I will | wait in | Scottish hillside, | by | tiny hills that say it all (7)
[I'LL] [inside] [BRAE] [=] [BRAILLE]
Wrong | tea | to serve with | rice/corn | blend (9)
[INCORRECT] = [T] [+] [RICE CORN] [anagram]
Here, tea is used to stand in for its homophone without any additional indication.
Is a pastel pachyderm | a beast of bourbon? (4,8)
[PINK ELEPHANT] = [PINK ELEPHANT]
I think the beast of bourbon pun is about a week younger than the euphemistic use of pink elephants for delirium tremens.
Boat'|s | circle (5)
[SLOOP] = [S] [LOOP]
Here, the possessive suffix ['s] in the surface sentence is broken off to serve on its own in the wordplay.
In Anglican ritual, | under ten hands | over a head (5)
[homophone] [METRE] = [MITRE]
1 metre=9.84 hands. A mitre is a traditional headdress worn by some bishops. Metre and mitre are British spellings of the American meter and mitre, used here because the Seattle Times clue specified Anglican. The homophony isn't perfect, but IMHO close enough for a game clue.
 LAT |  Seattle Times 7/15/14 sNYT |
Three from LAT:
Prompters place oak nut with men going to emergency room (4,6)
Innocents heard leaves (4)
Muzzily cork A.M. call from awakener (5,5)
Two from Seattle Times:
Fights to get rid of paint (7)
British crossword enthusiasts are headed to becoming the Ante-Christ (3)
British crossword enthusiasts are headed to becoming the Ante-Christ (3)
Good day Owen. No sweat with this set.
ReplyDeleteLAT1: Prompters place oak nut with men going to emergency room (4,6)
Well, “oak nut” can be only one thing, which kind of gives the game away. I had never known the origin of the answer – had to look it up. Thanks.
Innocents heard leaves (4)
Nice. I never heard that usage of the (answer) verb, except with “on the”.
Muzzily cork A.M. call from awakener (5,5)
I don’t think I have seen that adverb, muzzily, very often. I suppose I often awake muzzily.
sNYT1: Fights to get rid of paint (7)
Just about got through that one. A barrel of laughs.
sNYT2 British crossword enthusiasts are headed to becoming the Ante-Christ (3)
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha……..No further comment required. I wonder why Americans spell ARTIFACT with an I rather than an E.
And here are mine:
ReplyDeleteAdapts to loss of right-turns (7).
Two girls on one knee (7).
They presumably offer single-breasted garments (6).
Community hides diamond in retractable tube (7)
A flower from my Irish heart (6).
Whoops, error. The 4th clue should be:
ReplyDeleteFrustration of hiding heart in retractable tube (7).