A standard Gemelo puzzle.
I solved this one in bits and pieces over several days, not because it was overly difficult, but because I’ve been very busy this week. I put the last solution in yesterday (Friday) that being OGEN MELON, but had to come back for the parsing because I couldn’t see it for some reason despite it being straightforward.
Thanks, Gemelo.
| ACROSS | ||
| 1 | PULP |
Nonsense from preachers renouncing vermouth (4)
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| PULP(it) (“preachers”) renouncing IT (“vermouth”) | ||
| 4 | SWADESHI |
Old Indian nationalist movement has wised up (8)
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| *(has wised) [anag:up]
The Swadeshi were pre-Independence Indian nationalists who boycotted British goods in favour of home industries. |
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| 11 | HAIR-EEL |
Look inside bank for worm (7)
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| AIR (“look”) inside HEEL (“bank”) | ||
| 13 | ACTON |
Something found under mail not about to be returned (5)
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| <=(NOT + Ca. (circa, so “about”), to be returned)
An acton was a stuffed jacket worn under a coat of mail. |
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| 14 | INEXPLICIT |
Ambiguous export allowed east of Indiana (10)
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| Exp. (export) + LICIT (“allowed”) east of IN (Indiana) | ||
| 15 | TANG |
Sea surgeon in coarse seaweed (4)
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| Double definition | ||
| 16 | KENTE |
What Superman’s named cape that doesn’t use better silk cloth (5)
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| (Clark) KENT (“what Superman’s named” in his early alter ego) + (cap)E that doesn’t use CAP (“better”) | ||
| 17 | OGEN MELON |
Old me adopting new name for fruit (9, 2 words)
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| O (old) + GEMELO (“me”, the setter) adopting N (new) + N (name) | ||
| 20 | PRESAGED |
Urged to accept silver for second forecast (8)
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| PRES(s)ED (“urged”) to accept Ag (chemical symbol for “silver”) for s (second) becomes PRES(Ag)ED | ||
| 22 | ROENTGEN |
Scientist torn about screening energy information (8)
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| *(torn) [anag:about] screening E (energy) + GEN (“information”) | ||
| 26 | TANTARARA |
Blast of pan-pipes featuring in short form of jazz (9)
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| ANTARA (“pan-pipes”) featuring in [short] TRA(d) (“form of jazz”) | ||
| 28 | VALOR |
Bravery of Charlotte and Victoria taking a look inside (5)
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| VR (“Victoria” Regina) taking A + LO (“look”) inside
Charlotte is a city in the US so would use the American spelling of “valour”. |
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| 30 | AGAR |
Devious excursion uncovered jelly (4)
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| (v)AGAR(y) (“devious excursion”, uncovered) | ||
| 31 | PERITECTIC |
Melting ice mostly dogging a building designer carving out arch (10)
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| IC(e) [mostly] dogging (i.e. following) PER (“a) + (arch)ITECT (“building designer”, carving out ARCH) | ||
| 32 | ROMPS |
Swift runs that would become walks if pastor were leading (5)
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| ROMPS (“swift run”) would become (P)OMPS (“walks”) if the leading letter was a P (pastor)
RACES would also be a valid solution to this clue. |
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| 33 | UPHOLDS |
Unusual push to frame worn-out countenances (7)
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| *(push) to frame OLD (“worn-out”) | ||
| 34 | EPIDEMIC |
Long story about the same disease (8)
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| EPIC (“long story”) about IDEM (“the same”) | ||
| 35 | REAM |
Where scholars may read scripture in the morning paper (4)
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| RE (religious education, so “where scholars may read scripture”) + AM (ante meridiem, so “in the morning”) | ||
| DOWN | ||
| 1 | PHOTOGRAVURE |
HR pro gave out false picture offering no relief (12)
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| *(hr pro gave out) [false] | ||
| 2 | LINNET |
Flier allowed to go outside of tavern (6)
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| LET (“allowed”) to go outside of INN (“tavern”) | ||
| 3 | PREGNANT |
History’s cogent and full of meaning (8)
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| Double definition, the first archaic | ||
| 5 | WEPT |
Time where preacher sat up and presented Lamentations (4)
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| <=(T (time) + PEW (“where preacher sat” formerly, up) | ||
| 6 | ALLELE |
Gene Kelly barely cracking highest note after doing a flip (6)
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| <=((k)ELL(y) [barely] cracking E-LA (“highest note” in old church music), after doing a flip) | ||
| 7 | DAIKO |
Drum kit almost breaking on account of drummer initially going the wrong way (5)
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| <=(KI(t) [almost] breaking o/a (on account of) + D(rummer) initially, going the wrong way) | ||
| 8 | STINT |
Keep short wading bird (5)
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| Double definition | ||
| 9 | HOTTIES |
Commitments preceded by endless shots – they may help with cold feet! (7)
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| TIES (“commitments”) preceded by [endless] (s)HOT(s) | ||
| 10 | INCENDIARISM |
Criminal and I sin – crime is arson (12)
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| *(and I sin crime) [anag:criminal] | ||
| 12 | EXEMPT |
River dam’s last part taken out (6)
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| (River) EXE + (da)M [‘s last] + pt. (part) | ||
| 18 | NARRATOR |
Reporter‘s notorious, abruptly U-turning to right (8)
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| <=ARRAN(t) (“notorious”, abruptly, u-turning) + TO + R (right) | ||
| 19 | SODA POP |
Difficulties returning burst fizzy drink in Florida (7, 2 words)
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| <=ADOS (“difficulties”, returning) + POP (“burst”) | ||
| 21 | SNATCH |
Quickly win section of course (6)
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| Double definition, although I’m uncertain on the second one, thinking it might be a snack, part of a course in a menu. | ||
| 23 | GNETUM |
Tropical plants displaced nutmeg (6)
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| *(nutmeg) [anag:displaced] | ||
| 24 | VAGILE |
Very able to move? (6)
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| V (very) + AGILE (“able to move”) and &lit. | ||
| 25 | ELEMI |
Something in ink that is covering one Spice Girl or another all over (5)
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| <=(i.e (“that is”) covering MEL (Smith or Chisolm, both of whom were Spice Girls), all over) | ||
| 27 | ARISE |
Begin to split into opposing camps after politician quits (5)
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| (pol)ARISE (“to split into opposing camps”, with Pol. (politician) quitting) | ||
| 29 | KEPI |
Cap for French toll when cycling (4)
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| If you cycle (turn) the letters of PI-KE (“toll) 180 degrees, you’d see KE-PI |