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Mephisto 2741 - Paul McKenna

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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...

Across
1TIFT: F in TIT(worthless horse)
4HEAD,CASE
10RHUBARBING: H in RUB then (BRIAN)*, G
11A,BROACH(tap)
13A,GIO(creek)
15TIRLS: SLR(self-loading rifle), IT(one chasing, say in tag) all reversed
16ELZEVIR: ZEV(Zero Emission Vehicle) in (LIRE)*
17HALO: hidden in sucH A LOok
19SLUGHORNE: LUG(vegetable box) in SHORN(stripped),(pin)E. This came up quite randomly in a screenwriting class with words involving SLUG. It's not in Chambers, but the line of a screenplay setting up the shot is called a SLUGLINE
22MONEY BELT: MO(a short time) then (BENTLEY)*. My parents insist on using one of these while traveling, which leads to much awkwardness and fumbling
23Y,ELM
24CNEMIAL: (MELANIC)*
26STYLE: L in STYE(variant of STY)
29OHMS: the frank on a letter, and the measure of resistance
30LAPITHS: PITH(courage) in LAS(h)(scourge, endless)
31EVOLVEMENT: (LOVE)*,M in EVENT
32OR,NAME,NT
33SP,AS
 
Down
1TRAVESTY: RAV in TESTY. RAV=TEACHER I don't recall before but now it's popped up twice in a matter of days
2FURY: U in FRY(young)
3T-BONE: B in TONE
4HAAF: HAAR without the R, then F
5ABHORRENT: H(andler) in (BOAR)* then RENT(let)
6DITT,ANY
7A-G-GRACE
8SHILLELAGH: And happy St P's Day... SHILL(decoy), then LAG in EH
9EROS: SORE reversed
12BELL(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
14LIONCELLE: ONCE in LILLE
18O,UT(as),LAST(shoemaker's model),'S
20UGLY MEN: LYME(lyam-hound) in (GUN)*
21HOLE,SOM(a)
25MAIMS: AIM in MS
26SOLO: O in SLO(b)
27SPET: P in SET
28STEP: hidden reversed in pupPET Show

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