Middle of the road Mephisto. I can't parse 4D - all ideas welcomed!
Across | |
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1 | STIRRAH - STIR-RAH; cheer=RAH; a corruption of Sir and Sirrah in Stirling; |
6 | DAGGA - DAG-GA(ga); Aussie eccentric=DAG; African love-drug; |
10 | CATE - C(r)ATE; r from r(ing); dainty; |
11 | LAENDER - L(A)ENDER; are=A; library=LENDER; German units of Local Government; |
13 | HIGHSET - sounds like HI-SET; |
14 | URITE - U(nusual)-RITE; |
15 | VIOLONE - V-IO-LONE; |
17 | ONIRIC - paradoxical=IRONIC then move I-R back; of dreams; |
18 | SALIENTIANS - S(ALIEN)T-I(A-N)S; frogs; |
20 | PLAGIOSTOME - (pam let go)* surrounds OS=out-sized; fish; |
25 | AMOMUM - A-MO-MUM; chrysanth=MUM=short form of chrysanthemum; a plant; |
27 | ZAREEBA - ZA-(A-BEER reversed); South Africa=ZA; a camp; |
29 | TOGAD - TO-GAD; before=TO; Jewish tribe=GAD; |
30 | TSIGANE - (is a gent)*; gypsy; |
31 | MINERVA - (AIM reversed) surrounds NERV(e); |
32 | INCA - IN-C-A; |
33 | POWRE - PO(W)RE; hint of w(etness)=W; old form of pour; |
34 | ALNAGER - A-L(N)AGER; old cloth inspector; |
Down | |
1 | SCHUSS - S(CH)USS; awareness=SUSS; a fast ski on a straight slope; |
2 | TAIRA - TA-IRA; S American weasle; |
3 | IT-GIRL - I-T(G)IRL; turned up in Scotland=TIRL; Clara Bow; |
4 | RUSE,DE,GUERRE - I entered this from reference to Trojan Horse and checkers - don't understand the clue; |
5 | ALEVIN - ALE-VIN; a fish; |
6 | DEMONISATION - DEMO(A-SIN reversed)*TION; nice clue; |
7 | ANTLIATE - ANT-L(I)ATE; having a sucking proboscis; |
8 | GEAN - (orange - or-2=gold tincture)*; a fruit; |
9 | ARRECT - ARRE(C)T; about=C; judgement=ARRET; alert; |
12 | DOORN - generous person=DONOR then move N to give DOORN; a thorn in S Africa; |
16 | VIAMETER - (item a rev)*; |
19 | GAZUMP - G(A-Z)AMP; |
21 | LORAN - L(OR)AN(d); short for Long Range Radio Navigation System; |
22 | OMASAL - (sago palm - gp)*; stomach; |
23 | OX-GANG - O-X-(G-NAG reversed); wrong=X; ploughed land; |
24 | ENDEAR - END-EAR; |
26 | RANCE - (f)RANCE; to bar in Berwick; |
28 | AGIO - AG-I-O(we); |