Best puzzle for some time I thought. Some unusual anagram indicators, clever definitions, and tricky wordplays. Loved it.
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 | BLOUSON - B(LOUS(e))ON; swine=louse; french for good=BON; a jacket; |
| 7 | RAZE - sounds like "rays"; |
| 10 | RAUCOUSLY - (as you curl)*; up=in an excited state=anagrind; |
| 12 | A,FEW - A(FE)W; |
| 13 | TANNAGE - (get)* surrounds ANNA; |
| 14 | HERSTORY - (theory)* surrounds R(ule)S; femminist "his-tory" is HER-STORY; |
| 16 | OCHRE - O-CH-RE; Switzerland=CH; old slang for money in general and gold in particular; |
| 18 | SOPHI - SOP-HI; the Shah of Persia; |
| 20 | LION-HEARTED - (trainee hold)*; |
| 22 | CATAPULTIER - (capital true)*; shot=ruined=anagrind; |
| 23 | ASIDE - A(S)IDE; "out of the way"=ASIDE; "it's a joke" doesn't=ASIDE and isn't needed; |
| 25 | AT-BAT - in congress="at it" then change "i=one" to "BA=graduate"; baseball term (Joe DiMaggio was legendary baseball player); |
| 27 | LOANABLE - L-O-AN-ABLE; |
| 29 | HALIBUT - (bag)H(dad)-ALI-BUT; mean=middle; only=BUT; "fish" is definition, "to eat" is padding; |
| 30 | FAIR - three meanings; |
| 31 | EXPLORERS - (rolex prices - i - c=start to cry)*; high=anagrind; but=without; |
| 32 | DUEL - DUE-L; proper=DUE; Latin=L; |
| 33 | TSETSES - T-SET-S(h)ES; ready=SET; time=T; flies is definition; nice clue; |
| Down | |
| 1 | BLAH - B(L)AH; |
| 2 | LIFE,CLASS - LIFE-C-LASS; career=LIFE; college=C; drawing a live model; |
| 3 | OVERHIT - OVER(HI)T; Hawaii=HI; |
| 4 | SAUTE - SA(U)TE; |
| 5 | OUT,OF,HUMOUR - OUT-O-F(HUM)OUR; public=OUT; stink=HUM; boundary=FOUR (cricket - what else?); |
| 6 | GONYS - SYN-O-G; of=O; ridge is definition; |
| 7 | RUN,FOR,IT - IT=Italian; "do one" is definition; |
| 8 | ASAP - A-(PAS reversed); dance step=PAS; |
| 9 | EYELIDS - old word for brood=EYE; those stopping=LIDS; lamps=slang for eyes; |
| 11 | CARPELLATES - (later place)*-S=small; rush=stir=anagrind; flowers is definition; |
| 15 | CHERALITE - CHER-ALIT-(alternativ)E; a thorium, calcium, rare earth monazite; |
| 17 | ROAD,KILL - RO(A)D-KILL; staff=ROD; still=KILL; an animal such as a New Forest pony killed by a motorist; |
| 19 | SCATHED - S(CAT)HED; |
| 21 | TEBBADS - (best)* surrounds BAD; sandstorms; |
| 24 | ELBOW - WOE reversed surrounds LB=pound; |
| 25 | ANTRE - A(NT)RE; poetic cave; |
| 26 | OLPE - hidden reversed (tnemy)OLPE(der); what's a Greek urn?; |
| 28 | ERKS - (p)ERKS; RAF ordinary ranks; |