FSCC29 - The solutions / explanations
Paddy Grove
earlier post for the grids and clues, and my other post for details on
how to vote in FSCC29
- Paddy
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Puzzle #1
Across
1. Stop cook grabbing redhead (5)
4. Uniform isn't odd at all (4)
6. Half-loved trouble (3)
7. Lascivious at first, Lothario wed lunatic (4)
8. Taste, say, for what, if common, is valuable (5)
Down
1. Certain constellations: they predict fall (5)
2. One thousand present have the info (4)
3. Embarrassed lawyer, under detailed examination,
starts to get away (5)
5. Victory gets a drink and a farewell (4)
Across
1. B(R)AKE
4. EVEN 2 defs
6. ADO half of ADO[red]
7. L EWD at first, Lothario = L; wed lunatic = EWD
8. SENSE Taste, say = SENSE; common SENSE is valuable
Down
1. BEARS Ref. Ursa Major & Minor; bear=investor predicting stock to
fall
2. K NOW
3. E L U D E 1st letters of first 5 words, clued by "starts"
5. V ALE
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Puzzle #2
SIX IN THIS QUINTET
Across
1. Where a dancer puts her feet up is not quite sterile (5)
4. Tranquility from drugs by mouth (4)
6. One of the few entrants here has a sting in her tail (3)
7. Fish, as eaten by contracted cobblers (4)
8. Eastern dress is, for many, in style when padding material is
removed (5)
Down
1. Displays of sabre-rattling (5)
2. Egg-laying sandpipers found nesting in Loire estuary (4)
3. Destroy 25% of database after a period of time (5)
5. Garment that covers all or just the heads of four Swedish singers
(4)
The title indicates that:- six across (BEE) is one of only
five letters required to complete the grid (A,B,E,R,S)
Across
1. BARRE[n]
4. EASE homophone 'Es'
6. BEE referring to the theme / only the female has a sting
7. B(AS)S cobblers = bullshit or (contracted) = bs
8. S(ARE)E 'are' the plural form of 'is'
Down
1. BEARS anag
2. RE ES hidden (Egg-laying indicates the female)
3. ERA+SE
5. ABBA coat / the band's name is an acronym of the members initials
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Puzzle # 3
Across
1. Central Cab is out of control (5)
4. Majestic JPEG? (4)
6. I tear the front off child's toy set (3)
7. Some cannabis for Freud (4)
8. Kitty's westbound sailboat (5)
Down
1. They might sell short stands (5)
2. Image of popular clothing company (4)
3. Listen to a baby bird tweet for a song (5)
5. Veggie lover's nose ring (4)
Across
1. BASIC (anag.)
4. EPIC (e-pic pun)
6. [L]EGO
7. ANNA (hidden)
8. SLOOP (pool's rev.)
Down
1. BEARS (2 defs.)
2. I(CO)N
3. CHEAP (cheep hom.)
5. PEA + L
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Puzzle #4
MARKET FORCES
Across
1. Whether in the city or the country, they breed an increase for the
stockman (5)
4. Quarters provide shelter for a life of comfort (4)
6. Wine store rounds the bill (3)
7. Country's late-blooming flower? (4)
8. Creep finally gets blue (5)
Down
1. Tolerates drug-taking locals (5)
2. Sounds like this musical horn makes a reedier noise (4)
3. 1Ds do this to get hard cash early in Manhattan (5)
5. Neighbor displays increasing brass (4)
Synopsis:
Across
1. BULLS (cryptic def.)
4. E,(A)S,E
6. BIN (nib rev.)
7. rURAL
8. getS+TEAL
Down
1. B(E)ARS
2. LENA (Horne hom, leaner hom.)
3. S(H)ELL
5. ABUT (tuba rev.)
Explanations:
Across
1. Bulls in the country are used to breed an increase in the herd for
stockmen; "bulls" in the City breed an
increase in profits for stockbrokers by buying aggressively
4. Quarters = E,S,E; provide shelter for = incl. indicator; a = A;
life of comfort = ease
6. Wine store = bin; rounds = rev. indicator; the bill = nib
7. Country = rural; 's = is; late-blooming = open this word after its
start; flower (river) = Ural; ? = tricky
elements
8. Creep = steal (as verb); finally gets = S; blue = teal
Down
1. Tolerates = bears; drug-taking = E inclusion; locals = bars
2. Sounds like = hom. indicator; this musical horn = Horne; makes a
reedier sound = leaner hom. = Lena
3. 1Ds do this = sell; to get = inclusion ind.; hard = H; cash early
on Manhattan = shell (i.e. wampum)
5. Neighbor = abut; displays increasing = rev. indicator; brass = tuba
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Puzzle #5
Across
1. Big responsibility making extra money, maybe (5)
4. Mark is back in school (4)
6. Biodegradable belt? (3)
7. Compassion shown by woman (4)
8. Confused? Not us, big nose! (5)
Down
1. Live with a secretary - it's productive! (5)
2. For one thing, global cooperation is over (4)
3. To express regret over start of terrorism might make sense (5)
5. Ripped up nonsense over "origin of Nazism" (4)
Across
1. B + ONUS
4. ETON (note rev.)
6. OBI (anag.)
7. RUTH (2 defs.)
8. SNOUT (anag.)
Down
1. BE + A RS
2. UN + IT
3. SIGH + T
5. TOR + N (rot rev.; initial letter)