A stroll in the park this week
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 | SFERICS - S(F)ERIC-S; fine=F; society=S; atmospherics; |
| 6 | KAPUT - KA-PUT; spirit=KA; |
| 10 | HELIANTHUS - (health sun I)*; |
| 11 | ACIDLY - AC-IDLY; |
| 13 | FICHU - hidden (scienti)FIC-HU(sband); old cape; |
| 14 | SIGNEUR - SIGN-EUR(ope); old nobleman; |
| 15 | FLEA - F-LEA(f); |
| 17 | CUE,BID - CUE-BI(n)D; rod=CUE; artificial bid in the card game bridge; |
| 18 | PINNIPED - P(INN)IPE-D; aquatic family that includes seals; |
| 21 | WATER,RAM - MAW reversed surrounds TERRA; |
| 23 | NIACIN - CAIN reversed - IN; acid; |
| 25 | SECT - SEC(re)T; |
| 27 | NERONIC - (in a concert - cat)*; reverse engineered - can't say I fully understand the wordplay; |
| 29 | CHORE - CHORE(a); |
| 30 | LUETIC - (clue it)*; see C for full explanation of definition; |
| 31 | CALAMANDER - (carnal dame)*; |
| 32 | EDILE - ELIDE reversed; |
| 33 | DIONAEA - (no idea)* surrounds A; plant; |
| Down | |
| 1 | SCAFF - S(cot)-CAFF; food in Fife; |
| 2 | FACILITIES - (cities fail)*; |
| 3 | REDHAND - RED-HAND; |
| 4 | ILLUPI - (I-PULL-I) all reversed; |
| 5 | SALICETA - ATLAS reversed surrounds ICE; plantations; |
| 6 | KNAG - K-NAG; a knot; |
| 7 | ATONE - AT-ONE; |
| 8 | PHOEBE - sounds like "fee bee"; |
| 9 | TSARDOM - (smart)* surrounds DO; |
| 12 | QUINACRINE - QUIN-(in care)*; |
| 16 | UPANISAD - U-PA(A-SIN reversed)D; |
| 18 | PINNACE - PIN(CAN reversed)E; |
| 19 | ARSHEEN - RA reversed-SHEEN; measurement less than a yard; |
| 20 | CAROLI - CAROL-I; reference King Carol 1st of Romania; a coin; |
| 22 | ESCUDO - (decorous - or)*; |
| 24 | CORAL - ROC reversed-A-L; |
| 26 | TECTA - TE(CT)A; court=CT; |
| 28 | NOME - (g)NOME; as in Gnomes of Zurich; government department; |