564 Punk
November 29, 2012
An excellent offering from Punk, quite tough, but lots here to like. COD 27ac – ‘Trader, agoraphobic, beefeater, vegetarian or diuretic addict? (4,6,5)’. Here’s the old Fifteensquared blog, plus the ones missed.
Across
9 hAIL
12 E QUIP
13 UP SET
15 PRIESTLEY, sounds like PRIESTLY. This man – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._B._Priestley
26 ORB – BRO knocked back.
Down
3 EG GB EATER
7 RED MULLET, presumably a reference to Anne Robinson’s hairstyle?
16 S(PEED)TRAP
17 BOMBAST – I can see the definition, but don’t really get the rest of the clue.
19 ROSE BAY
23 U(N TI)L, the point being North.
24 A MON G
http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/09/27/independent-6536punk-all-the-way-home/