Jumbo 1268

Author   sghansonPosted on Categories Jumbo Cryptic
Another Bank Holiday Monday one for me. There is nothing contentious about this one, but there are some well constructed clues.

Across
1 ARCHITECT – ARCH = structure, IT, E(nglish), CT = court
6 PAPYRUS – PAP = breast, YR = years, U.S. = America
10 SABLE – (u)SABLE = exploitable
13 AMALGAM – (MALAGA)*, M(adeira)
14 APRON – AN = article, around PRO = for
15 SUNFLOWER – (FUELS, NOW, R(un))*
16 DOT ONES IS AND CROSS ONES TS – (AN ODD STONE SCISSORS STONE)*
17 MAROON – MOON = daydream, around (ye)AR
18 LAZINESS – LASS = girl, around ZINE = periodical
19 OREGANO – E(uropean) in ORGAN = liver, perhaps, then O(nions)
22 REDISCOVER – RED = communist, IS, COVER = protection
23 RABBLE-ROUSER – (sc)RABBLER = one scratching, (sc)OUSER = Liverpudlian, with the SC = special constable removed twice. Cleverly constructed
27 HONEY – HONE = make sharper, Y = unknown
29 BETWEEN – BET = risk, WEE = very small, N = nitrogen
30 EYESIGHT – EIGHT = rowers, around YES = certainly
32 FILAMENT – LIFT*, around A MEN = crew
34 ARAL SEA – AREA = region around SAL*
36 MUTED – MUD = wet earth, around TE = tellurium
39 BREASTSTROKE – BROKE = poor, around EAST and ST(rait)
41 BLUE PENCIL – BLUE = squander, PENC(e) = money, I = 1, L(eft)
44 ETRURIA – ET = and in French, RURA(l) = country, around I(sland)
46 HEADREST – HEAD = van, REST = halt
48 NOBODY – NO = number, BODY = association
50 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT – CLASSIFIED = secret, ADVERTISEMENT = commercial, with the order of the terms changed from the clue
53 ILL HUMOUR – ILL = bad, HOUR = time, around UM = hesitate
54 INDRI – alternate letters in sIgNs DaRwIn
55 GO-AHEAD – GOA = Indian state, HEAD = intelligence
56 NOTED – N(ew), O.T. = books, ED(itor)
57 MARINER – MINER = collier, around (tAR)
58 EARNESTLY – (NASTY LEER)*
 
Down
1 AWARD – A, WAR = fighting, D(aughter)
2 CHARTERED ENGINEER – (CAREER ENDING THERE)*
3 INGENUOUS – INGENIOUS = invention, with U(niversity) replacing I = unit
4 ENMESH – H(or)SEMEN*
5 TRANSPARENT – TRANS = sex-changing, PARENT = mum or dad
6 PARANOID – PARA = soldier, NO, I.D. = identification
7 PANACHE – PAN = vessel, ACHE = long
8 RESPONSIBLE – (i)RE (i)S (u)PON (u)S (b)IBLE with initial letters removed. Another well constructed clue
9 SANDSTONE – SANE = sensible, around DON = South Yorkshire river, itself around ST(reet)
10 SILENCE – SINCE = after, around LE = the, in French
11 BOWLS – B(lack), OWLS = birds of prey
12 EARLS COURT – EARLS = possible parliamentarians, COURT = seek support of
17 MYRRH – final letters of (gu)M (variet)Y (fo)R (cense)R (churc)H
20 AESTHETIC MOVEMENT – (HAVE TEN COMMITTEES)*
21 HOMBRE – HOME = residence, around BR(other)
24 ANNEAL – ANNE = girl, A(bnorma)L
25 OPIUM – OP = work, I, UM = MU = foreign character, reversed
26 REMARK – REM = measure of radiation, ARK = large vessel
28 YEARS – YES = quite, around A(ny) and R(espite)
31 ERASER – ERR = mistake, around ASE = APE = copy, with the change of letter
33 TORCH-BEARER – TOR = prominence, CH(urch), BEARER = coffin carrier
35 SELF-SERVICE – SELF = personality, SERVICE = employment
37 DOLLY – double definition. Dolly was the first cloned sheep
38 ABREACTION – (OBTAIN CARE)*
40 STAFFROOM – STAFF = crook, ROOM = opportunity
42 EXONERATE – EX = former, ONE = cardinal, RATE = merit
43 PROVIDER – PROVER(b) = biblical saying, around I’D = I had
45 RESOUND – ROUND = ring, around (fo)ES
47 ARABIAN – ARIAN – heretic, around A and B(ishop)
49 GINGER – GIN = flavoured spirit, GER(m) = seed
51 ALLOT – A, LLOT = TOLL = ring, reversed
52 TODDY – T(ons), ODD = unusual, Y(en)

3 comments on “Jumbo 1268”

  1. The only Don river I knew was the one that flows quietly to the sea, so I had to assume that Yorkshire has one, too. I wondered about the definition in 53ac: does anyone want ILL HUMOUR? Indeed, grouches might be the very ones to welcome ill humor. Anyway, COD to 23ac.
  2. A sluggish 55:18 and I had to use google to confirm ABREACTION as opposed to ABRECATION, which then allowed me to see 50a. I liked 23a too:-) Thanks setter and sghanson.

  3. I struggled with the 50ac/38dn intersection too.
    CLASSIFIED took me a while but the C helped with ABREACTION.

    ILL HUMOUR
    Maybe ‘want’ means ‘lack’ here?

    Thanks setter and also sghanson.

    mike04

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