A straightforward puzzle
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 | MUCOR - MUC(k)-OR; |
| 5 | APOCOPE - A-PO(CO)PE; CO=Conscientous Objector; |
| 11 | ALABAMAN - A-LAB-A-MAN; |
| 12 | NESS - (anything) + NESs = a quality eg softness; |
| 13 | PELLUCID - P(ELL)U(t)-CID; |
| 14 | GOUTTE - GO-UTTE(r); total=utter as in "utter chaos"; |
| 16 | ESILE - E(n)SILE; nuclear=n; |
| 18 | MAINOR - MA(I)NOR; |
| 19 | CALTROPS - C(A-LT)ROPS; |
| 22 | GROO-GROO - sounds like "grew-grew"; |
| 25 | HEGIRA - HE(GI)RA; |
| 27 | ELECT - ELECT(RA); RA=royal Academy; |
| 28 | EARTHY - ("the carry on" without "corn")*; |
| 29 | BASICITY - BA(SIC(k)-IT)Y; |
| 30 | MANN - MANN(ered); |
| 31 | UNSEAMED - ("one amused" without "o")*; |
| 32 | THANAGE - THAN-AGE; |
| 33 | DNASE - E-SAND reversed; |
| Down | |
| 1 | MANGE - MANGE(r); |
| 2 | CASUAL - CAS(U)A-L; |
| 3 | OBSTETRICIAN - ("antibiotic scared em" without "a medic")*; |
| 4 | RAPTOR - R(APT-O)R; RR from (bu)RR(ow); |
| 6 | PALAMPORE - (pp or a meal)*; p=page; |
| 7 | COUSIN-GERMAN - (romance)* surrounds USING; |
| 8 | ORCINE - (nice or)*; |
| 9 | PHILOMOT - ("photo film" without "f")*; |
| 10 | ELDERS - ELD-ERS; old word for old=ELD; vetch=ERS; |
| 15 | ELO,RATING - EL(OR)ATING; |
| 17 | DANELAGH - (GALEN-A-D all reversed)-H; physician=GALEN; ; |
| 20 | SHEBAT - SHE-BAT; |
| 21 | EGESTA - EG-ESTA(te); |
| 23 | OKAYED - O(KAY)ED; old word for quay=KAY; |
| 24 | RETAMA - ("headmaster" without "shed")*; |
| 26 | HYNDE - HY(N)DE; name=N; |