Once again a good standard puzzle of around average difficulty. The clue at 7A is of brilliant construction but unfortunately the description is so accurate one can write in the answer by treating it as a straight definition!
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 | SCORDATO – (octachords – ch = check (chess))*; played out of tune; |
| 7 | CHER – “the river” = “the-r” then “passing west of Tours=remove “t” to give “her” then “with source of Creuse”=CHER; and lit; |
| 10 | GEOMETRISE – (tiresome eg)*; as per Euclid; |
| 11 | AMILDAR – A-MILD-AR; one=A; annual return=AR; Indian tax collector; |
| 13 | MOOI – MOO-I(n); “Looks OK” in South Africa; |
| 14 | BEDIMS – BED(I-M)S; southern county=Bedfordshire=BEDS; independent=I; member=M; |
| 16 | APAGE,SATANAS – (pa’s tea + an aga)*-S; Sabbath=S; giving the Devil his marching orders in Latin; |
| 18 | COCKLE – two meanings; |
| 20 | MANTIS – MAN-(SIT reversed); must=MAN; |
| 21 | INCANDESCENT – INCAN-DESCENT; |
| 22 | TELEGA – TE(LEG)A(r); Russian wagon; |
| 24 | KAGO – first letters of K(yoto) A(uthority) G(iving) O(rders); litter in Japan; |
| 27 | GRILLER – GR-ILLER; gross=GR; |
| 28 | EPIDOSITES – EP(I-DO-SITE)S; thrive=DO; EP=Extended Play (record); rock; |
| 29 | DORA – (A-DOR all reversed); acting=A; Steiger=ROD (actor); Bryan=DORA (actress); |
| 30 | CROSSTIE – CROSS-TIE; express=railway train; tears=moves quickly; used in constructing railway track; |
| Down | |
| 1 | SAAM – two meanings, the river MAAS being reversed; |
| 2 | CYMOPHANES – (chap + money)*-S; special=S; cat’s eyes; |
| 3 | RELIGHT – R-E(l)IGHT; love initially=l; boat=EIGHT (as per the boat race); R=start of regatta; |
| 4 | DODDERING – D(ODDER)ING; |
| 5 | AMASSES – A-MASSES; American=A; |
| 6 | OTT – child=tot then “drop the head=t” to give OTT; |
| 7 | CRUD – CRUD(e); |
| 8 | HIJINKS – H-I-JINKS; Henry=H (physics); indeed=I; cheats=JINKS; game of forfeits in Falkirk; |
| 9 | REASSERT – (arrests + e=English)*; |
| 12 | EMALANGENI – (I-NAME all reversed) surrounds (angel)*; ackers in Swaziland; |
| 15 | ETON,SUITS – (NOTE reversed)-SUIT-S; |
| 16 | ADMITTED – A-D-MITT-ED; dead=D; hand=MITT (slang); |
| 17 | EN,CLAIR – E(N)CLAIR; name=N; posh name for ordinary language as against code; |
| 18 | CHEERIO – C-(here)*-IO; caught=C (cricket); expressing grief=IO; |
| 19 | CACKLES – C-(h)ACKLES; see=C; hair=hackles; |
| 23 | EDDA – ADDE(r) reversed; |
| 25 | ORFE – OR(F)E; seaweed=ORE; fine=F; |
| 26 | TOC – initial letters T(ons) O(f) C(oal); telecoms code for T; |
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