Across
1.
Nor all thy piety nor wit shall lure it back again, ‘tis writ,
Although men fighting over-turns that restless digit, one discerns.
(3,6,6)
9. Take hold of Little England, when given a sound of disapproval. (7)
10,
31 ac. Hoax every sucker initially - then the finest pay up front and try to
make favourable impression. (3,4,4,4,7)
11.
Promoting peace twixt churches with anger, ere Northern Ireland adopts Christian
Science. (7)
13.
Raggedy one in support of bridge provides provision basket. (7)
14.
The present time for a Scottish fox? Yes! (5)
16.
It is poetic to sit back. (3)
18.
Some take pity displaying military cap. (4)
19.
Indian tunic that a Turk might change into. (5)
20.
It’s sad in Portugal if failing to fuss. (4)
22.
Power to each edible seed! (3)
23.
U.S. military I.D. card gets it back for prickly pears, for instance. (5)
26.
German mercenary’s jute cloth. (7)
27.
No, back in Perthshire, heather provides for a young lamb. (7)
28.
Harsh secret police torture 13 dn. (7)
30.
Earache to return to North African country after Queen departs. (7)
31.
See 10 ac.
Down
1.
Go fight! Beat the “f” out of a talent for talking. (3,4,2,3,3)
2. Incite chief intellectual. (7)
3. Dullness shows nothing to account in compassion. (7)
4. It clings tightly…let out and leave a mischief. (3)
5. Yawn endlessly and gorge. (3)
6. Show little interest over one to recite in singing voice. (6)
7. Mushrooms crumble regarding rifle cracks. (7)
8. Mysteriously arranged in hints, it may hold one back. (11,4)
12.
Attacked using 10 ac. (3,4)
13.
Led Zeppelin founder holds original sound track to get a service fee. (7)
15.
In China -- golden days of yore. (3)
17.
Even the fairest can display fury. (3)
18.
Parrot is somewhat likeable. (3)
21.
Holds back indigenous streets. (7)
23.
Mythological creature gives small coin to the French king. (7)
24.
Chinese jute made by General Motors in China! (7)
25.
Spicy dish of rice and meat
(6)
29.
Oil and bulk ore carrier or three-fourths of the sixth part of a drachma. (3)
30.
An idiot, on account of failure. (3)
Notes
E-mail
your solutions of The Very Logical Prize Puzzle No. 361 by the closing date of 4
p.m. (EST) on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, to johnnolan755@gmail.com
and include your name, postal address and your choice of a Strip T’s shirt***,
should you be the drawn winner. Please include a second choice (design number
and size) just in case we are out of stock of your favorite T-shirt. The items
on Café Press are not in our stock and thus are not available as prizes.
Solutions
can also be mailed to John Nolan, 27 River Road, Farmington, NH, 03835.
Most
answers, except proper names, appear in Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate
Dictionary tenth edition and/or The Chamber’s Dictionary. In this
"British-style" crossword, punctuation marks in clues are best
ignored, as a rule.
The
solution to The Very Logical Prize Puzzle No. 361, along with the name of the
winner, and everyone else submitting correct solutions, will be published on
this site towards the end of February.
And
the drawn winner (duty performed by Stephanie, this month) is ... Keith
Williams of Kings Worthy, Winchester, England...one half of the prolific Eclogue
crossword composing duo. Congratulations, Keith, and we'll mail off a prize
cartoon to you on Monday...unless there's a snowstorm. This is a cruelly cold
winter.
On
the Honour Roll of solvers this month are Matt Mitchell of Glenside, PA; Rich
Pardoe of Houston, Texas; J.F. Gecik of Sheffield Lake, Ohio; Laura Bradford,
Carolyn Williams & Trudy Metzger, basking in the Florida sun; NH solvers
Barbara Bierweiler shivering up in Ossipee, Chris Rogers of Farmington, Anne
& Bruce Smith of Strafford, Larry Reynolds, Randy Taylor, Julie Lindsay,
Barbara Trow and Jim & Joanne Gray, all of Rochester; Calfan Dary of Bali,
Indonesia; Mark Roberts of Hostert, Luxembourg; Ian Simpson of Edinburgh,
Scotland; and English stalwarts Eddie Looby of Longbridge, Bill Stewart of
Leicester, Mark Nichols of Rugby, David Nash of Coleford, and Derek Harrison of
Pegswood.
