I had to check a couple of the answers and components as they were outside my knowledge, but the wordplay for all the clues was clear.
A fair Jumbo for Boxing Day.
Happy New Year to all.
A fair Jumbo for Boxing Day.
Happy New Year to all.
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 ANGOLA - GOL = LOG = record, reversed in (ban)ANA | |
| 4 SUNGLASSES - the two women in the clue could be defined as SUNG LASSES as they feature in songs | |
| 10 RABID - R.A. = artist, B(ritish), I.D. = papers | |
| 14 TRATTORIA - TRAT = TART = pastry, reversed, TO, (rest)RI(cted), A(rea) | |
| 15 ON THE CONTRARY - (NOT THE CARRY ON)* | |
| 16 MISLEAD - ISLE = small piece of land, in MAD = crazy | |
| 17 SWINISH - SWISH = smart, around IN = home | |
| 18 NON-SKID - NO, (fu)N, S(mall), KID = child | |
| 19 TAKEN DOWN A PEG OR TWO - TAKEN DOWN = noted, APE = primate, (TO GROW)* | |
| 21 HOLE - sounds like WHOLE = intact | |
| 24 NERYS - hidden in gunNERY Seargeant | |
| 26 PECORINO - P.E. = exercises, CORIN = Redgrave, O = round | |
| 27 EYEBATHS - (BY THE SEA)* | |
| 29 VISIONARIES - VISION = seeing, ARIES = stars | |
| 30 YACHTSWOMAN - (AMYS ON WATCH)* | |
| 32 ARRANGEMENT - ARRAN = island, GET = bring, around MEN = workers | |
| 35 TRICERATOPS - TRICE = twinkling, RA = sun god, TOPS = kills | |
| 37 UNSEEING - (US ENGINE)* | |
| 39 ORCADIAN - ORCA = whale, DIAN(a) = huntress | |
| 40 EDITH - hidden in likED IT Here. Referring to the Sitwells | |
| 43 TRIO - hidden in illusTRIOus | |
| 44 IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS - (NO NUTRIENTS IN CREAM)* | |
| 47 FINALLY - FIN = stabiliser, ALLY = friend | |
| 48 EDITION - (s)EDITION = treachery | |
| 50 UKRIDGE - U.K. = this country, RIDGE = crest. I had to look this one up to confirm | |
| 51 COLLABORATION - COLLATION = meal, around A.B. = sailor and O.R. = soldiers | |
| 52 MERCURIAL - E.R. = queen, CURIA = court, in ML = 1050 in Roman numerals | |
| 53 SIEVE - SI = IS reversed, EVE = first mate | |
| 54 TITLE DEEDS - TIT = bird, LEEDS = city, around either end of E(xtende)D | |
| 55 VERGER - VERGE = brink, R(ight) | |
| Down | |
| 1 AUTOMATON - A, UN = French one, around TOMATO = fruit | |
| 2 GRASS SKIRTS - GRASS = Mary Jane, SKIRTS = avoids. I was not aware of Mary Jane as a slang term for marijuana (honest). | |
| 3 LETHEAN - LEAN = list, around THE = article | |
| 5 URALS - (m)URALS = art on walls | |
| 6 GOOD IN PARTS - double definition, the second referring to the theatrical meaning of HAM = bad actor | |
| 7 ASTRINGENCY - AGENCY = office, around STRIN(e) = Australian | |
| 8 SHEPHERD - SHE = female, P.H. = public house, (mil)E, RD = road | |
| 9 STORNOWAY - STOR(y) = tale, NO WAY = definitely not | |
| 10 RETINA - RETAIN = keep, with the A moved to the end | |
| 11 BLACK BOTTOM - B(arn), LACK BOTTOM = be unfathomable | |
| 12 DRYAD - DRY = droll, AD = bit of publicity | |
| 13 PRIDE OF PLACE - double definition | |
| 20 NUCLIDES - (UNCLE SID)* | |
| 22 ESSENES - ESSEN = German city, with the central letters of(prot)ES(tant) | |
| 23 EBBW VALE - EBB = go out, W(ith), VALE(t) = servant | |
| 25 SPOON-FED - SPOON = old (golf) club, FED = US agent | |
| 28 ACTIVIST - ACT IV = later part of play, IS T(ime) | |
| 29 VIADUCT - VI = little woman, A, DUCT = tube | |
| 31 THE ANTIQUARY - (QUAINT EARTHY)*. Had to check the Scott reference after solving | |
| 33 RUSSIAN BLUE, RUSS, IAN = couple of boys, BLUE = unhappy | |
| 34 TYRANNICIDE - TYR = god, ANNIE = orphan, around C.I.D. = police. I had to check the god | |
| 35 TRAGEDIENNE - (IN GREAT NEED)* | |
| 36 OTIS REDDING - (ID TRIED SONG)* | |
| 38 NANNY GOAT - double definition | |
| 41 HOSTELLER - HOS = calls, TELLER = bank clerk | |
| 42 COVENANT - COVE = old-fashioned fellow, N(ew) ANT = worker | |
| 45 TORTURE - TORT = wrong, alternate letters in qUaRtEt | |
| 46 ALSACE - ALS(o) = too, ACE = brilliant | |
| 47 FACTS - F(ine), ACTS = book | |
| 49 NOMAD - NO = ON, reversed, MAD = barking | |