Just over 30 minutes, including checking, on the Club timer so nothing of particular difficulty
Sorry for the delay in posting. Business trips and general workload on top mean that I am running behind.
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 SUBJUGATE – SUB = American roll, JUG = glass of beer, ATE = consumed | |
| 6 CAPITOL – CAP = protective cover, I = one, TOL = LOT = fortune, reversed | |
| 10 AXIAL – A, XI = football , team, A(rsena)L | |
| 13 NANOBOT – A NOB = rich man, in NOT | |
| 14 DREAR – D = Daughters, REAR = look after | |
| 15 RUN ITSELF – RUNTS = small pigs, around I = one, ELF = small creature | |
| 16 SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATION – (RAN AS LAST MINUTE SOLUTION)* | |
| 17 MUNICH – MUCH = what’s often seen, around N.I. = Northern Ireland | |
| 18 ASPIRATE – ASP = snake, I RATE = I have a high opinion of | |
| 19 OLYMPIA – O = round, (I PLAY)* around M(arks) | |
| 22 DEEP-SEATED – DEEP SEA = in the remotest ocean, TED = man | |
| 23 OBLITERATION – OBLATION = offering, around RITE* | |
| 27 ALOUD – AL = aluminium, OUD = instrument | |
| 29 INSTANT – I(reland), (co)NSTANT = firm | |
| 30 GARDENER – GER(m) = seed, around ARDEN = forest | |
| 32 SMALLISH – SMASH = crash, around LLI = ILL = bad, reversed | |
| 34 GUNSHOT – GUNS= potential killers, HOT = stolen | |
| 36 TONIC – TIC = muscular spasm, ON = dealing with (I’m on it) | |
| 39 INARTICULATE – (IRATE LUNATIC)* | |
| 41 GAMEKEEPER – GAME = daring, KEEPER = footballer | |
| 44 INSIGHT – IN SIGHT = visible | |
| 46 NUCLEATE – (NEAT CLUE)* | |
| 48 ACCESS – AC = account, CESS = Scottish tax | |
| 50 HAVE ONES FEET ON THE GROUND – HAVE ONE’S FEE = take a personal payment, TO, N(ame), GROUND = football stadium | |
| 53 REGISTRAR – GIST = general point, R(ight), in REAR = nurture | |
| 54 ENNUI – hidden in whEN NUIsances | |
| 55 ABIDING – A BID = an attempt, (s)ING = perform choral work | |
| 56 TULIP – TIP = helpful advice, around b(UL)b | |
| 57 LAYETTE – AY = certainly, in LETTE(r) = character | |
| 58 GREEN BELT – double definition | |
| Down | |
| 1 SINUS – SUN = source of light, IS, all reversed | |
| 2 BY NO MANNER OF MEANS – sound like BUY NO MANNA = don’t purchase delicious food, (SOME FAN)* | |
| 3 UMBILICUS – (US BULIMIC)* | |
| 4 ASTRAY – AS = when, TRAY = carrier | |
| 5 ENDLESSNESS – double definition | |
| 6 CHERUBIC – E = note, RUB = drawback, in CHIC = elegance | |
| 7 PARATHA – PARA = soldier, THA(t) | |
| 8 THREATENING – R = KING, EATEN = scoffed, in THING = foreign parliament once | |
| 9 LONGSHORE – LONGS = yearns, HO(use), RE = on | |
| 10 ACTUARY – (s)A(n)CTUARY = refuge | |
| 11 ICENI – ICE = reserve, N(ative) I(ndians) | |
| 12 LA FONTAINE, LINE = direction, about A, A = articles, about FONT = typeface used | |
| 17 MEDIA – M.E. = Middle East, DIA = AID = assistance, reversed | |
| 20 PRIDE AND PREJUDICE – PRIDE = characteristic attributed to peacock, AND = with, PREJUDICE = disadvantage | |
| 21 PANINI – PANI(c) = hysterical reaction, around IN = popular | |
| 24 BOTANY – BOY = young man, around TAN = bronze | |
| 25 ADEPT – A(nswer), DEPT(h) = profundity | |
| 26 TARGET – TAR = man serving on board, GET = understand | |
| 28 DELFT – DEFT = skilful, around L(arge) | |
| 31 ROTTER – R = queen, (p)OTTER = wizard | |
| 33 HELEN OF TROY – (ONLY FOR THE E(aster))* | |
| 35 HEART-STRING – HEARTS = sounds like Herts = Hertfordshire, TRING = town in the Chilterns | |
| 37 CARDS – CARS = carriages, around D = 500 | |
| 38 DISINHERIT – (IN HIS (s)TRIDE)* | |
| 40 CATHEDRAL – C(hew) A(ll) THE DRAL = LARD = fat, reversed | |
| 42 EXCURSION – ESION = NOISE = hubbub, reversed, around X = unknown, CUR = mongrel | |
| 43 RENOUNCE – RE = on, N(ew), OUNCE = weight | |
| 45 GROSS UP – GROSS – obscene, UP = having risen | |
| 47 CLEMENT – CEMENT = pointing, perhaps, around wal(L) | |
| 49 DEBATE – DATE = time, around E(nglish) B(ook) | |
| 51 VIGIL – VI(r)GIL = poet | |
| 52 DIGIT – DIG – really appreciate, I.T. = Information Technology | |
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