And another interesting but middle of the road puzzle.
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 | PORCPISCE - PE=exercise surrounds (croc is)* containing P=quietly (music); an old porpoise; |
| 10 | IDAEAN - I-D(A)EAN; Greek mountain; |
| 11 | EUPHON - (one)* surrounds U-PH; a glass harmonica; |
| 13 | SCAM - SCAM(pi); |
| 14 | ROUTE - ROU(T)E; T from (sweethear)T; |
| 15 | ELUTES - E(LUTE)S; thou art=tu ES; clay=LUTE; |
| 16 | A,SALTI - AS(A-L)TI; jerkily (music); |
| 18 | REIS - two meanings 1=small branch 2=old coinage; |
| 19 | PAIDEUTICS - (picture aids - r=right)*; educational theory; |
| 22 | DEMARCATES - DATES surrounds (cream)*; |
| 25 | NARY - (semi)NARY; |
| 29 | DROMOI - (door)* surrounds M=a thousand - I=one; passageways; |
| 30 | SAPELE - only=sole then replace o=nothing by APE=mammal; hard wood; |
| 31 | OCKER - (l)OCKER; |
| 32 | EYRA - A(R)YE reversed; Brazilian four-legged wildcat; |
| 33 | SIENTS - apparently sounds like "science" somewhere - I believe you Don; offspring; |
| 34 | KAROSS - (soaks)* surrounds R=Rex=king; sheepskin cloak; |
| 36 | BETA,FIBRE - (bare be fit)*; extract of sugarbeet; |
| Down | |
| 1 | PILE,UP - P(ILE)UP; |
| 2 | RAMULI - RAI(n) surrounds (Isle of) MUL(l); |
| 3 | CESTODE - C(EST)ODE; estate=EST; |
| 4 | PACEY - PA(CE)Y; |
| 5 | SEMANTRA - SE-MANTRA; Kent=SE; |
| 6 | CURST - CUR(S)T; |
| 7 | SHULE - SHU(tt)LE; |
| 8 | BOTTICELLI - BOTT-I-CELL-I; maggott=BOTT; |
| 9 | GNEISS - (singers - r)*; r from r(hythm); a rock; |
| 12 | ALLA,MARCIA - A-LLAMA-(car + i)*; Sousa's music; |
| 17 | QUAKIEST - QU(AKI)EST; AKI from AKI(n); |
| 20 | CAMPARI - I-RAP-MAC reversed; |
| 21 | ENDOSS - END(OS)S; old word for endorse; |
| 23 | THE,MOB - THEM-OB; |
| 24 | SMEUSE - S(o)ME-USE; an escape hole in a hedge (the mind boggles); |
| 26 | ROKER - RO(c)KER; better known as the up-market part of Sunderland; |
| 27 | TORTE - TORT-E; |
| 28 | DARAF - D(A)RAF(t); electrical elastance (measures voltage across a capacitor); |