Unlike Mark Goodliffe I did not have enough remaining brainpower to attempt this after completing 6 puzzles at the Crossword Championhip finals – a glass of wine and some brainless TV was more the ticket.
When I got round to the puzzle it was quite straightforward, although I did not time myself.
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Across |
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| 1 CAPITALISE – double definition | |
| 6 STARTING POST – STARTING = new, POST = job | |
| 14 NOSEPIECE – sounds like “knows peace” = is aware of end of war | |
| 15 OINKS – OIKS = hoi polloi, around N = any number | |
| 16 PATELLA – PA = old man, TELL = reveal, A | |
| 17 EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY – double definition, the first being cryptic using setters = dogs | |
| 18 TRAMS – SMART = fast, reversed | |
| 19 ABSTAIN – A B(lack), STAIN = mark | |
| 21 DRIVER – DRIVE = road, R(ight) | |
| 22 deliberately omitted – please ask if unsure | |
| 24 IMPIETY – IMP = devil, I.E.= that is T(o)Y = model | |
| 26 CHAPBOOK – double definition, the second cryptic. I needed to check this one in the dictionary | |
| 27 DIWALI – I = one, LAW = rule, I’D = I had, all reversed | |
| 30 NEIGHBOURLY – (ROBIN HUGELY)* | |
| 32 WATERED DOWN – double definition, the first one cryptic | |
| 33 THEATREGOER – (THE (visito)R EAGER TO)* | |
| 35 EMANCIPATED – (MIND AT PEACE)* | |
| 37 AUSTEN – A TEN = decade, around US = you and me | |
| 38 PERVERSE – PER = through, VERSE = poetry | |
| 39 SCARABS – SCAR(e) = terrify, ABS = sailors | |
| 42 SALAD OIL – A LAD = a boy, in SOIL = muck | |
| 44 ARCHED – ARCH = cunning, ED = person running newspaper | |
| 46 PRIMERO – PRIM = proper, (h)ERO = winner. Another one that needed confirmation from the dictionary | |
| 48 deliberately omitted – please ask if unsure | |
| 49 SABRE-TOOTHED TIGER – (O’ER THAT GOBI DESERT)* | |
| 51 RONDEAU – RON = man, DEAU sounds like dough = money | |
| 52 OCEAN – CO(m)E(di)AN*, with the removed letters being the initials of Many Dirty Innuendoes | |
| 53 NEAR THING – (villai)N, EARTHING = going to ground | |
| 54 LADY’S FINGERS – double definition | |
| 55 WELL-HEELED – double definition | |
| Down | |
| 1 CENTENARIAN – (AN ANCIENT ER)* | |
| 2 PASTE – PAST = yesteryear, (rogu)E | |
| 3 TIPSY CAKE – (wr)ECKA(ge) could be clued as TIPSY CAKE | |
| 4 LIE DOWN – LIED = song, NOW* | |
| 5 SEETHED – SEED = children, around THE = article | |
| 7 TENNIS ELBOW – cryptic definition, referring to tennis court rather than court of law | |
| 8 RESIDE – SIDE = team, after RE = about | |
| 9 IMPLYING – I = one, MP = politician, LYING = economical with the truth | |
| 10 GETS THE WIND UP – double definition | |
| 11 ORLEANS – OR = men, LEAN = unproductive, S(un) | |
| 12 TRANSLATION – TRA(i)NS = schools, LATIN = dead language, around O(ld) | |
| 13 CONSPIRACY – PIRACY = robbery, after CONS = criminals | |
| 20 SAPPINESS – S(on), (h)APPINESS = pleasure | |
| 23 BOOT SALE – BOOTS = profitable, ALE = alcohol | |
| 25 YEOMEN – YE = you (old-fashioned), OMEN = sign | |
| 26 CORRODED – RODE = made journey, in CORD = string | |
| 28 ABOUT-FACE – A BOUT = an attack of illness, F(emale), ACE – star | |
| 29 CROCUS – CROC = long-tailed animal, (b)US(h) | |
| 31 HOTHEADEDNESS – cryptic definition referrfing to the first letters of the names | |
| 33 TRANSFERRAL – (FAST LANE, R, R, R)* | |
| 34 REVERSE GEAR – cryptic definition suggesting GE AR = RA EG = artist, for example, reversed | |
| 35 EARTHBOUND – EARTH is hidden (= bound) in unclEAR THinking | |
| 36 DISCOURAGED – DISCO = club, U = you (in text speak), RAGED = were furious | |
| 40 ARISTOTLE – ARISE = get up, around TOT = dram, L(unch) | |
| 41 MISSOURI – MISS (h)OURI = heavenly beauty contest winner | |
| 43 LEARNED – LEAR = king, NED = Edward | |
| 45 deliberately omitted – please ask if unsure | |
| 46 PREVAIL – P = quiet, REV = cleric, AIL = trouble | |
| 47 OBLONG – OB = old boy, LONG = boring | |
| 50 GRILL – GR(oss), ILL = sick | |
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