Albionogram 21
De JCS-boekenbonnen zijn gewonnen door:
Ruud Rovers uit Geertruidenberg (17,50 Euro)
Marietje IJsselstein uit Schiedam (12,50 Euro)
Van harte gefeliciteerd.
Tussen [ ] is fout.
BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE
1. Statue of a lady who went topless sunbathing (6+4)
BRONZE BUST
[orange bust 1x] [brulee bust 1x] [bronze bush 1x]
2. Man-made truth from a TV-channel (8)
ARTEFACT
[truecast 2x]
3. A sleeping pet hates the sound of this bird (9)
KITTIWAKE
Kittywake (7x) heb ik niet fout gerekend.
Er staat “sound” in de omschrijving, dus kitti wake klinkt als kitty wake.
Kittywake schijnt overigens ook een variant te zijn.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kittywake#English
4. A small mountain of feathers (4)
DOWN
Down= dons
Down= upland= hoogland.
Zie ook deze links.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watership_Down,_Hampshire
Down is verwant aan ons duin.
https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=down
[cowl 1x] [fowl 4x] [bowl 3x] [dowl 1x]
5. He doesn't have a steady job on a fishing boat (7)
DRIFTER
6. Complaining bird (6)
GROUSE
[groue 1x]
7. Gay first lady can be found in France (5)
NANCY
8. + 9. Is done by a humble lion who eats his own family (7)
SWALLOW
9. See 8. (3+5)
HIS PRIDE
Its heb ik goed gerekend.
Het woordje “his” staat al in de omschrijving, dat was een schoonheidsfoutje van mij.
[swallow his bride 1x]
10. Time to make up after lunch (5)
ATONE
To atone= (weer) goedmaken.
At one= om 1 uur.
[adoze 2x] [afore 1x] [agone 2x] [amove 1x]
11. Bird of peace (7)
HALCYON
[halcijon 1x]
12. Bird that likes a laugh (4)
LARK
Geintje, lachertje.
[hawk 4x] [jack 2x]
13. Uncertain time of the year (3)
MAY
14. Dual function in a theocracy (8)
MINISTER
15. Is able and performed honestly (6)
CANDID
Can-did.
16. Ring for a man who used to be a woman (6)
WASHER
Was-her.
17. English for potgrond? (5+4)
NIGHT SOIL
[light soil 1x]
18. Orchestra of birds with a good connection (9)
BROADBAND
Bird en broad zijn denigrerende termen voor een vrouw, in het Nederlands mokkel of erger.
[arrasband 2x] [dreamland 1x]
19. They don't like this clown at the seaside (7)
PIERROT
Pier-rot.
20. Putin wants to change this personality disorder (10)
BORDERLINE
21. Harsh punishment for a soldier (8)
CORPORAL
22. Highrise hotel in a capital city (7)
TALLINN
Tall-inn.
[carlton 3x] [fallinn 1x]
23. This bird is a fight during a fistfight (7)
SPARROW
Spar-row.
[sparrer 1x]
24. A piece of cake on the tennis court (5)
SLICE
25. Weapon of Monic Hendrickx (9)
BATTLE-AXE
Zij speelde de hoofdrol in de film Kenau.
Kenau= battle-axe in het Engels.