Albionogram 9
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FIDDLING WHILE ROME BURNS
1. A policeman with a female tune (7)
SHERIFF
2. (Play that) can give admittance to A&E (8+4)
HOSPITAL PASS
Pass= toegangspasje.
FD: a pass made to a team-mate who will be tackled heavily as soon as the ball is received.
In het Nederlands noemen we dat een ziekenhuisbal.
[hospital cars 1x] [hospital days 1x]
3. Tree that is a pillar of the church (5)
ELDER
4. What a detective does, can't stand the light of day (6)
SHADOW
5. Settlement for Scandinavian royalty (6)
HAMLET
Hamlet= gehucht, klein dorpje.
“The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark”, van Shakespeare.
[wallet 1x]
6. A group of happy lions, but they won't get any offspring (3+5)
GAY PRIDE
Gay Pride Parade.
Gay= happy.
Pride= groep leeuwen.
De Engelse taal heeft heel veel interessante namen voor diergroepen.
https://grammar.yourdictionary.com/word-lists/list-of-names-for-groups-of-animals.html
[gay tribe 8x] [gay suite 1x]
7. American money you get by lying in the grass (9)
GREENBACK
FD: (slang) US a dollar bill.
[greencard 3x] [geenback 1x] [greenyard 1x]
8. He trained the actors in a John Wayne movie (10)
STAGECOACH
9. Sounds that cats make in alleys (4)
MEWS
FD: Mews=
a. A group of buildings originally containing private stables, often converted into residential apartments.
b. A small street, alley, or courtyard on which such buildings stand.
Mew= A high-pitching crying sound, especially that of a cat.
[rows 1x] [maws 2x]
10. Système d'exploitation (6+7)
FRENCH WINDOWS
French windows= openslaande deuren.
Frans voor besturingssysteem.
[french consols 1x]
11. Greek princess who was against the past (8)
ANTIGONE
[antipode 1x]
12. A sundial shows you it's time for a shave (4+6+6)
FIVE O'CLOCK SHADOW
FD: a dark stubble on the jawline and cheeks of a man's face.
Tegen een uur of 5 's middags werd dat zichtbaar bij sommige mannen, bijv. Ruud Lubbers en Richard Nixon.
[nine o'clock shadow 2x] [one o'clock shadow 1x] [file o'clock shadow 1x]
13. Very happy the rocket missed (4+3+4)
OVER THE MOON
14. Movie about global warming (7+6)
MERCURY RISING
15. (Adeptness for a) musical instrument (10)
PIANOFORTE
FD: Forte= Something in which a person excels.
(In het Nederlands kennen we: dat is zijn fort niet, daarin munt hij niet uit.)
[pianologue 3x]
16. A cocktail that can make a hole in wood (6)
GIMLET
17. American battle caused by a 2 (7+4)
WOUNDED KNEE
18. He has a wife and a farm (10)
HUSBANDMAN
[husbandsman 1x]
19. Prince Bernhard likes the best babyfood (7+3)
FORMULA ONE
20. Confusing relative of the blue whale (3+7)
RED HERRING
FD: Something that draws attention away from the matter being discussed or dealt with.
[wet herring 1x] sea herring 1x]
21. App for starting a fire (6)
TINDER
22. Disgusting amount (5)
GROSS
[trass 1x]