Do you have any favourite clues from Michael Curl to add to the collection?
Orlando, who has died aged 77, was as thoughtful as they come in every sense of that word.
Last winter, half-recalling an old piece by my predecessor, Hugh Stephenson, I asked Orlando for some quick crosswords. He obliged at speed with a superb batch. It was only later and after sending more puzzles that he gently mentioned that he had not been one of this paper’s quick setters for some years.
25a Suddenly Arthur’s beginning to suspect Lancelot (3,2,4)
[ wordplay: first letter (‘beginning’) of ARTHUR + anagram of (‘suspect’) LANCELOT ]
[ definition: suddenly ]
25a Sauce covering one’s birthday suit (8)
[ double definition ]
8d Queen, making nation irate, met guillotine, finally (5,10)
[ wordplay: anagram (‘making’) of NATIONIRATEMET + last letter of (‘finally’) GUILLOTINE ]
[ definition: queen ]
8d/22d Masefield’s crafty request, Spooner’s cover point (4,4)
[ wordplay: spoonerism of SHAWL TIPS ]
[ definition: Masefield’s crafty request ]
20d Socialised, as Lib Dems were before Clegg? (7)
[ wordplay: description of the Lib Dems under Ming Campbell ]
[ definition: socialised ]
1a Callas recollected a famous opera venue (2,5)
[ wordplay: anagram (‘recollected’) of CALLAS + A (‘a’) ]
[ definition: famous opera venue ]
Continue reading… Do you have any favourite clues from Michael Curl to add to the collection?Orlando, who has died aged 77, was as thoughtful as they come in every sense of that word.Last winter, half-recalling an old piece by my predecessor, Hugh Stephenson, I asked Orlando for some quick crosswords. He obliged at speed with a superb batch. It was only later and after sending more puzzles that he gently mentioned that he had not been one of this paper’s quick setters for some years.25a Suddenly Arthur’s beginning to suspect Lancelot (3,2,4)
[ wordplay: first letter (‘beginning’) of ARTHUR + anagram of (‘suspect’) LANCELOT ]
[ definition: suddenly ]25a Sauce covering one’s birthday suit (8)
[ double definition ]8d Queen, making nation irate, met guillotine, finally (5,10)
[ wordplay: anagram (‘making’) of NATIONIRATEMET + last letter of (‘finally’) GUILLOTINE ]
[ definition: queen ]8d/22d Masefield’s crafty request, Spooner’s cover point (4,4)
[ wordplay: spoonerism of SHAWL TIPS ]
[ definition: Masefield’s crafty request ]20d Socialised, as Lib Dems were before Clegg? (7)
[ wordplay: description of the Lib Dems under Ming Campbell ]
[ definition: socialised ]1a Callas recollected a famous opera venue (2,5)[ wordplay: anagram (‘recollected’) of CALLAS + A (‘a’) ]
[ definition: famous opera venue ] Continue reading… Crosswords, Hobbies, Life and style