Thanks
you all for the entries and the news snippets...they make it all the more
gratifying when in isolation is in vogue. And now, I hope you have fun with
TVLPP 361 way up above.
Notes
www.crossword.org.uk/
A gateway to British puzzledom and Derek Harrison's own extensive contributions
including an ever-interesting monthly newsletter.
Occasionally
a Scots word will creep into the Logical Puzzle and as an aid to those solvers not too
familiar with Lallans, the Dictionary of the Scots Language (https://dsl.ac.uk/)
is recommended as a reference work.
The
last 20 years of winners
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115 - Andy Knap of London, SW20, England
No.
116 - Randy Taylor of Rochester, New Hampshire, USA
No.
117 - Chris Rogers of Farmington, New Hampshire, USA
No.
118 - Don Parent of Hanover, Maine, USA
No.
119 - Karen Muller of Kohimarama, Auckland, New Zealand
No.
120 - Nancy Mooney Hebert of Palm Bay, Florida, USA
No.
121 - Carl E. Damuth of Wells, Maine, USA
No.
122 - Don Parent of Hanover, Maine, USA
No. 123 - Randy
Taylor of Rochester, New Hampshire, USA
No.
124 - Karen Muller of Kohimarama, Auckland, New Zealand
No. 125 - Carl E.
Damuth of Wells, Maine, USA
No. 126 - Joan
Bittrolff, Somersworth, New Hampshire, USA
No. 127 - Not posted
due to the stress and pressure of vacation
No. 128 - Chris
Rogers of Farmington, New Hampshire, USA
No. 129 - Nancy
Mooney Hebert of Palm Bay, Florida, USA
No. 130 - Carl E. Damuth of Wells, Maine, USA
No. 131 - Joan
Bittrolff, Alford, Florida, USA
No. 132 - Slipped
through cracks due to computer crisis
No. 133 - Karen
Muller of Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand
No. 134 - Randy
Taylor of Rochester, New Hampshire, USA
No. 135 - Don Parent
of Hanover, Maine, USA
No. 136 - Paul Nyack of West Broomfield, Michigan, USA
No. 137 - Carl E. Damuth of Wells, Maine, USA
No. 138 - Don Parent of Hanover, Maine, USA
No. 139 - Barbara Trow of Dover, New Hampshire, USA
No. 140 - Bonnie & Kevin Bergeron, Rochester, New Hampshire, USA
No. 141 - Nancy Mooney Hebert of Palm Bay, Florida, USA
No. 142 - Karen
Cleary of St. Johns Park, Auckland, New Zealand
No. 143 - Chris Rogers of Farmington, New Hampshire, USA
No. 144 - Veronique Bonnet, Rodez, France
No. 145 - Carl E. Damuth of Wells, Maine, USA
No. 146 - Huguette R.-M. Simmonds of Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago
No. 147 - Randy
Taylor of Rochester, New Hampshire, USA
No. 148 - Pierre Gaillard, Olemps, France
No. 149 - Reynir Axelsson, Mosfellsbaer, Iceland
No. 150 - Paul Nyack of West Broomfield, Michigan, USA
No. 151 - Régine Privet, Naucelle, France
No. 152 - Don Parent
of Hanover, Maine, USA
No. 153 - Barbara Winter, Dover, New Hampshire, USA
No. 154 - Joan
Bittrolff, Alford, Florida, USA
No. 155 - Condell Lovell Simmons of Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago
No. 156 - Nancy Mooney Hebert of Palm Bay, Florida, USA
No. 157 - Karen
Cleary of St. Johns Park, Auckland, New Zealand
No. 158 - Barbara Trow of Dover, New Hampshire, USA
No. 159 - Paul Nyack of West Broomfield, Michigan, USA
No. 160 - Sylvie Chauchard of Belmont Sur Rance, Belmont, France
No. 161 - Carl E. Damuth of Wells, Maine, USA
No. 162 - Yvette Gaillard of Olemps, Rodez, France
No. 163 - Randy Taylor of Rochester, New Hampshire, USA
No. 164 - Calfan Dary of Anggabaya, Bali, Indonesia
No. 165 - Keith Simmonds of Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago
No. 166 - Chris Rogers of Farmington, New Hampshire, USA
No. 167 - Joan Bittrolff of Alford, Florida, USA
No. 168 - Betty Bardy of
Albi, France
No. 169 -
Randy Taylor of
Rochester, New Hampshire, USA
No. 170 - Bonnie & Kevin Bergeron, Rochester, New Hampshire, USA
No. 171 - Paul Nyack of West Broomfield, Michigan, USA
No. 172 - Barbara Trow of Dover, New Hampshire, USA
No. 173 - Barbara Winter of Dover, New Hampshire, USA
No. 174 - Nancy Moony Hebert of Alton, New Hampshire, USA (in summer)
No. 175 - Jim Gaudet of Dover, New Hampshire, USA
No. 176 - Keith Williams of Kings Worthy, Winchester, Hampshire, England
No, 177 - Karen Cleary of St. Johns Park, Auckland, New Zealand
No. 178 - Calfan Dary of Anggabaya, Bali, Indonesia
No. 179 - James O. Horrigan, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
No. 180 - David Simmonds of Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago
No. 181 - Chris Rogers of Farmington, New Hampshire, USA
No. 182 - Madeleine Dupierre of Rodez, France.
