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Mephisto 2807 - Paul McKenna

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I had a bit of a shock when I came to print this one - I don't know if it was a new version of firefox, but the grid printed across more than half the page, and most of the clues were cut off. I found that if you went to the browsers print page (rather than clicking the "print" link on the crossword club) I could resize the print, so at 70%, I had a regular sized grid and all of the clues on one page.

Same thing happened with the Listener, so I guess my browser doesn't like the barred-grid print link.

I did pretty well with the puzzle, getting about three quarters out before scurrying to the dictionary. There's still one I can't figure out the wordplay for, so unless it comes in the next few minutes I may have to appeal to the hive mind.

Away we go...

Across
1ESTREPED: PE(sporting lessons) in (DESERT)*
7GET,A(about)
10CLARE,'N,DON: printing type
12OB,'S,CURE
13TAIGA: TAG(dog) surrounding 1, then A(American)
14EDEN: I really liked this one - EDENTATA without TA-TA
16CERO,ON
17ENTIRE: hidden in incidENT I REarmed - porter direct from the brewery
18APP,R,ENTICES
20SCHIPPERKES: got this from the definition of the dog - it's CHIPPER(fit) in S,KES(the shortened title of "A Kestrel for A Knave")
23MOOLAH: double definition, "blunt" being money here
24REATES: ATE in RES
27BIN(reject),K
29THOLE: take OP away from TOP-HOLE
30ITERATE: ALITERATE without the A or L
31IN CONCERT: or IN CON, CERT
32COD(joke),(puzzl)E
33TIDEMARK: (DARK,ITEM)*
 
Down
1(crippl)E,VOE
2SUBDEACON: SUB(advance) then (ONCE,AD)*
3TASER: RESAT reversed
4ELUTOR: TU(you in French) in ROLE all reversed
5PARANEPHRIC: anagram of CHAP,PREPARING less GP
6DETENT: or DE-TENT
7GNAR: RANG reversed
8EDIFICE: FIDES reversed without the S, then ICE
9ANAPESTS: PEST in ANAS
11REGENERATED: (READER,GENET)*
15PRESENTER: RESENT(grudge) in PER(a)
16'COS,METIC
19PHOTO-CD: PHO(expression of outrage) TO CD(command paper)
21PARE(cut),NT
22REVERE: E for T In REVERT
25TIARA: RAIT(mosten by softening) reversed, then A
26SLO(p)E
27KEEK: I think it has to be this from the definition - clock=look. Is it KEEP with the P replaced by a K(ettle)?

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