Not too much to say about this one. A fairly standard Jumbo.
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 COWRIE – COW = Jersey (where I am typing this), (lobste)R, I.E. = that is | |
| 4 DISCO MUSIC – D(aughter), IS COMIC – causes laughter, around (describing) US | |
| 10 REMIT – RE, MI = notes following DO, T(ake) | |
| 14 TROUSSEAU – T, ROUSSEAU = top drawer | |
| 15 NIGHTWATCHMAN – double definition as Rembrandt painted The Night Watch | |
| 16 TUGBOAT – TUG = yank, B(orn), OAT = grain | |
| 17 TALLISH – TALLIS = composer, H(usband) | |
| 18 LICENCE – LICE = insects, around ENC(losed) | |
| 19 NOT THE FULL SHILLING – double definition | |
| 21 GOBY – GO BY = pass | |
| 24 ARRAS – central letters of (c)AR(r), (f)R(y) and (n)AS(h) | |
| 26 EGG TIMER – cryptic definition | |
| 27 HECATOMB – ACE = super, H(ero), all reversed, TOMB = grave | |
| 29 PANIC ATTACK – PAN = cooking vessel, I = one, CAT = pet, TACK = food | |
| 30 THEOBROMINE – THEO = boy, BRO(ther), MINE = supply | |
| 32 PACKAGE TOUR – PACK = drove, OUTRAGE* | |
| 35 IMPASSIVELY – IMP = rascal, ASS = fool, IVY = woman, around EL = the in Spanish | |
| 37 FOLDEROL – FOLD = congregation, EROL = LORE = learning, reversed | |
| 39 KANGAROO – KANO = Nigerian city, around GA RO = or silver, reversed | |
| 40 DREAM – DRAM = drink, around E = drug | |
| 43 LIFT – L(ife-jacke)T around IF | |
| 44 STRAITS OF GIBRALTAR – (TO BRITS TRAFALGAR IS)* | |
| 47 HORMONE – HONE = polish, around O(ld) and RM = MR = gentleman | |
| 48 TROTTER – T(itled), ROTTER = bounder | |
| 50 RUINOUS – R.U. = sport, I, NOUS = mind | |
| 51 EPISCOPALIANS – COPIES*, PALS = friends, around IAN = Scotsman | |
| 52 SYNAGOGUE – (YOUNG SAGE)* | |
| 53 ANNEX – ANNE = queen, X = generation (as in Generation X). I am not sure that we are many generations past their time, however, as Wikipedia suggests early 60s to 80s as the Generation X generation | |
| 54 TEENY WEENY – TEEN = adolescent, alternate letters in YoWlEr, initial letters of Enchant, Numerous Youngsters | |
| 55 PEANUT – P.E. = gym, ANUT = TUNA = swimmer, reversed | |
| Down | |
| 1 CATATONIA – CATANIA = Sicilian City, around TO | |
| 2 WROUGHT IRON – could clue the word NOIR as it is an anagram of IRON | |
| 3 IN SOOTH – first halves of INSist On OTHers | |
| 5 INUIT – IN(t)UIT = instinctively understand | |
| 6 CANDLESTICK – the candlestick-maker was one of the three men in a tub, and the candlestick is a weapon in Cluedo (a board game) | |
| 7 MAGNIFICENT – (AT FENCING AM)* | |
| 8 SATCHELS – the central letters of (a)S(s) (w)ATCHE(s) (e)LS(a). There are several clues of the type requiring part removals of consecutive words in this puzzle, and coincidentally SATCHELS was a solution in my last blog for Jumbo 1173 (25 Down) | |
| 9 CHALLENGE – CHE = reds’ poster boy, around ALL = whole ENG(land) | |
| 10 ROCOCO – RO = OR reversed, COCO = clown | |
| 11 MEMENTO MORI – MI = M1 = motorway, around MONOTREME* | |
| 12 TENSE – double definition | |
| 13 LEFT OF CENTRE – LEFT OF(f) = ceased, CENTRE = middle | |
| 20 LOG-CANOE – LOOE = Cornish port, around (bringin)G and CAN = tin. My last one in as the checking letters were not suggesting anything for some time and I could not think of the Cornish port | |
| 22 YOBBERY – Y,Y which sound like wise, around (r)OBBER = criminal | |
| 23 PARODIED – PIED = like magpie, around A ROD = a stick | |
| 25 SOCRATES – S.O.S. = help, around CRATE = box. A famous footballer indeed, but not one of the first that comes to mind | |
| 28 LEAPFROG – (A GOLFER P(arking))* | |
| 29 PIPEFUL – PIP = spot, last letters in (som)E (o)F (yo)U, L(arge). Another one | |
| 31 BESLOBBERING – (GIRL BOBS BEEN)* | |
| 33 CALIFORNIAN – LAIC*, FOR NAN = because grandma, around I. One of my favourite wines, but the grape variety can be known as primitivo outside California | |
| 34 REACTIONARY – R.E. = soldiers, ACTION = fighting, A, RY = railway = lines | |
| 35 IN GOOD TASTE – IN = cool, GOOD = competent, TASTE = smack | |
| 36 ELECTRON GUN – ELECT = vote in, (w)RONG UN = a bad lot | |
| 38 ON THE SPOT – O(ld), NOT around THESP = actor | |
| 41 MARES NEST – STEERSMAN* | |
| 42 PASTILLE – PASTE = stick, around ILL = out of sorts | |
| 45 ATINGLE – (c)AT = puss, INGLE = fireplace | |
| 46 COCCYX – CCC = 300, around (navaj)O, then Y, X = axes (on a graph) | |
| 47 HYENA – YEN = longing, in H(avan)A | |
| 49 RESIN – RE-SIN = behave badly again, perhaps | |
A bit surprised to see that knowledge of cluedo is now a requirement.. along with chess, draughts and monopoly?
I guess cluedo is popular culture and has been for some years, and we do have clues referring to other more recent developments such as computer and internet terminology