No. 183 - Paul Nyack of West Broomfield, Michigan, USA
No. 184 - Jim Siirola of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
No. 185 - James O. Horrigan, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
No. 186 - Randy Taylor of
Rochester, New Hampshire, USA
No. 187 -
Joan Bittrolff of Alford, Florida, USA
No. 188 - Natalie Ryder, Bremen,
Georgia, USA
No. 189 - Barbara Trow of Dover, New
Hampshire, USA
No. 190 -
Héloïse Bonnet of Rodez, France
No. 191 - Jim Gaudet of Dover, New Hampshire, USA
No. 192 - Calfan Dary of Anggabaya, Bali, Indonesia
No. 193 - Keith Williams of Kings Worthy, Winchester, Hampshire, England
No. 194 - Hugutte R.-M. Simmonds, Tunapuna, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies
No. 195 - Terry Towle, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
No. 196 - Vidya Singh of Sidcup, Kent, England
No. 197 - Jim Sempsrott, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
No. 198 - Condell Lovell Simmons of Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago
No. 199 - Trudy Metzger, Caroline Williams, Laura Bradford of Westport I.,
Maine, USA
No. 200 - Norbert Bonnet of Rodez, France
No. 201 - Barbara Bierweiler of Ossipee, New Hampshire, USA
No. 202 - Paul Nyack of West Broomfield, Michigan, USA
No. 203 - James O. Horrigan, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
No. 204 - Randy Taylor of
Rochester, New Hampshire, USA
No. 205 - Chris Rogers of Farmington, New Hampshire, USA
No. 206 - Nancy Mooney Hebert of Palm Bay, Florida, USA
No. 207 - Wayne Maricheau of Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago
No. 208 - Mark Nichols of Rugby, Warwickshire, England
No. 209 - Keith Williams of Kings Worthy, Winchester, Hampshire, England
No. 210 - Jim Sempsrott, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
No. 211 - Calfan Dary of Anggabaya, Bali, Indonesia
No. 212 - Joan Bittrolff of Alford, Florida, USA
No. 213 - Barbara Trow of Dover, New Hampshire, USA
No. 214 - Keith Simmonds of Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago
No. 215 - Ian Laming, Chippingham, Wiltshire, England
No. 216 - James O. Horrigan, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
No. 217 - Jim Siirola of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (technically a
non-competitor)
No. 218 - Keith Williams of Kings Worthy, Winchester, Hampshire, England
No. 219 - Annie Bonnet of Rodez, France
No. 220 - Veronique Bonnet, Images, France
No. 221 - Eddie Looby, Longbridge, Birmingham,
England
No. 222 - Nancy Mooney Hebert of Palm Bay, Florida, USA
No. 223 - Chris Rogers of Farmington, New Hampshire, USA
No. 224 - Mark Nichols of Rugby, Warwickshire, England
No.
