This puzzle appeared on the anniversary of King Juan Carlos taking over from Franco in 1975 and "Queen" Angela Merkel taking power in 2005. Sadly neither event is remembered in this middle of the road puzzle that has no clues in French but does boast one Latin answer.
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 | GUESSED - (suggested - g - t)*; |
| 7 | EMMET - 'EM-MET; in Dorset and Devon a grockle becomes an EMMET in Cornwall; |
| 11 | MEUNIERE - (menu)*-IE-RE; rolled lightly in flour and sautéed in butter served with parsley and lemon juice; |
| 12 | AIRCON - A-IR(C)ON; C from C(omfort); |
| 13 | NEAL - NE(p)AL; to anneal; |
| 14 | SENTRY - S-ENTRY; hound ready for trainer=ENTRY; |
| 15 | MENTEE - MEN-TEE; business trainee; |
| 16 | STOOGE,AROUND - (goes to)*-A-ROUND; I wondered about "pilgrimage" which suggests "travel with purpose" but C gives "wander"; |
| 18 | SIRRAHS - 'S-HARRIS reversed; the actor was Richard Harris - opportunity missed to use "Chopper" Harris; |
| 22 | ETHIOPS - (its hope)*; see Ethiopian-Ethiop in C; |
| 24 | ASSIBILATION - (I boss Italian)*; |
| 26 | LESSOR - LESS-OR; |
| 27 | PUEBLO - PU(E)B-LO; |
| 29 | AREA - ARE-(predell)A; thou art=you ARE; |
| 30 | UNREEL - UN-R-(LEE reversed); one in French=UN; westerly=reversal indicator; |
| 31 | DING-DONG - DI(N)G-DO(N)G; taunt=DIG; failure (US slang)=DOG; note=N; |
| 32 | EPEES - E-PEES; E=Earl; goes=PEES; originally duelling swords now used in fencing with point capped; |
| 33 | MNEMONS - M(MEN reversed)ONS; battle of Mons, August 1914; a measure of memory; |
| Down | |
| 1 | GLASS - (LG reversed)-ASS; |
| 2 | UBIETIES - (I bet I use)*; |
| 3 | EARN - (l)EARN; |
| 4 | SECTOR - S(EC)TOR(m); Established Church=EC; |
| 5 | SMORGASBORDS - SM-OR-GAS-BO(R)DS; |
| 6 | DURMAST - (mustard)*; oak tree; |
| 7 | ENTERCHAUNGE - ENTER-CHA(U)NGE; old form of interchange; |
| 8 | MINNOW - MIN-NOW; |
| 9 | MEET,UP - "MEET UP"=TEEM=bristle=be full of; |
| 10 | TELEDUS - TELE-DUS(t); brawl=dust (up); the stinking badgers of Java; |
| 17 | NAPOLEON - (one lap)*-ON; |
| 18 | SCALADE - SCAL(AD)E; trailer=AD; a device for getting over walls; |
| 19 | HEIRDOM - sounds like "air"-DOM; |
| 20 | ESSENE - ESSEN(c)E; |
| 21 | VISAGE - VI(SAG)E; clock=face; |
| 23 | ITERUM - I-TER(U)M; Hilary term=January to March; |
| 25 | NOLES - hidden (pia)NO-LES(sons); |
| 28 | BEGO - B-EGO; old word for perplex; |