DHCC 8238

Deccan Herald 02-Mar-2010 Crossword Challenge 8238 D1 D2 3A D4 D5 D6 D7 L L S C O T S L 8A D9 10A B E S O M O R A D I O 11A D12A G U N N O M A D T 13A D14 15A D16 D17 S I N G L E T L I G H T 18A D19A T H A W P E E L E R D20 D21A S C O M M E R E U U 22A D23A H O O P O O S E A T D24A D25 O V D O L O R E S H 26A D27 D28 29A D30 O R E G O N F U N M 31A D32A D33 T I R E S T E N D R I L 34A 35A G T A X E D F U G 36A 37A S H R U G S M O T H S 38A T P E T T Y R T
Cryptic Clues
Across 3 Canny managers of costs (5) [SCOTS]; anagram of costs=SCOTS 8 Twigs handled in the garden (5) [BESOM]; broom made of twigs=BESOM; garden=BESOM(?) 10 Send a message or aid, possibly (5) RADIO; Anagram 'or aid' 11 As weapons go, a good one (3) [G][UN]; good=g; one=un; (Not sure) 12 Wanderer who'll show willingness to keep mum (5) [NO[MA]D]; willingness=NOD; mum=MA; 13 Half a doublet (7) SINGLET (Not sure) 15 It's pale and easy to take (5) LIGHT; Double Definition 18 Fruit, often with a thorn on (3) [HAW]; with a thorn=HAW+THORN=HAWTHORN; HAW=fruit of HAWTHORN 19 Skinner, a past policeman (6) [PEELER]; skin=peel; skinner=PEELER; past policeman=a police officer=PEELER (After Sir Robert Peel) 21 A showily talkative woman (7) [COMPERE] 22 Endless source of childish pleasure (4) [HOOP]; Perhaps from hula hoop 23 At bottom, a source of support (4) SEAT; Double definition 24 Old Rose upsets Lola (7) DOLORES; Anagram of 'Old Rose'. Perhaps referring to a  restaurant in Miami called 'Dolores, but you can me Lolita'. 26 Part of the USA when the mineral wealth's largely been removed (6) [ORE][GON]; mineral wealth=ORE; largely been removed=Gon(-e) 29 Fair game? (3) FUN; Not sure 31 Weakens, yes, but it's backed by reserves (5) [TI][RES]; yes but it's= it's without 's'; 'it' backed = TI; reserves=RES 32 Mother Nature made it grasping (7) TENDRIL; Easy clue 34 Payment by the editor, of fiscal concern (5) [TAX][ED]; payment=TAX; editor=ED; 35 Bad atmosphere in a refuge (3) re[FUG]e; hidden clue 36 Shoulder no responsibility (5) SHRUG; Direct definition 37 They come to light (5) MOTHS; Direct definition 38 Minor reference to cash (5) PETTY; Minor=Petty; As in petty Cash		Down 1 One member takes it to be a proper abbreviation (5) [LEG][IT]; 'member' takes 'it'=LEG+IT; proper=LEGITIMATE; proper abbreviation=LEGIT 2 Strikingly easy delivery (4,3) [LONG HOP]; 'Strikingly easy' means easy to hit. 4 What a pigeon said on Tuesday to another bird (4) [COO][T]; pigeon said = COO; Tuesday=T; bird=COOT 5 Unusually alert, at closing time, at Rose's place (6) [TRALEE]; unusually alert= anagram of alert=TRALE; closing time=E; 6 Nominally depressed, that is (5) [SADIE]; nominally is usually a name; depressed=SAD; that is=IE (latin 'id est'); 7 Easily able to move out of Clitheroe (5) [LITHE]; move out of Clitheroe=LITHE; easily able=LITHE 9 A shiner (3) [SUN]; Easy clue 12 Something heavenly but not in full view (3,4) [NEW MOON] Easy clue 14 Thrash although blameless? (3) [LAM]]; thrash=LAM; blame'less'=LAM 16 They form attachments with some guests about to start lunch (5) [G[L]UES]]; some 'guests'=GUES; start lunch=L; they for attachments=GLUES 17 The facts according to Vera (5) [TRUTH]; slavic or latin vera=TRUTH; facts=TRUTH 19 Terribly poor, given food and protected from the rain (7) [PROO][FED]; terribly poor=anagram of poor=PROO; given food=FED; 20 Drunkard going round the house to take photos (5) [S[HO]OT]; drunkard=SOT; house=HO; take photos = SHOOT 21 Insurance, as in the field of sport (5) [COVER] 23 Summon, yet almost cause to go forth! (4,3) [SEND FOR]; cause to go forth=SEND FORWARD; almost 'send forward'=SEND FOR 24 Do be wise in the use of medicine (6) [DO][SAGE]; do=DO; be wise=SAGE; 25 What no maiden would have in a stocking (3) [RUN]; run=a row of unravelled stitches; she got a run in her stocking 27 But it could be entitlement to what's left (5) [RIGHT]; but indicates opposite; opposite of left=RIGHT; entitlement=RIGHT 28 Rise and dress (3,2) [GET UP]; rise=GET UP; dress=GET UP; double definition 30 Power of an aircraft at height (5) [MIG][HT]; aircraft=MIG; height=HT; power=MIGHT 32 Try the strength of a piece of white string(4) 33 Depression, at length, can be merely routine (3)