1972

Cryptonite Chian Min drew my attention to today's ( Feb 1 ) NST crossword.It is a rare one in the sense that the Times Crosswords are rarely themed.
This one has 5 questions related to the year 1972 - most of you were not born yet. But you can google!
Give them a try.They are not too hard.Remember the Times is from England.

A6. Extractors out in 1972?(6)    M _ _ _ R _
B6. What A6 did in 1972 (elect Heath to protect energy?) (8)  _ _ _ K _ _ _ _
C6. Great Tew, a curious target for a 1972 break-in (9)   _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
D6. President re-elected in 1972 could barely have this! (5)  _ _ _ _ _
E6. Cipher experts sneer terribly about focus of 1972 war (8)  _ _ _ _ _ E _ _

Jay

Crossword 47

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Greeting half-dragon  ; good times if i hold a current account! ( 4,2,2,3 )

Crossword 46

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Puzzle 11 Answers

Visual Key to Clue Analysis :
Definition : BOLD
Wordplay : Italics with keywords underlined as well
Link : Normal

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Answer Explanation to “Finals”

1A It’s a sin to swallow half the sweet!

Sweet = licorice

Half of it is LICO

 ‘swallow’ is container indicator

Si lico n

Answer : Silicon     ( element )

4A Spoil a feature so gripping

Spoil = mar

A feature = a chin

‘gripping’ is container indicator

So ‘gripping’ chin , we have s chin o

Answer : Maraschino  ( drink )

8A No information about unknowns

No = o

Information = gen

Unknowns = xy

Answer : Oxygen  ( element )

 

11A Including single, not one to be taken in head over heels

Including = inc

Single = ep

One = i

I ‘to be taken in’ by NOT gives us NOIT

NOIT ‘head over heels’ = TION

Answer : Inception ( movie )

13A Me? I’ll be fifty-five, engaged (bachelor no more) and her man besides!

Fifty five = LV

Bachelor no more means take out B

LV ‘engaged’ by ME I’LL BE   gives us  ME LV ILL  BE

Taking out B gives us MELVILLE

HER MAN besides gives us Herman Melville

Answer : Herman Melville  ( writer )

15A Mother has right to a thong - almost.

Mother = MA

Right = R

A thong ( almost ) = A THON

Answer : Marathon ( battle )

16A G-rated film introducing you to lead acting part

Film ‘introducing’ = F

You = U

Lead ‘acting’ anagrammed is L DEA

‘part’ is insertion indicator

So  FU L DEA  enters G RATED giving us  GRATE  FUL DEA D

Answer : Grateful Dead  ( band )

17A  Power goes west or to the Middle East first,Uncle Sam

Power = P

OR goes west = RO

‘to’ is juxtaposition indicator

So, PRO is put next to THE

But Middle East comes ‘first’

Hence its PRO  ME  THE

Uncle Sam = US

Answer : Prometheus ( Greek Myth )

18A  Put new spin on issues – baseless!

Put and on  are juxtaposition indicators

New = N

Spin = ARC

Issues ‘baseless’ = issus ( E is a logarithmic base )

Answer : Narcissus  ( Flower )

19A  Albion warfare ace, perhaps

Anagram of Albion warfare ace gives us Lawrence of Arabia

Answer : Lawrence of Arabia  ( movie )

1D Lower anchor with ship heading to port

Lower = under

Anchor = land

Ship heading = S

S to port means S is moved to the left

Answer : Sunderland ( football club )

2D Poor imitation

Poor = cheap

Imitation = trick

Answer : Cheap Trick ( band )

3D Brits were troubled by old Lancelot and Guinevere taking in king.

Brits ‘were troubled ‘ = BRIST

Old = O

Lancelot and Guinevere = LOVERS

Taking in king means to put in R

Answer : Bristol Rovers ( football club )

5D Second team returns to host English side with points

Second = S   team = SIDE

S SIDE ‘returns’ = EDISS

English = E  side = L  points = WE

EDISS ‘hosts’  E L WE

Answer : Edelweiss ( flower )

6D Company accepted that I included Rock, actor and player.

Company = AG

Accepted = A

Rock, actor = Chris

THAT I ‘included’ CHRIS  gives us  THA  CHRIS  T I

Player = E

Answer : Agatha Christie  ( writer )

7D No one beat cheat up

No one = NO I

Beat = LAM

Cheat = Gyp

‘up’ is reversal indicator turning NO I LAM GYP to

Answer : Pygmalion ( Greek Myth )

9D Knight breaks fall with pole

Knight = K

K breaks FALL gives us FAL K L

With = AND

 Pole = S

Answer : Falklands ( battle )

10D It changes hands causing faux pas with fashionable names.

Faux pas = ERROR 

Fashionable = FLY

Names = NN

ERROR changing hands means that originally the answer is ERROL

Answer : Errol Flynn ( movie star )

12D Put on record to re-cycle

Put on record = chart

Re-cycle = reuse

Answer : Chartreuse ( drink )

14D Rip cloth across back – very advanced cut.

Rip = rend

Cloth = rag

Across = a

Rend rag a ‘back’ gives us A GAR DNER

Very advanced = VA

VA ‘cut’ A GARDNER gives us AVA GARDNER

Answer : Ava Gardner ( movie star )

Jay

Crossword 45

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And the winner of the Cryptonites Crossword Competition is.....

The 1^st Cryptonites Crossword Competition based on 11 thematic weekly crosswords  is over. We have had  participation in the high twenties judging from the actual number of entries sent in.

We hope the participants have enjoyed the challenge. 

4 of them managed to handle all the challenges successfully. They are Chris Foo, Lenny Wan, Claire Chin and Yeong Kig Siew. Congratulations to each one of them in persisting through 11 rounds and emerging on the other side.

As the 4 handed in all-correct entries within the stipulated time, the winner is decided by earliest entry.

Hence , it is declared that Claire Chin is the winner!

Congratulations, Claire and keep on cryptoniting!

She gets RM150 worth of vouchers from MPH book stores.

Jay