Another treat for word lovers. Thank you Azed.
| Across | ||
| 1 | PSEUDOGRAPHY | Drunken upsey about Fido playing harp? Feature of unedited text maybe (12) |
| anagram (drunken) of UPSEY contains DOG (named Fido pehaps) and anagram (playing) of HARP | ||
| 10 | BUPLEVER | Umbellifer in merrymaking boozer knocked over (8) |
| reversal (knocked over) of REVEL (merrymaking) PUB (boozer) | ||
| 12 | ABID | One of many in saleroom no longer tolerated (4) |
| A BID (one of many in saleroom) – no longer indicates Spenserian spelling, now obsolete | ||
| 13 | NARNIA | Magical realm created by displaced rani in North America (6) |
| anagram (displaced) of RANI inside NA (North America) | ||
| 14 | SALVER | Waiter upset by verbals, dropping barrel (6) |
| anagram (upset by) of VERBALS missing B (barrel) | ||
| 15 | LOTAH | Metal pot, repulsive? Move one back a bit (5) |
| LOATH (repulsive, obsolete usage) with A (one) moved back | ||
| 16 | OBBLIGATO | Boil T-bag? O, that’s misguided – this is indispensable (9) |
| anagram (that’s misguided) of BOIL T-BAG O | ||
| 17 | JITNEY | After travelling in jet you’ve yen for cheap transport (6) |
| anagram (travelling) of IN JET followed by (after…you have…) Y (yen) | ||
| 19 | EXECS | Senior administrators, ten in what preceded EU section (5) |
| X (ten) inside EEC (what preceded the EU) then S (section) | ||
| 22 | DEIST | Non-religious believer is grabbed by antisocial youth from behind (5) |
| IS inside (grabbed by) TED (antisocial youth) reversed (from behind) | ||
| 24 | PELHAM | Remove last bit of skin on meat as part of tack (6) |
| PELt (skin) missing last letter (remove last bit of) on HAM | ||
| 25 | MISTREATS | Abuses veil with skittish stare (9) |
| MIST (veil) with anagram (skittish) of STARE | ||
| 28 | PSORA | The old man’s nursing largely painful skin condition (5) |
| PA (old man) contains (nursing) SORe (painful, largely=most of) | ||
| 30 | LAMPAD | Rare candlestick, being poorly turned stuff (6) |
| MAL (poorly) reversed (turned) then PAD (stuff) | ||
| 31 | ELFISH | Life’s changed alongside husband, distraught (6) |
| anagram (changed) of LIFE then H (husband) | ||
| 32 | HIYA | What’s heard in Yankee accent (see introductions)? (4) |
| first letters of (see introductions) of Heard In Yankee Accent – definition is &lit | ||
| 33 | DIAZINON | Insecticide I introduced, stunnin’ and acceptable (8) |
| I inside (with…introduced) DAZIN’ (stunnin’) and ON (acceptable) | ||
| 34 | RESETTLEMENT | Grudge having to accept aim of Scots with money, the émigré’s lot (12) |
| RESENT (grudge) contains (having to accept) ETTLE with M (money) | ||
| Down | ||
| 2 | SUBARID | Mediterranean resort in the south of France, almost rainless (7) |
| BARI (Mediterranean resort) in SUD (the South of France) | ||
| 3 | EPILATE | Eastern exercise system? Seconds taken off to shave (7) |
| E (eastern) then PILATEs (exercise system) missing S (seconds) | ||
| 4 | DENEB | Grace, on the up, not half, a bright star (5) |
| BENEDicite (grace, not half) reversed (on the up) | ||
| 5 | OVERBY | Daughter’s bairn takes in part of speech not long past? (6) |
| OY (grandchild, Scots) contains (takes in) VERB (part of speech) | ||
| 6 | GENTLE | Showing moderation it’s absorbed by unintelligent learners (6) |
| found inside (absorbed by) unintelliGENT LEarners | ||
| 7 | AEROGEL | Filth once dumped in meadow rising as foam (7) |
| GORE (filth, once) inside LEA (meadow) all reversed (rising) | ||
| 8 | PINTA | Skin discoloration identified by drink generally (5) |
| double definition – generally=informal | ||
| 9 | HUIA | Bird, now extinct? Maori gathering last of genera (4) |
| HUI (Maori gathering) then generA (last letter of) | ||
| 10 | BASE JUMPER | Low-level parachuter in worthless woolly (9, 2 words) |
| BASE (worthless) JUMPER (woolly) | ||
| 11 | MAHOMMEDAN | Crazy about former garçon, one follower of religion (9) |
| MAD (crazy) contains (about) HOMME (a former garcon) then AN (one) | ||
| 18 | NITRITE | Egg ceremony requiring salt (7) |
| NIT (egg) RITE (ceremony) | ||
| 20 | CHOPINE | Ill-fitting —— set? Toe pinches possibly (7) |
| anagram (ill-fitting) of CHOPINE (the solution) SET is TOE PINCHES – definition is &lit, an ill-fitting chopine may pinch your toe | ||
| 21 | SABAYON | Sweet lad blanketing a horse (7) |
| SON (lad) contains (blanketing) A BAY (horse) | ||
| 23 | TEWHIT | One of the plovers shot after the rain lifted (6) |
| HIT (shot) follows WET (the rain) reversed (lifted) | ||
| 24 | PALPAL | A couple of chums describing how insects feel? (6) |
| PAL PAL (a couple of chums) | ||
| 26 | SOFAS | Soft furnishings, very firm where bottom goes (5) |
| SO (very) FASt (firm) missing bottom letter | ||
| 27 | TAZZE | Bowls with spin, sez ‘Owzat!’, so wicket goes (5) |
| anagram (with spin) of sEZ owZAT missing SO W (wicket) | ||
| 29 | SLAE | Ingredient of Scottish gin, one found in Skye I removed? (4) |
| A (one) inside iSLE (Skye perhaps) missing I | ||
definitions are underlined
I write these posts to help people get started with cryptic crosswords. If there is something here you do not understand ask a question; there are probably others wondering the same thing.
Thanks Azed and Peedee.
I usually enjoy my Sunday tussle and did on this occasion.
The trouble is that a week later I have forgotten all the comments for this blog that I thought of at the time!