_ACROSS&DOWNZH:qWö"41.2ææÿææÿææÿPUBLICTRANSPORTI.E.T.O.N.P.U.IPULSERATE.ACTORE.L.M.D.C.N...AFRIGID.ADDICTEDI.G.S.L.O.E.U.ESIEGEMENTALITY.H.R...G.A...T.U.DELAYINGACTIONX.N.N.S.E.A.F.DMOTHERLY.ENTREEA...M.A.H.T.U.RSALVO.TRIDACTYLE.A.N.E.Y.T.T.ISURFERSPARADISE----------------.-.-.-.-.-.-.----------.------.-.-.-.-.-...-------.---------.-.-.-.-.-.-.---------------.-.-...-.-...-.-.---------------.-.-.-.-.-.-.---------.-------...-.-.-.-.-.------.----------.-.-.-.-.-.-.----------------Team Cryptics Round 4 Puzzle #8David Bullock, Dr. John Collins, Gordon Murray, Luciano Ward© 2000Popular movement - but not with motorists? (6,9)Welcome brainfood for a swimmer (4-4)Hostile warning: one man has captured the queen (11)After Vermouth, I seem about to list (7)Ratty friend? (4)Walking cane, senility....and related stories? (10)Dog leaps in puddles (7)On the canvas from third strike (3)I cut into traffic - harsh words ensue (6)Measure of fitness sure leapt after work-out (5-4)Performer causes agent to lose head (5)Primarily, frozen stiff! (6)Abnormally fond of a divine sort of edict (8)Everyone in Italy's mad - so it's said - for ice cream (5-6)Member is held up, finally arrives and passes laws (10)Beleaguered state of mind...shell-shocked men easily get it (5,9)Where, in a thesaurus, you might find 'fabrication' or 'support'? (8)Dying to drink beer, knocked back a tonic nervously - it buys you some time (8,6)Flower making a comeback in a phenomenal display (7)Pen farewell oratorio (7)Mothers participate in kinky sex on festive occasions! (6)Holy term translated as "Mary's love for Jesus" (8)Hospital department starts to recommend early electrotherapy course (6)Sounds like High German for "Yes, how are you?" (4)Discharge of fire from colossal volcano (5)God! Get real! There's no point getting upset (3)Roll dirt and clay round tip of thumb with three fingers (9)Web users praised a groovy site that's perfect for beachcombers (7,8)SOLUTION Across 1 PUBLIC TRANSPORT (synonyms + cryptic defn.) 9 PULSE-RATE (anag.) 10 ACTOR ([F]ACTOR) 11 FRIGID (F + RIGID) 12 ADDICTED (A + DD + anag.) 15 SIEGE MENTALITY (anag.) 17 DELAYING ACTION (D[ALE (rev.)]YING + anag.) 21 MOTHERLY (anag.) 22 ENTREE (ENT + R + E + E) 24 SALVO (hidden word) 26 TRIDACTYL (anag. of DIRT and CLAY round T) 27 SURFERS PARADISE (SURFERS + anag.) Down 1 PIPE-FISH (PIPE + FISH) 2 BELLIGERENT (BELL + I + G[ER]ENT) 3 ITEMISE (IT + anag.) 4 TOAD (ref. WIND IN THE WILLOWS) 5 ANECDOTAGE (anag. + DOTAGE) 6 SPANIEL (anag.) 7 OUT (double defn.) 8 TIRADE (T[I]RADE) 13 TUTTI-FRUTTI (TUTTI + FRUITY (homophone)) 14 LEGISLATES (LEG IS LATE + S) 16 UNDERLIE (UNDER 'LIE') 18 ANEMONE (rev. hidden word) 19 CANTATA (CAN + TATA) 20 XMASES (MAS in SEX anag.) 23 HIYA (HIGH + JA (homophones)) 25 LAR (REAL anag. (or rev.) minus E) http://www.bigmultimedia.com/tcccc/