From: rt@ukc.ac.uk (R.W.Thearle)
Newsgroups: rec.puzzles.crosswords
Subject: Answers (SPOILER)
Keywords: Answers
Date: 22 Jul 92 14:16:15 GMT
Reply-To: rt@ukc.ac.uk (R.W.Thearle)
Organization: Computing Lab, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK.

In article <1992Jul21.221217.7877@adobe.com> asente@adobe.com (A Usenet Pal) writes:
>>		Missing Information
>
> How about the answer now? 

OK, answer follows, along with answers to the other 2 puzzles I posted
recently ("Vertical Take-Off" and "Son of OUCH Rides Again!")

						Roy


	Vertical Take-Off

+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
|p l o u g h s h a r e s|
+ + + +-+ + + + +-+ +-+ +
|r o a d i e|h u l a|c|e|
+ + + + + + + + +-+ + + +
|e|x|t a l l|u n m o o r|
+ + + + + + + + +-+ + + +
|c o s|t|a|p|t|s t u m p|
+ + +-+ +-+ + +-+ + + + +
|i|d|f a u l t f u l|p|e|
+ + +-+-+-+ + +-+ +-+ + +
|p o o r r e l a t i o n|
+ + +-+ +-+ + +-+ +-+ + +
|i n c o n s e q u e n t|
+ + +-+ +-+ + +-+-+-+ + +
|t|t|c o u s c o u s|e|i|
+ + + + +-+ + +-+ +-+ + +
|a o r t a|n|o|v|r|i n n|
+ + + +-+ + + + + + + + +
|n u a n c e|c l a n|t|e|
+ + + +-+ + + + + + + + +
|c|s|m a n s|k e n d a l|
+ +-+ +-+ + + + +-+ + + +
|e x p r e s s i v e l y|
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

Notes.
Ac. 1. Plough-s-hares. 2. anag. 4. T-all. 5. (P)u(rl)-(k)n(it)-moor.
7. S-tump. 10. anag. 11. initial letters twice. 12. A-O-rt-a. 13. (F)inn.
14. A in Nun-CE. 15. Cl(ergym)an. 16. 2 mngs, M(o)ans. 17. D in anag.
Dn. Preci-pit(t)ance; Loxodontous [hidden]; Oats; Gila [Al(l)ig(a-tor) rev]; 
Help-less-ness; Shuttlecocks [anag.]; Huns; Ra-ou-L; Ser-pentin-e-l-y;
D.A.-ta; Componental [MP-one-NT-a in col]; Tutu [Bishop Desmond T.];
Root; Cram-p; (Q)uran; Acne [c in an-e]; Vlei; Inde [Y in dye is "in D-E"].


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Son of OUCH Rides Again!

+-+-+-+-+-+
|p o p u p|
+ +-+ +-+ +
|i| |r| |i|
+ +-+ +-+ +
|t w i c e|
+ +-+ +-+ +
|o| |d| |c|
+ +-+ +-+ +
|n i e c e|
+-+-+-+-+-+

Notes.
Ac. 1. Popu(lace)-p. 4. I->O in Two-C.E. [Common Era]; (I)me(ra) Me(ridionale).
5. N(unnery)-i.e.-C.E. [Church of England].
Dn. 1. anag. [point is also a possible answer, but doesn't fit other answers].
2. A->E in anag.  3. Pi-e-Ce [5.85987... = 3.14159... +2.71828... = pi+e].

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Missing Information

+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
|   |t a u|     |r i o| |t h e|
+-+-+ + + + +-+-+ + + +-+ + + +
|a c o r n| |c h e s s r o o k|
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|b o r i c| |o a s t h o u s e|
+ + + + + +-+ + +-+ + + + + + +
|c l u e l e s s| |l a s t e d|
+-+-+ + + + +-+ +-+ + + +-+-+-+
|   |s l u t| |n i e c e|     |
+   +-+-+ + +-+ + +-+-+ +-+-+-+
|       |e a s t s|   |s a l e|
+-+-+-+-+ +-+ + + +   +-+ + + +
|l a m e d| |a g o|     |v o w|
+ + + + +-+ + + + +   +-+ + + +
|i l e x|   |f o b|   |j o v e|
+ + + +-+   + + + + +-+ + + + +
|m o a|     |a t a| |b o w e r|
+ + + +-+   + + + +-+ +-+-+-+-+
|b e n z|   |r a r e r|       |
+-+-+-+ +-+-+ + +-+ + +-+-+   +
|     |a s p i c| |r o a m|   |
+-+-+-+ + + +-+ +-+ + + + +-+-+
|a l b i n o| |l l a n f a i r|
+ + + + + + +-+ + +-+ + + + + +
|q u e r u l o u s| |z o r r o|
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|u n d e f i n e d| |e r r e d|
+ + + +-+ + + +-+-+ + + + +-+-+
|a g e| |f o e|     |d e y|   |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

Clue splits:

Ac.
Greek letter | City in Brazil | Definite article | Oak-apple | Zule |
Of an element | Place for hops | <blank> | Persisted | Girl (nasty) |
Girl (Nice, I hear) | Orients | A place where bargains are found? |
Hamstrung | Once | Promise | Bone | Timepiece accessory | Jupiter |
Extinct bird | Air Transport Auxiliary | Violinist | Early car designer |
Less common | Where quails are found | Wander | Unusually pale |
Village in Wales | Unaccepting | A flashing blade? | <blank> |
Miscalculated | Time since birth | Enemy | Milker 
Dn.
Solid circle | A fairy | <blank> | Musical notes | Agave fibre | Ammoniac |
Spiv | Tights | Lived meagrely | Alphabet | Mountain pass | Vegetable |
<blank> | Thorny bushes | When they arrive? | Meteorological line | Hunt |
Promise | Emotion is nought | Large jug | Branch | Fruit | Miserly |
Girlfriend (former) ... | ... Scottish? | Sun-browned | African country |
Geological age | Tobacco powder | Debilitating virus | Prior to | Join |
Underwater breathing apparatus <split> | Venerable cleric | Drug money |
Wrath | Angler's tool | Unity
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