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Mephisto 2776 by old thingummyjig - Tim Moorey

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Another on the easy side with almost no need to consult Chambers. Mephisto 2777 is missing from the Club Site this morning.


Across
1THINGUMMYBOB - THIN-GUMMY-BOB;
10AIZOON - (iona)* surrounds ZO; hybrid=ZO; a plant;
11IMARI - hidden (pr)IMARI(ly); Japenese porcelain;
12WANTHILL - WAN-TH(r)ILL: chez mole;
14HOOTANANNY - HOOT-A-NANNY; show support for OAP picket line?;
15STARK - S(T)ARK;
18TINY - TIN(n)Y; shed=get rid of;
19CORNI - sounds like "corny"; brass musical instruments;
20REN - (bar)REN; old word for hurry;
21ART - A-RT;
23CANON - two meanings;
24MERI - MERI(t); a club;
26JATOS - JA(TO)S; quick upward movements;
28APTERYGOTA - A-(r type)*-GOT-A; rock=AA; insects;
31FAIRINGS - F(AIR)INGS; things in Tooting=FINGS;
32MY,EYE - MY-EYE; detective=(private) EYE;
33STATIM - personnel=staff then change "ff" to "tim";
34ASTROPHYSICS - (cosy starship)*;
 
Down
1TAWS - two meanings;
2HIANT - H(ole)-I(A)NT; gaping;
3NOTORYCTES - (notes tory c)*; another mole;
4UNITIONS - (m)UNITIONS;
5MOLA - MO-LA; sunfish;
6MILNE - MI(L)NE; author;
7BANNERET - B(A-N-N)ERET; knight=N (chess);
8ORANGE - O-RANGE; brand name of mobile phone network;
9BIRYANIS - (is by rani)*; beginner's curry;
13GALIMATIAS - GAL(IT-AMI all reversed)AS; havers;
15STALAGMA - STALAG-MA; product of dripping;
16ANTITHET - AN(TITHE)T;
17DROOGISH - (ba)D-(ogrish + o)*; term=end of; "o" from (y)O(b); nice clue;
22REPAYS - REP-(say)*;
25ORFEO - (goes for - g-s)*; opera character;
27ORGIC - C-I-GRO(w) all reversed; become=grow (into);
29YAWP - P-WAY all reversed;
30ISMS - I-SMS;

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