Across
*1.
Expression of disappointment in weight increase. (6)
*4.
Evil crap dealt with by Reformation. (8)
10.
Flowers may mollify sore point. (5)
11.
Plant in Peru or Sacramento, Calif. (3)
12.
European cavalryman shows indication of doubt to local area network. (5)
13.
New Zealand bird displays some intuition. (3)
14.
Coins from Lesotho dispatched in false statement. (7)
15.
What may follow Christmas is a hangover, it’s said. (3)
16.
Temporary problem bringing hospital up to scratch. (5)
17.
Venetian general spotted in brothel, loitering. (7)
21.
Mischievous creature from selfless Swiss capital. (3)
22.
Body’s lost vitamin? Yes, returning from epic journey. (7)
23.
Croatian grape lands sailor in the pen. (5)
25.
See 24 down.
27.
Could such a beautiful person be a Taser user? (7)
28.
Joey – it sounds like my heart is laden with this. (3)
29.
Lying back in some chair! Uncomfortable -- but familiar to Dickens readers. (5)
30.
Three in a row for Asian butter. (3)
31.
Biblical wood has a long, mottled, ugly grain, to start with. (5)
*32.
Beer dive needs renovation. (8)
*33.
Legendary type of falcon? (6)
Down
*1.
The awkward fish comes first. (6)
2. Member of high-status U.S. group is sacred, lacking nothing in a
spiteful way. (9)
3. Protects, unless it takes a different form. (9)
*5.
Confused, I enable foe to have coin toss. (6,2,6)
6. Slide and shelter in Church of England. (5)
7. Mollusk, if “bi”, at first, controls the flow. (5)
*8.
Spear a considerable quantity. (8)
*9.
Beet soup has church dropout, eating yellow onions to start with, enveloped by
hunger. (4,3,7)
18.
Familiar greeting to rat: been off to sleep through the winter? (9)
19.
Charm ally, upset and concerned with weeping. (9)
*20.
Tense, exotic moth gets bum roll. (3,5)
*24,
25 across. Horse type, but breeding animal misses the point! (6,3)
26.
Physician that is dead and entirely evaporated. (5)
27.
Sorrel soup of South Carolina – have it endlessly. (5)
Notes
E-mail
your solutions of The Very Logical Prize Puzzle No. 307 by the closing date of 4
p.m. (EST) on Friday, Aug. 18, 2017 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.
All
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. 307, along
with the name of the winner, and everyone else submitting correct solutions,
will be published on this site towards the end of August.
*Asterisked
clues indicate themed answers. Thus, the definition portions of these clues are
absent.
The
answer to 30 across is an alternative spelling.
***P.S.
The cost of mailing one T-shirt overseas has quadrupled in recent years and is
now almost $23 a pop, effectively killing the trade of small businesses like
Strip T’s. Thus, the prize now offered to winning puzzlers from outside the
U.S. will be a signed Stephanie cartoon rather than a T-shirt.
Note:
The clue for TVLPP No. 306's 14 across was, on reflection, imprecise, and thus
Ayr and Air are equally correct answers. Most solvers plumped for AYR ... "Auld
Ayr, wham ne'er a town surpasses, for honest men and bonnie
lasses."
And
the drawn winner, this month, is: Laura Bradford of Venice, Florida. Let us know
your mailing address, Laura, and we'll sent off a T-shirt (need size and design)
or a cartoon, which ever you like.
In
Laura's solving corner were Trudy Metzger and Carol Williams, who may be
enjoying the Maine summer, and correct solutions were also received from (in
England & Wales) Gron Roberts, Derek Harrison, Keith Williams, Eddie Looby,
David Nash, Mark Nichols and David Simmonds; (in France) Keith and Huguette
Simmonds and Norbert and Annie Bonnet; (in Bali) Calfan Dary; (and in USA) Rich
Pardoe and Pat Miga of Texas; and (in NH) Larry Reynolds (another fine piece of
envelope art, Larry), Julie Lindsay, Anne & Bruce Smith, Barbara Bierweiler,
Nancy Hebert, Randy Taylor, Jim & Joanne Gray and Chris Rogers.
Thanks
once again for sending in your solutions...and I hope you enjoy TVLPP No. 307
above.
LINK
www.crossword.org.uk/
A gateway to British puzzledom and Derek Harrison's own extensive contributions.
The
last 15+ years of winners
No.
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 Noack
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 Noack
of West Broomfield, Michigan, USA
No. 151 - Régine Privat, 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 Noack
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 Noack 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 Noack 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 - Huguette 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 Noack 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, Limoges, 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 -
Huguette 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 Crayford, Dartford,
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 Noack, 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
and/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 Limoges, 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, Dartford,
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 Willams, 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 Willams, Kings Worthy,
Winchester, England
No. 282 - Caroline Williams, Topsham, Maine, USA
No. 283 - Jim Sempsrott, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
No.
284 - Jane Carville/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
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