Its that time of year where the Jumbos come around that much quicker with all the bank holidays. Completely missed this one until I noticed this weekend was already 1153! Cue crossword club, printer and a quick run through monday evening. The one upside is that I am blogging completely fresh from solving, although I am not sure much sticks out in a solid middle of the road offering. There were quite a few unknown words (to me) such as ALBIGENSES, SMYRNA, PINETA, and CINCHONA, but all were reasonably straightforwardly clued to get from checkers without knowing. Quite liked the double use of potty in 31D!
| Across |
| 1 | BOW WINDOW - IN, (yar)D, inside BOW-WOW=dog |
| 6 | TASER - RE SAT reversed |
| 9 | ALCOPOP - A, L=large, C=cold, OP,OP=works |
| 13 | SITES - SUITES=sets, less U=university |
| 14 | SNOWCAP - O=old, WC=ladies, say, inside SNAP=cold spell. Def is just "covering" |
| 15 | STARTED ON - STAR=outstanding, DON=teacher, after TE(rm) |
| 16 | CHAIRPERSON - E=eastern, R'S=king's, inside (PRO-CHINA)* |
| 17 | ROYAL ASSENT - (notary's seal)* |
| 18 | LOLITA - LOL=laughing loudly, AT, I=one, reversed |
| 19 | DESPOTIC - CID, reversed, around E, SPOT |
| 21 | BERTHA - BERTH=place to sleep, A |
| 25 | GRUBBIER - G(asthof), RUB=problem, BIER=german beer |
| 26 | BOSTON TEA PARTY - (boy sent to)* around A PART |
| 28 | TERSE - hidden in (let)TERS E(xtremely) |
| 29 | GOALIE - A LIE=rest, after GO=shot |
| 30 | CHAMBERTIN - CHAMBER=room, T=temperature, IN=favoured, for the wine of GEVREY fame. |
| 33 | MISTAKENLY - inside MY=motor yacht, IS, TAKEN=transported, L=side of lake |
| 35 | SCANTY - ANT=worker, inside S=southern, C(it)Y |
| 36 | GROWL - GR=grey, OWL=bird |
| 38 | TREASURE ISLAND - A SURE=certain, ISLA=scottish lass, in TREND=fashion |
| 40 | BARN DOOR - (on board)* R=right |
| 42 | STIR UP - UP=in visible place, after STIR=prison |
| 43 | TRINIDAD - TRI(p)= short holiday, DAD=old man, around IN=popular |
| 44 | BEANIE - IE=that is, after BE(v)AN |
| 47 | EXPECTORATE - EXPECT=anticipate, O RATE=zero amount |
| 50 | AUTOMOBILES - A(dvance), TO MOBILE=to alabama location, inside US=american. whole is "vehicles" |
| 52 | SPIRITUAL - SPI(v) RITUAL |
| 53 | SPIKIER - PI=really good, SKIER=sportsman, outside. Tried for a while to use AI for really good, SAIKIER anyone?? |
| 54 | EDWIN - (r)ED WIN(e) |
| 55 | TRAINEE - sounds like TRAY KNEE |
| 56 | BASIN - AS=say, inside NIB=writer, reversed |
| 57 | SLANDERED - S=small, LAND=country, ER,ER = twin monarchs |
| Down |
| 1 | BASIC - BA=university qual, SIC=so |
| 2 | WITH ALL DUE RESPECT - double def |
| 3 | INSCRUTABLE - (CLUE BRAINS T)* |
| 4 | DOSSER - reverse hidden in (d)RESS OD(dly) |
| 5 | WOODSHED - D=daughter, inside WOOSHED=rushed |
| 6 | TECHNOPHOBIA - (phone co a bit)* outside H(umanity) |
| 7 | SUPERSTATE - (perus)*, STATE=say |
| 8 | RUSTY - (t)RUSTY |
| 9 | AVAILABLE - V=see, before AI=fine, LAB=party, inside ALE=beer |
| 10 | CATASTROPHE - CAT=spiteful woman, A STROP=paddy, HE=ambassador |
| 11 | PADRE - PAD=place to dwell, RE=religious teaching |
| 12 | PINETA - (in peat)* |
| 18 | LEGITIMATE - LEG IT=run off, I MATE=single partner |
| 20 | CINCHONA - CINCH=not a problem, ON=regularly, A |
| 22 | HORATIO HORNBLOWER - H(ook) ORATIO(n)=short speech, HORNBLOWER=man in band |
| 23 | GEE GEE - sounds like the GG in the middle of BEGGAR |
| 24 | BY AND LARGE - spooners untruthful pushy person might LIE AND BARGE |
| 27 | RALLYIST - I(nternational) S(ucess) T(hus) after RALLY=comeback |
| 31 | MAYDAY - (bab)Y inside MAD=potty, AY=thats right. Nice double use of "potty" |
| 32 | SCANDINAVIAN - SCAN=study, DIN=noise, AVIAN=of birds |
| 34 | ABSTRACTION - TRACTION=treatment, under ABS=muscles |
| 36 | GINGERBREAD - GINGER=spirit, BREAD=ready |
| 37 | ALBIGENSES - (SEEING)* inside ALBS |
| 39 | REPRODUCE - PRO=for, inside REDUCE=contract |
| 41 | GANTRIES - GAN(g), TRIES |
| 45 | BEDSIT - EDS=journalists, inside BIT=touch, as in a bit better |
| 46 | SMYRNA - (ar)MY, inside SRN=state registered nurse, then A |
| 48 | PAISA - PA=secretary, IS A |
| 49 | AD LIB - A, LIB=liberal, after D=democrat |
| 51 | SENOR - SEN(t)=briefly dispatched, OR=soldiers |