Mephisto 2754 by Don Manley – Kilroy Was Here

Author   dorsetjimboPosted on Categories Mephisto
A gentle Mephisto, just right for solving on the edge of lake Como with a glass of vino.

Across
1 WAPENSCHAW – (wan chaps we)*; arms inspection in Wick;
10 OGAMIC – O-GAM-IC; old=O; school=GAM; the Celtic Tree Alphabet;
11 ROSIER – (c)ROSIER;
12 WARPROOF – WARP-ROOF;
13 GRU-GRU – sounds like “grew-grew”; our favourite palm tree;
14 GIGOT – GIG-(h)OT; old word for trifle=GIG; a leg of mutton;
15 ARISH – (p)ARISH;
17 SCANT – (de)SCANT;
18 SHEA-TREE – (there’s a)* plus E from E(dibles); nice clue;
21 MADRONAS – MADR(ON)AS; practicable=(it’s) ON;
24 POLYP – POLYP(hagia);
27 QUICH – QUICH(e);
28 T-CART – T(C)ART; C from C(ity); a type of Go-Kart;
29 PANG-FU – PANG-FU(n); see pang-2 in C; stuffed full in Stirling;
31 NUTHATCH – Spooner’s “hut natch”; I suspect “suits” is padding;
32 TRINAL – TRI(N)AL: noon=N;
33 OEDEMA – (made one – n from (pai)N)*;
34 ATTEMPERED – AT-TEMPE-RED; beauty spot=(Greek Vale of)TEMPE or possibly Ms Brennan;
 
Down
1 WOWF – WOW-F; crazy in Cowdenbeath;
2 PARRIED – P(A-RR)IED; bishop=Right Reverend=RR; confused=PIED;
3 EMPUSAS – (a mess up)*; Greek hobgoblins that appear to shepherds (after drinking Retsina, no doubt);
4 SCORER – S(CORE)R;
5 CROUSE – C(a)ROUSE;
6 ASDIC – CID-AS all reversed; first world war submarine detection device;
7 WILGA – (wagtail – ta=cheers)*;
8 DEMONIAC – CAIN-(h)OMED all reversed;
9 BRATTISH – change I=one in BRITISH to A-T=a time;
15 ASEPTATE – A-S(E-P)TATE; E-P from E(asier) P(olitics);
16 RHEOCORD – (do chore)* surrounds R=resistance (physics); a rheostat;
19 FOUGADE – FO(U-GAD)E; superior=U; tribe=GAD; a small mine;
20 SNIFTER – (mariner – mar=ruin)* surrounds FT=Financial Times; wet=drink=SNIFTER;
22 AMPULE – A-M-P-ULE; M=medium; rubber=ULE; US spelling of ampoule;
23 DIATOM – MOT-AI-D all reversed; colleen=MOT;
25 LAMIA – A(n)IMAL reversed; name=N; Greek serpent-witch that eats children (with Retsina?);
26 YRENT – (entry)*; old word for rent;
30 CHAD – two meanings 1=piece cut from punch-card as in Florida’s “hanging chad” 2=long-nosed cartoon character;

4 comments on “Mephisto 2754 by Don Manley – Kilroy Was Here”

  1. Agree it was on the easier side of Mephisto, the only thing I had to check in the dictionary was the first letter of 14 across. Very clear wordplay to get the unusual words, so if you trust your wordplay, you’re well on your way.
  2. Many thanks for feedback. Could one of you persuade the blog editor to get rid of this tedious obituary notice on the front page!! Some of us are very much alive!!
  3. Yes, quite straightforward.
    I came here hoping for an explanation of GAD, having searched in vain for it in Chambers. Now I’ve googled it and I feel a bit silly!

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