Jumbo 1343

Author   sghansonPosted on Categories Jumbo Cryptic
I don’t recall anything particularly tricky with this one. The only unknown solution was 18A, but the wordplay was clear.

If I had to pick a favourite clue from this it would probably be 10D.

Across
1 REMISSIONS – RE = soldiers, MISSIONS = assignments
6 MISSTATEMENT – MISS = female, T.A = volunteers, T(h)E, MEN = chaps, T(ease)
14 POLEMIC – POLIC(y) = line, around ME = this person
15 PASTE-UP – PASTEU(r) = surgeon, P(age)
16 HACKSAW – HACK = journalist, SAW = noticed
17 TOTE – TOTE(m) = emblem
18 AMENDE – AMEN = last word, DE = ED = editor, reversed. Not a word I am familiar with
20 COLLAPSE – COPSE = wood, around ALL = everyone
24 BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS – double definition, the second cryptic where wicked = with a wick
25 YAMMERS – HAMMERS = defeats, with the first letter changed
26 ENDODERM – (MEN ODDER)*
27 STEROL – hidden in caniSTER OLd
29 ORDINARY SEAMAN – (NORMANDY IS AREA)*
31 UNCHASTE – sounds like UNCHASED = no one after one
34 DELICATE – DATE = time, around ELI = priest and C(onfession)
36 PROFESSIONALLY – PROFESSION = something declared, ALLY = accomplice
39 LIABLE – LIE = tell porkies, around A.B. = sailor and L(eft)
41 PROVINCE – PRINCE = royal personage, around V(ery) and O(ld) in reverse order
43 ESTATES – E(astern), STATES = countries
46 MUTUAL ADMIRATION SOCIETY – (SITUATION COMEDY, LAURA, TIM)*
47 LOOPIEST – PIES = food, in LOOT = stolen property
48 ORDAIN – (j)ORDAN = Arab country, around I = one
49 MIRA – MI = note, R.A. = artist
53 IMPLANT – I’M = this person’s, PLAN = scheme, T(ime)
54 EXTRACT – EXTRA = more, C(abine)T
56 ATHEIST – AT HEIST = like witness to crime
57 MISREPRESENT – MIRE = difficulty, around S(ociety), PRESENT = here
58 SOUTHERNER – (HEROES TURN)*
 
Down
1 REPUTABLY – R.E. = school subject, PUT = present, ABLY = competently
2 MILITARY MEDAL – the middle letters of suMMer are the abbreviation for the Military Medal
3 SOME – SOME(rset) = county
4 INCOMMENSURATE – (SEEM UNROMANTIC)*
5 NAP – double definition
7 IDEA – AIDE = adviser, with the first letter moved to the end
8 SUPPORTERS – SUP = drink, PORTERS = Guinness etc
9 APHELION – A, P = quiet, HE = male, LION = beast
10 ESCAPE HATCH – E(nglish), SCH(ool), around CAPE and HAT = two items of clothing
11 EASTERNER – EAR = attention, around STERNE = author
12 TOWN – TON = style, around W(ife)
13 ASCENDED – AS = like, C(hurch), ENDED = died
19 NEAR EAST – NET = TEN = decade, reversed, around, AREAS = regions
21 STREWN – (NETW(o)R(k)S)*
22 RED DWARF – RED = embarrassed, DWARF = lacking in eminence
23 PSALTERY – (LET’S PRAY)*
28 ANTIPERSPIRANT – (PAINTERS PAINT)* around (floo)R
29 OLD FLAME – (c)OLD = unemotional, F(emale), LAME = feeble
30 AARDVARK – A.A. = emergency organisation, RD = road, V(ery), ARK = rescue container
32 SPLIT DECISION – (POLITICS ENDS I)*
33 ASTEROID – A, STEROID = banned substance
35 COLLABORATE – COL = officer, LAB = scientific establishment, ORATE = to make a speech
37 NOTICE – hidden in hypNOTIC Entertainment
38 TRIMESTERS – TRIM = cut down, ESTERS = chemical compounds
40 ANTELOPES – ANTS = workers, around ELOPE = escape to match
42 NATIONAL – NATAL = old province, around I ON = NO I = number one
44 SPYMASTER – SPYM = MY PS = this person’s note, ASTER = flower
45 MAGISTER – MAGI = wise men, STER(n) = severe
50 FIRM – FIR = wood, M(erchant)
51 STAN – NATS = those wanting home rule, reversed
52 WHEE – WE = I in royal style, around H.E. = ambassador
55 TAO – O.T. = holy books, reversed around A

9 comments on “Jumbo 1343”

  1. Is there a Pasteur I don’t know of who was a surgeon? Louis was a chemist. I vaguely recognized AMENDE, thought it was some sort of legal term; looking it up now, in ODE I find ‘amende honorable’ ‘a public or open apology, typically with some form of reparation’. What is ‘small’ doing in 30d? 46ac COD, anagram division anyway.

    Edited at 2018-09-29 05:18 am (UTC)

    1. I think the “small” is there just to indicate it’s the abbreviation of very that we need. V unnecessary, as Bridget Jones might record.
      1. Agreed on the use of “small” and on reflection I should probably have queried Pasteur.

        I see in the paper today that Mark Goodliffe’s name was drawn as the winner of the prize for this one

  2. 45 minutes, so pretty well average. AMENDE went in on wordplay, as did PASTEUR: I’m with Kevin in not recognising the designation “surgeon”, though his work on bacteriology certainly improved surgical techniques. I thought the anagrams for INCOMMENSURATE and MUTUAL… were impressive: always good when recognisable phrases emerge from the deconstruction.
  3. I appear to have done this on paper and not entered online. My notes say 37 minutes, so that makes it on the easy end of the scale. A couple of unknowns AMENDE and MIRA where I had to trust to the wordplay. I enjoyed AARDVARK – I’m not sure I’ve seen one of those in a crossword before.
  4. 1:01:40 for me so about average. Took Pasteur as a surgeon on trust, as well as AMENDE and MIRA. Knew the crossword instrument. Don’t think I’ve ever come across one in real life though! Thanks setter and sgh.
  5. Actually, if I’d read the clue a bit more carefully, I would have realized that; and realized that ‘very rescue’ is not really OK.
  6. FOI AMENDE though l had not heard of the word, that’s the beauty of cryptics, you can get answer via wordplay unlike ‘quick ‘ crosswords.
    Ong’ara,
    Nairobi.
  7. Agreed, Pasteur a scientist, not a surgeon. Sorry — knew better but was maybe thinking of Lister. Very sorry

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