225 - Randy Taylor of Rochester, New Hampshire, USA
No. 226 - Hugest R.-M. Simmonds, Tunapuna, Trinidad & Tobago
No. 227 - Joan Bittrolff of Alford, Florida, USA
No. 228 - David Nash, Coleford, Gloucestershire, England
No. 229 - Jim Sempsrott, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
No. 230 - Condell Lovell Simmons of Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago
No. 231 - Barbara Bierweiler of Ossipee, New Hampshire, USA
No. 232 - Eddie Looby, Longbridge, Birmingham,
England
No. 233 - Calfan Dary of Anggabaya, Bali, Indonesia
No. 234 - Trudy Metzger and Laura Bradford of Topsham, Maine, USA
No. 235 - Barbara Trow of Dover, New Hampshire, USA
No. 236 - Jim Siirola of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (technically a
non-competitor)
No. 237 - Keith Williams of Kings Worthy,
Winchester, Hampshire, England
No. 238 - Philippe Bonnet of Rodez, France
No. 239 - Nancy Mooney Hebert of Palm Bay, Florida, USA
No. 240 - Mark Nichols of Rugby, Warwickshire,
England
No. 241 - David Simmonds of Crawford, Dart ford,
England
No. 242 - Chris Rogers of Farmington, New
Hampshire, USA
No. 243 - Eddie Looby, Longbridge, Birmingham,
England
No. 244 - Jim Sempsrott, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
No. 245 - Joan Bittrolff of Alford, Florida, USA
No. 246 - Pat Mathews of Berwick, Maine, USA
No. 247 - Veronique Bonnet, Rodez, France
No. 248 - Paul Nyack, Rochester Hills,
Minnesota, USA
No. 249 - David Nash, Coleford, Gloucestershire, England
No. 250 - Nigel Cowley of Cooksbridge, East Sussex, England
No. 251 - Keith Simmonds of Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago
No. 252 - Calfan Dary of Anggabaya, Bali, Indonesia
No. 253 - Barbara Bierweiler of Ossipee, New Hampshire, USA
No. 254 - Trudy Metzger, Carol Williams and Laura Bradford of Maine
or Florida, USA
No. 255 - Eddie Looby, Longbridge, Birmingham,
England
No. 256 - Barbara Trow of Dover, New Hampshire, USA
No.
257 - Randy Taylor of Rochester, New Hampshire, USA
No. 258 - Annie Bonnet of Rodez, France
No. 259 - Keith Williams of Kings Worthy,
Winchester, Hampshire, England
No. 260 - Jim Sempsrott, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
No. 261 - Mark Nichols of Rugby, Warwickshire,
England
No. 262 - Jim Siirola of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (technically a
non-competitor)
No. 263 - Mark Nichols of Rugby, Warwickshire,
England
No. 264 - Jeanine Bonnet of Images, France
No. 265 - Chris Rogers of Farmington, New
Hampshire, USA
No. 266 - Calfan Dary of Anggabaya, Bali, Indonesia
No. 267 - Joan Bittrolff of Alford, Florida, USA
No. 268 - David Nash, Coleford, Gloucestershire, England
No. 269 - David Simmonds of Crayford, Dart ford,
England
No. 270 - Nancy Mooney Hebert, Alton Bay, New
Hampshire, USA
No. 271 - Trudy Metzger on an island in Maine, USA
No.
272 - Pat Miga of Colleyville, Texas, USA
No. 273 - Eddie Looby, Longbridge, Birmingham,
England
No. 274 - Barbara Bierweiler of Ossipee, New Hampshire, USA
No. 275 - Huguette R.-M. Simmonds, Rodez,
France
No. 276 - Keith Williams, Kings Worthy,
Winchester, England
No. 277 - Veronique Bonnet, Rodez, France
No. 278 - Mark Nichols of Rugby, Warwickshire,
England
No.
279 - Nancy Mooney Hebert, Palm Bay, Florida, USA
No.
280 - Calfan Dary of Anggabaya, Bali, Indonesia
No. 281 - Keith Williams, Kings Worthy,
Winchester, England
No. 282 - Carolyn Williams, Topsham, Maine, USA
No. 283 - Jim Sempsrott, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
No.
284 - Jane Cornville/Samantha Warren, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, USA
No.
285 - Larry Reynolds, East Rochester, NH, USA
No.
286 - Rich Pardoe, San Francisco Bay, Calif., USA
No.
287 - Randy Taylor, Rochester, NH, USA
No.
288 - Anne & Bruce Smith, Strafford, NH, USA
No. 289 - Pat Miga of Colleyville, Texas, USA
No. 290 - Bonnie & Kevin Bergeron,
Rochester, NH, USA
No.
291 - Annie Bonnet of Rodez, France
No.
292 - Eddie Looby, Longbridge, Birmingham,
England
No.
293 - Julie Lindsay of Rochester NH, USA
No.
294 - Joanne Gray of Rochester, NH, USA
No.
295 - Pat Miga of Colleyville, Texas, USA
No.
296 - David Nash, Coleford, Gloucestershire, England
No.
