A generally easy puzzle
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 3 | ALTOGETHER - ALTO-GET-HER; |
| 10 | ASSURE - ASS-URE; |
| 11 | RICARD - RI(CAR-d)D; |
| 12 | PEPPER - PEP-PER; |
| 13 | BRAD - B(reak)-RAD; excellent=RAD: |
| 15 | EMPERISE - (e premise)*; |
| 16 | TUART - marsupial=tuan then change "n" to "rt"=right; a tree; |
| 17 | END,USES - ENDU(S)ES; supplies=ENDUES; |
| 19 | APOCOPE - A-PO-COPE; chopping letters off the end of words; |
| 24 | ALAMEDA - A-LAME-DA; about=A; unfashionable=LAME; haircut=DA; walk is definition; |
| 26 | SEA,LARK - SEAL-ARK; |
| 28 | MAGOT - MAG(g)OT; |
| 29 | INCHOATE - (action he)*; |
| 31 | NEAT - two meanings 1=good 2=old bull; |
| 32 | STITCH - S(TIT)CH; tap=TIT; |
| 33 | DENOTE - DEN-OTE; dean in Dunoon=DEN; Or The Equivalent=OTE; |
| 34 | PENSEE - PEN-SEE; thought in Tolouse; |
| 35 | DRAMATURGE - DRAM-AT-URGE; AT=monetary unit in Laos=1/100th of a kip; |
| Down | |
| 1 | CAPITAL,SIN - CAIN contains P(IT)ALS; |
| 2 | USED,UP - US-ED-UP; US from "the royal we"; thoroughly=UP; |
| 3 | ASPS - (w)ASPS; |
| 4 | LUPERCAL - (clear up l)*; Latin=l; a festival; |
| 5 | TREETOP - PO(TEER)T all reversed; spread=TEER; |
| 6 | GRAPNEL - GR-PANEL then move P=quiety; an anchor; |
| 7 | EIKED - (marriag)E-I-KED; fly=KED; made up in Motherwell; |
| 8 | HARISH - HAR(I)SH; |
| 9 | ERASER - ER-A-SER; sermon=SER; not to be confused with a rubber when over the pond; |
| 14 | DESPATCHED - DE(S-PATCH)ED; small=S; |
| 18 | UPMAKING - UP-M-sounds like "aching"; |
| 20 | PARAPET - PARA-PET; |
| 21 | LAMETER - LA(ME)TER; physically handicapped in Hamilton; |
| 22 | VENEER - (never)* surrounds E=earl; |
| 23 | JACANA - J-A(r)CANA; Japanese=J; a bird; |
| 25 | DOUCET - DO-(cut)* surrounds E; old sweet dish; |
| 27 | AORTA - A(O)RT-A; |
| 30 | FTSE - EST-F reversed; Latin for is=EST; forte=F; more a measure of level of demand than strength; |