Dalibor’s puzzle for the day can be found here: Dalibor @ Cambridge and featured a double mini theme built around 10 across.
The solution to that clue was ‘Castle Inn’, the name of the venue (hence the definition: ‘here’). Four clues led to a castle (‘part of 10’), four other clues turned out to be alternatives for inn (the second ‘part of 10’). There was also a kind of mini theme with six down clues containing ‘Somewhere in …’ .
Please note: a couple of clues were rewritten / tweaked [23ac and 1d] after Daedalus (of Indy fame) made some valid comments during the event.
Definitions are underlined wherever possible and/or appropriate.
| Across | ||
| 1 | LINDISFARNE |
Part of 10 developed in Friesland (11)
(IN FRIESLAND)* [* = developed] |
| 7 | PUB |
Lead guitarist’s second piece included part of 10 (3)
PB (lead, the element) around [g]U[itarist] |
| 9 | MARRI |
Big tree‘s age not relevant for Unionists’ Party? (5)
MARRIAGE (Unionists’ Party, sort of cryptic) minus AGE A huge Australian red gum tree, a Eucalyptus with ornamental flowers. |
| 10 | CASTLE INN |
Silent treatment takes place in lavatory here? (6,3)
(SILENT)* inside CAN (lavatory) [* = treatment] |
| 11 | ROADHOUSE |
Part of 10 almost for this special purpose surrounded by two rivers (9)
AD HO[c] (for this special purpose, almost) inside {R (river) + OUSE (river)} |
| 12 | NINJA |
Toughie from John, primarily introducing what a crossword can offer? On the contrary (5)
J[ohn] inside NINA (what a crossword can offer), instead of the other way around |
| 13 | CODICIL |
Incomplete legal document, in Word, rejected as legal document (7)
Reversal (‘rejected’) of: LICI[t] (legal, incomplete) + DOC (document, in Word) |
| 15 | LUTE |
Instrument spoils broadcast (4)
Homophone (‘broadcast’) of: LOOT (spoils) |
| 18 | ENYA |
She’s a singer and she can play harmonica, at last! (4)
Final letters (‘at last’) of: [sh]E [ca]N [pla]Y [harmonic]A |
| 20 | ALNWICK |
Part of 10 known to be oddly knocked out in one blow (7)
[k]N[o]W[n] inside {A (one) + LICK (blow)} |
| 23 | AMATI |
Is Dalibor accepting ‘thank you’ in return for a precious instrument? (5)
AM I (is Dalibor) around AT (reversal (‘(in) return’) of TA (thank you)) |
| 24 | UNBIGOTED |
Wild dog in tube’s not fanatical (9)
(DOG IN TUBE)* [* = wild] |
| 26 | GOES UNDER |
Becomes bankrupt as a result of being unusually generous when Germany’s involved (4,5)
(GENEROUS)* around D (Germany) [* = unusually] |
| 27 | NEGEV |
Not all move gently backwards to desert (5)
Hidden solution (‘not all’): [mo]VE GEN[tly], then reversed (‘backwards’) |
| 28 | TIN |
Money found at the borders of Sweden (3)
S[wede]n = Sn (tin, the element) |
| 29 | MOLDED SALAD |
Sold dead lamb, mostly used as food for Americans (6,5)
(SOLD DEAD LAM[b])* [* = used]
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| Down | ||
| 1 | LIMERICK |
Somewhere in Ireland a Python’s introducing himself after the premiere of Lion King (8)
L[ion] + I’M ERIC (a Python’s introducing himself, Eric Idle) + K [King] |
| 2 | NORMANDY |
Somewhere in France no Barry Manilow hit is presented without resistance (8)
{NO + MANDY (Barry Manilow hit)} around R (resistance) |
| 3 | IRISH |
He, somewhere in Rhode Island, leads uprising of immigrants there? (5)
First letters (‘leads’) of: H[e] S[omewhere] I[n] R[hode] I[sland], then reversed (‘uprising’) |
| 4 | FACTUAL |
True, “deadly” is what describes carbon and uranium (7)
FATAL (deadly) around both C (carbon) and U (uranium) |
| 5 | ROSWELL |
Somewhere in Scotland run over by bigwig (7)
R (run) + O (over) + SWELL (bigwig) |
| 6 | ELLINGTON |
Somewhere in New Zealand wife leaves famous musician (9)
WELLINGTON (somewhere in New Zealand) minus W (wife) |
| 7 | PLIANT |
It could be Bush is claiming: “independent” equals “flexible” (6)
PLANT (it could be bush, lower case) around I (independent) |
| 8 | BENGAL |
Boy and girl somewhere in India? (6)
BEN (boy) + GAL (girl) |
| 14 | CONTINUUM |
Nina perhaps not unravelled, usually missed? For starters it’s an ongoing thing (9)
CONTI (Nina, daughter of, ventriloquist etc) + first letters (‘for starters’) of: N[ot] U[nravelled] U[sually] M[issed] |
| 16 | TINTAGEL |
Hair dye (a substance to put in your hair) for part of 10 (8)
TINT (hair dye) + A GEL (substance to put in your hair) |
| 17 | SKYDIVED |
Did something adventurous with The Blue Danube‘s intro to entertain nightclub (8)
{SKY (the blue) + D[anube]} around DIVE (nightclub) |
| 19 | ARUNDEL |
Part of 10‘s a circular, slightly elliptical line – no circle (7)
A R[o]UND (circular, with no O (circle) + E[lliptical] + L (line) |
| 20 | AUBERGE |
In part of 10 a beer mug’s broken in pieces, Frenchman’s thrown out (7)
A + (BEER [M]UG)* , the deleted M being ‘Frenchman’ [* = broken in pieces] |
| 21 | TARGET |
Jolly good film shows ambition (6)
TAR (Jolly, a sailor) + G (good) + ET (film) |
| 22 | TAVERN |
T-bird’s top’s fallen down in part of 10 (6)
T + AVERN (i.e. RAVEN (bird) with its top (R) moving down) |
| 25 | GANGS |
Asian river free of drug squads (5)
GANGES (Asian river) minus E (drug) |