Tuesday, 9 March 2021

Solution to the February Prize Puzzle from the Crossword Centre

 Solution to Changing Places by Rebus


The title refers to the finished grid where Trafalgar is in Nelson Square. The perimeter answers can all be linked with NELSON. The central R refers to the fact that Admiral Nelson lost his RIGHT ARM RIGHT EYE.


Across: 7 (patric)K + ONE (a), 8 anag.ROMEO in anag.  NERO, 11 own inside cred, 12 S Isierra) + KA (Ford Ka), 13 Outrage minus middle letter, 15 TEE + Off, 16 homophone LOANERS, 17 NEST inside FERA(l), 19 every third letter SarTreYelLedOut, 21 (s)ANTA ref Dancer, reindeer, 22 F + ARM, 25 ALL _ OT (old Testament), 27 GLAD + (v)IOLA, 30 TEAL in SE (South East England eg. Kent), 31 AN in AREA, 32 GLUT + EI, 33 CRAB minus R (take), 34 Anagram NEAPOLITAN minus IN A, 36 E + M + bellish (like a bell!), 37 Nice = French town. 

Down: 1 Fe (iron) + RULES, 2 2  meanings. Ref Illawarra cattle, 3 anagram LEGS NOT, 4 Hidden reversed, 5 IR (Inland Revenue) + KED, 6 Anag. TOKYO minus Y (yen), 9 anag. Artemis, 10 anag. Feller minus L, 12 Hidden  &lit., 14 Hidden, 18 sixteen ounce (1IB) minus sixte, 20 anag. THYMOL minus H, 23 anag. HELP AID, 24 LEE in S (small) TED (dry), 26 MURAL reversed, 27 BRAG (card game) swapping B + G, 28 First letters, 29 Anagram LEAVE, 30 S (section) + OLID, 35 2 meanings ref. Londonderry Air.

Perimeter :
Free style! (4) Anagram FREE
Express surprise at legal principle underlying decision (7) HO! + RATIO
Headless toy (4) (T) EDDY
Wind up taking home designated driver (6) DD in RILE
Could be the white knight of the Quebecois (7) MAN (chess piece) + DE LA
Flash back going South (4) Anagram FLASH minus S
Mr Spooner's aircraft Fitzgerald (11) Spoonerism FOKKER ELLA ref. Ella Fitzgerald
Mistake unknown (5) RICK + Y



Right eye, right arm.



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