297 - Barbara Trow, Dover, NH, USA
No.
298 - Chris Rogers of Farmington, New
Hampshire, USA
No.
299 - Rich Pardoe of Houston, Texas, USA
No. 300 - Mark Nichols of Rugby, Warwickshire,
England
No. 301 - Barbara Bierweiler of Ossipee, New Hampshire, USA
No. 302 - Clara Bonnet of Rodez, France
No. 303 - Gron Roberts, Neath, West Glamorgan,
Wales
No. 304 - Calfan Dary of Anggabaya, Bali,
Indonesia
No. 305 - Nancy Mooney Hebert, Palm Bay, Florida, USA
No. 306 - Laura Bradford, Venice, Florida, USA
No.
307 - Keith Williams, Kings Worthy,
Winchester, England
No.
308 - Derek Harrison, Bedlington, Northumberland, England
No.
309 - Larry Reynolds, East Rochester, NH, USA
No.
310 - Jane Carville, Wolfeboro, NH, USA
No.
311 - John F. Gecik, Sheffield Lake, Ohio, USA
No.
312 - Keith Simmonds, Tunapuna, Trinidad & Tobago
No.
313 - Eddie Looby, Longbridge, Birmingham,
England
No.
314 - David Nash, Coleford,
Gloucestershire, England
No.
315 - Randy Taylor, Rochester, NH, USA
No.
316 - Jim/Joanne Gray, Rochester, NH, USA
No.
317 - Patricia Miga of Colleyville, Texas, USA
No.
318 - David Simmonds, Crayford, England
No.
319 - Keith Williams, Kings Worthy,
Winchester, England
No,
320 - Eddie Looby, Longbridge, Birmingham,
England
No. 321 - Gron Roberts, Neath, West Glamorgan,
Wales
No. 322 - Julie Lindsay of Rochester, NH, USA
No.
323 - Rich Pardoe of Houston, Texas, USA
No.
324 - Trudy Metzger of Titusville, Florida, USA
No.
325 - Brian Dungate of Brighton, England
No.
326 - Anne & Bruce Smith, Strafford, NH, USA
No.
327 - Mark Roberts of Hostert, Luxembourg
No.
328 - Calfan Dary of Anggabaya, Bali,
Indonesia
No.
329 - John F. Gecik, Sheffield Lake, Ohio, USA
No.
330 - Derek Harrison, Bedlington, Northumberland, England
No.
331 - Chris Rogers of Farmington, New
Hampshire, USA
No.
332 - Bill Stewart of Leicester, England
No.
333 - Annie Bonnet of Rodez, France
No.
334 - Mark Nichols of Rugby, Warwickshire,
England
No. 335 - Patricia Miga of Southlake, Texas, USA
No.
336 - Jim/Joanne Gray, Rochester, NH, USA
No.
337 - Ian Laming, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
No.
338 - Ian Simpson, Edinburgh, Scotland
No. 339 - Keith Williams, Kings Worthy,
Winchester, England
No.
340 - Barbara Trow, Rochester, NH, USA
No.
341 - Julie Lindsay of Rochester, NH, USA
No,
342 - Eddie Looby, Longbridge, Birmingham,
England
No.
343 - Calfan Dary of Anggabaya, Bali, Indonesia
No. 344 - Laura Bradford, somewhere in Maine USA
No. 345 - Randy Taylor, Rochester, NH, USA
No. 346 - Mark Roberts of Hostert, Luxembourg
No. 347 - Rich Pardoe of Houston, Texas, USA
No. 348 - Ann Holme of Salisbury, England
No. 349 - Barbara Bierweiler of Ossipee,
NH, USA
No.
350 - Bill Stewart of Leicester, England
No. 351 - Ian Simpson, Edinburgh, Scotland
No. 352 - Chris Rogers of Farmington, New
Hampshire, USA
No. 353 - Larry Reynolds, East Rochester, NH, USA
No. 354 - David Nash, Coleford, Gloucestershire, England
No. 355 - Derek Harrison, Pegswood, Northumberland, England
No. 356 - John F. Gecik, Sheffield Lake, Ohio, USA
No. 357 - Mark Roberts of Hostert, Luxembourg
No. 358 - Anne & Bruce Smith, Strafford,
NH, USA
No, 359 - Mark Nichols of Rugby, England
No.
360 - Keith Williams, Kings Worthy,
Winchester, England
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