Jumbo 1153

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Posting this very quickly as we have just returned from vacation. Apologies for any errors – will fix ASAP.

A few clues solved from the wordplay that needed dictionary confirmation

Across
1 REACTIONARIES – RE = touching, ACT I = start of play, ON = being performed, ARIES = stars
8 ALARMISTS – ARM = member, in A LISTS = a field of combat
13 ENVOI – initial letters of Excite New Voters Oldies Indifferent
14 COUNTERFOIL – COUNTER, FOIL = two synonyms of thwart
15 CRAWL – RAW = immature, in CL(ass)
16 MARVELLED – MARVELL = old poet, ED(itor)
17 RAPT – (solve)R, APT = inclined
18 FORAMINA – FOR, AMINA = ANIMA(l) = beast, reversed. One that needed checking
20 THEBAN – THE = article, BAN = prohibition
21 INDEPENDENT MEANS – INDEPENDENT = newspaper, MEANS = intends
24 CON DOLORE – CON = opposing, DO = party, LORE = fund of wisdom. Another one that needed checking
26 IMPULSE – I’M = this person’s, PULSE = food grown in garden
27 CHAIR – CH(urch), AIR = display
29 SATISFACTORY – SAT(urday) = day, IS, FACTORY = place where people work
31 DIVINATION – DIVI = share, NATION = people
33 INAMORATAS – IN A MO = soon, RATS = STAR = celebrity, reversed, around A
35 SON ET LUMIERE – (LURES ONE TIME)*
38 FRESH – FRES = SERF = old country worker, reversed, (bat)H
39 ANCHORS – sounds like ‘ANKERS = is ‘ungry (hankers = is hungry)
40 DIVAGATED – DIVA = female performer, GATED = confined to precincts. Another unknown word
42 PYRAMUS AND THISBE – (HASTY UP IN BED ARMS)*
44 SIDCUP – SID(e) = team, CUP = trophy
47 ENSWATHE – (WE HASTEN)*
49 NON-U – UN(i)ON = marriage, reversed
50 THE MIKADO – THEM = those people, ADO = fuss, around IK = KI(ng) = monarch, reversed
52 LOOSE – LOO = toilet, SE(at)
53 TRAGEDIENNE – T(heatr)E around ENDEARING*
54 ERICA – hidden in esotERIC Association
55 PRACTICES – PRICES = charges, around A CT = a court
56 NON-RESISTANCE – (CONSENT IS NEAR)*
 
Down
1 RHEUMATIC – sounds like ROOM, ATTIC = two parts of a house
2 ADVERSE – A.D. VERSE. Horace wrote his verse B.C.
3 TRICERATOPS – TROPS = SPORT = fun, reversed around ICE = kill, RAT = rodent
4 OCCULT – O.C. = commander, CULT = religious organisation
5 ABUNDANCE – A BUN = a rabbit, DANCE = spring. I had forgotten that abundance is a bid in whist(?)
6 INTERMEDIARY – IN = at home, TERM = time, E(xciting), DIARY = account of events
7 SCRAPHEAPS – (CASH, PAPERS)*
8 ALOE – ALO(n)E = unique
9 ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE – double definition, the first cryptic
10 MECCA – M.C. = host, around E.C. = city, A
11 STAMINA – ST = good person, AMIN = deposed dictator, A
12 SELF-ASSURANCE – (CLASSES ARE FUN)*
19 ADELAIDE – A DEE = a river, around L(eft) and AID = help
22 MOCHA – MO = O.M. = order, CHA = hot drink
23 LOCAL ANAESTHETIC – cryptic definition
25 NITRATE – NIT = TIN = can, reversed, RATE = speed of progress
28 ALIMENT – ANT = insect, around LIME = a sort of green
29 STIFF UPPER LIP – SUPPER = meal, around TIFF = quarrel, LIP = insolence
30 TRANCING – A.N.C. = party for Africans, in TRING = Herts town
32 CONSTITUTION – CO= firm, (i)NSTITUTION = foundation
34 OGHAM – O(ld), GAM = school, around H(ard)
36 MAGNIFICENT – MAN = fellow, around (sufferin)G, IF, I CENT = minimal cash abroad
37 POSTMODERN – POST = office, MODE = fashion, R.N. = sailors
40 DEBUTANTE – DANTE = poet, around E(nergy), and BUT = nevertheless
41 DIPLOMATE – DIP = slight depression, LO = see, MATE = friend
43 ROSEOLA – ROSE = girl, O = round, L.A. = Hollywood etc
45 CLARION – CLAN = tribe, around RIO = port. The stop in the first part of the clue refers to an organ stop.
46 YEMENI – YE = you, I, around MEN = chaps
48 ALEUT – ALE = beer, (b)UT. I could not think of this at first, but then remembered the Aleutian Islands
51 PASS – PASS(engers) = travellers. Only 4 of 10 letters used = 40%

4 comments on “Jumbo 1153”

  1. A gam is a group of whales (as is a pod, which I gather is a small gam).
  2. A couple of DNKs, but nothing damaging: ‘divi’, which I’ve only ever seen as ‘divvy’; ABUNDANCE, although I have a faint impression that it might have shown up here once. The Aleuts don’t only live on the eponymous islands, not that that matters here. I associate GATE with Oxbridge; I don’t suppose they gate students anymore? Do colleges still have curfews?
  3. Completed it after some hours,thanks SG for blog,how is gam=school?(ONG’ARA,NRB)

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