A G A I N 9A R D I S C E R N R 10A 11A I D E O M A G I C 12A S I G R E E T S 13A D14 D15A D16 W E S T E R N N S E C 17A D18A A S H Y E F I N I S H D19A I O M A R I A G I 20A D21 D22A D23 S T O W I T G P H I L 24A 25A T O T L T H E A T R E 26A M R E M I T R O 27A D28A J A M I E F P A I N T 29A T S N I F F E D E 30A 31A T O W E D S W E D D Y -
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Cryptic Clues
Across 1 Her auto's a bit old (5) [CAROL]; her indicates a feminine name; auto=CAR; bit old=OL; 6 Once more a benefit (5) [AGAIN]; once more=again; a+benefit=a+gain=AGAIN 9 Make out that cinders need sifting (7) [DISCERN]; cinders need sifting=anagram of cinders=DISCERN=make out 10 In general, a novice playwright? (5) 11 In a raincoat, Joe's charming (5) [MA[GI]C];raincot = MAC; Joe=GI (GI Joe); 12 "Hail", the Scot's cry! (5) [GREET]; Anno needed 13 It's not the Oriental we get tough with! (7) [WE][STERN]; oriental=EASTERN; not oriental=WESTERN; 'we' get 'tough'=we+stern=WESTERN 15 Some of the house claret is dry (3) [SEC]; house claret; sec=DRY 17 All burnt up and pale (4) [ASHY]; Double Definition 18 In the end, there can be no huntin' or shootin'! (6) [Finish]; Anno needed 19 Her master has a bewildered air (5) [MA][RIA]; master=MA; bewildered air=anagram of air=RIA; 20 To wits, perhaps, slangy advice to pack up (4,2) [STOW IT]; to wits perhaps=anagram of 'to wits'=STOW IT=pack up in slang 22 He goes around the hospital with a split lip! (4) [PHIL] split lip=anagram of lip = PIL; Hospital=H; PIL around H = P[H]IL; He usually refes to a male name 24 Drink, little one (3) [TOT]; double definition 25 Location of a hospital drama? (7) [THEATRE]; location of hospital=Theatre; drama=Theatre; 26 Send back a faulty timer (5) [REMIT]; faulty timer=anagram of timer=REMIT=sedn back 27 Something sweet, that is, for young Jim (5) [JAM][IE]; something sweet=JAM; that is=IE; short version of JAMIE=Jim??? 28 Inapt color? (5) [PAINT]; anagram of inapt 29 Showed contempt very loudly in snide fashion (7) [SIN[FF]ED]; very loudly=FF; snide fashion=anagram of snide=SNIED; 30 Hauled to the altar? (5) [TO][WED]; hauled=TOWED 31 We stir dye when it's thin (5) [WE][EDY]; stir dye=anagram of dye=EDY; WE+EDY=WEEDY		Down 2 Comes up or possibly raises (6) [ARISES]; possibly raises=anagram of raises=ARISES=comes up 3 To do up and make tidy is something unusual (6) [ODDITY]; do up=OD; make tidy=anagram of tidy-DITY; OD+DITY=ODDITY=something unusual 4 It's misleading on many a point (3) [L][I][E]; many=L; point=E; a point = IE; LIE=it's misleading 5 Like cold water, it can be poured on things (5) [SCORN]; perhaps from poured cold scorn on 6 Where, abroad, the people have an air about them (7) [[A][R[MEN]IA]; Where abroad indicates a foreign place; an air=I+AIR; people=MEN; an air about people=AR[MEN]IA 7 Grand little fellow, this flier? (4) [GNAT]; grand=G; little fellow=NAT (maybe short for Nathaniel); flier=G+NAT; 8 Is about to increase bloomers (6) [I[RISE]S]; to increase=RISE; 'is' about 'to increase'=I[RISE]S; bloomers=flowers=IRISES 12 Fine soldiers getting a gun out (5) [G[RE]AT]; GAT=slang for gun; RE=soldiers (Royal Engineers); gun out of soldiers = G[RE]AT; fine=GREAT 13 Was it possibly waspish? (5) [WAIST]; Was it possibly=anagram of was it=WAIST=the constriction between the thorax and abdomen in wasps 14 Move quickly south with a loud cry (5) [S][HOOT]; south=S; lound cry=HOOT; S+HOOT=SHOOT=move quickly 15 Spot worth seeing? (5) [SIGHT]; Double definition 16 Land usable in the production of lichees (5) [CHILE]; land=country; anagram of [liche]es=CHILE 18 Strive to give height to a tree (5) [FIGHT]; height=HT; tree=FIG; give height to tree=FIG+HT=FIGHT=strive 19 Where a foot race finished in east London (4,3) [MILE END]; foot race=MILE; finished=END; MILE END=place in East London 21 It usually changes from green to red (6) [TOMATO]; direct definition 22 A padre upset by military display (6) [PARADE]; a padre upset = anagram of 'a padre'=PARADE=military display 23 Did an evening job, flat out (6) [IRONED]; double definition 25 Disagreement often plain in legal actions (5) [TIFFS]; Anno needed 26 Again accepts an island as high ground (4) [R[IS]E]; again=RE; island=IS; again accepts island = R[IS]E=high ground 28 A good seat for the sermon? (3) [PEW]; easy clue