Paul McKenna sent me an early version of this one to test solve, so I had a "week off" this week. I found it pretty straightforward and a fun solve, though it was a strange coincidence that I had run into BELLWEATHER and SLUGHORNE in a non-crossword form recently, and LIONCELLE (or one of its variants) was in a Listener not too long ago.
Nice grid in this one, with 90 degree as well as the customary 180 degree rotation.
Away we go...
Nice grid in this one, with 90 degree as well as the customary 180 degree rotation.
Away we go...
Across | |
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1 | TIFT: F in TIT(worthless horse) |
4 | HEAD,CASE |
10 | RHUBARBING: H in RUB then (BRIAN)*, G |
11 | A,BROACH(tap) |
13 | A,GIO(creek) |
15 | TIRLS: SLR(self-loading rifle), IT(one chasing, say in tag) all reversed |
16 | ELZEVIR: ZEV(Zero Emission Vehicle) in (LIRE)* |
17 | HALO: hidden in sucH A LOok |
19 | SLUGHORNE: LUG(vegetable box) in SHORN(stripped), |
22 | MONEY BELT: MO(a short time) then (BENTLEY)*. My parents insist on using one of these while traveling, which leads to much awkwardness and fumbling |
23 | Y,ELM |
24 | CNEMIAL: (MELANIC)* |
26 | STYLE: L in STYE(variant of STY) |
29 | OHMS: the frank on a letter, and the measure of resistance |
30 | LAPITHS: PITH(courage) in LAS |
31 | EVOLVEMENT: (LOVE)*,M in EVENT |
32 | OR,NAME,NT |
33 | SP,AS |
Down | |
1 | TRAVESTY: RAV in TESTY. RAV=TEACHER I don't recall before but now it's popped up twice in a matter of days |
2 | FURY: U in FRY(young) |
3 | T-BONE: B in TONE |
4 | HAAF: HAAR without the R, then F |
5 | ABHORRENT: H |
6 | DITT,ANY |
7 | A-G-GRACE |
8 | SHILLELAGH: And happy St P's Day... SHILL(decoy), then LAG in EH |
9 | EROS: SORE reversed |
12 | BELL(ring),WET(moderate conservative),HER(heir - from heres): There's a local company by that name - a friend of mine recently did an advertisement for them |
14 | LIONCELLE: ONCE in LILLE |
18 | O,UT(as),LAST(shoemaker's model),'S |
20 | UGLY MEN: LYME(lyam-hound) in (GUN)* |
21 | HOLE,SOM |
25 | MAIMS: AIM in MS |
26 | SOLO: O in SLO |
27 | SPET: P in SET |
28 | STEP: hidden reversed in pupPET Show |