Mephisto 2790 by Don Manley

Author   dorsetjimboPosted on Categories Mephisto
And another interesting but middle of the road puzzle.

Across
1 PORCPISCE – PE=exercise surrounds (croc is)* containing P=quietly (music); an old porpoise;
10 IDAEAN – I-D(A)EAN; Greek mountain;
11 EUPHON – (one)* surrounds U-PH; a glass harmonica;
13 SCAM – SCAM(pi);
14 ROUTE – ROU(T)E; T from (sweethear)T;
15 ELUTES – E(LUTE)S; thou art=tu ES; clay=LUTE;
16 A,SALTI – AS(A-L)TI; jerkily (music);
18 REIS – two meanings 1=small branch 2=old coinage;
19 PAIDEUTICS – (picture aids – r=right)*; educational theory;
22 DEMARCATES – DATES surrounds (cream)*;
25 NARY – (semi)NARY;
29 DROMOI – (door)* surrounds M=a thousand – I=one; passageways;
30 SAPELE – only=sole then replace o=nothing by APE=mammal; hard wood;
31 OCKER – (l)OCKER;
32 EYRA – A(R)YE reversed; Brazilian four-legged wildcat;
33 SIENTS – apparently sounds like “science” somewhere – I believe you Don; offspring;
34 KAROSS – (soaks)* surrounds R=Rex=king; sheepskin cloak;
36 BETA,FIBRE – (bare be fit)*; extract of sugarbeet;
 
Down
1 PILE,UP – P(ILE)UP;
2 RAMULI – RAI(n) surrounds (Isle of) MUL(l);
3 CESTODE – C(EST)ODE; estate=EST;
4 PACEY – PA(CE)Y;
5 SEMANTRA – SE-MANTRA; Kent=SE;
6 CURST – CUR(S)T;
7 SHULE – SHU(tt)LE;
8 BOTTICELLI – BOTT-I-CELL-I; maggott=BOTT;
9 GNEISS – (singers – r)*; r from r(hythm); a rock;
12 ALLA,MARCIA – A-LLAMA-(car + i)*; Sousa’s music;
17 QUAKIEST – QU(AKI)EST; AKI from AKI(n);
20 CAMPARI – I-RAP-MAC reversed;
21 ENDOSS – END(OS)S; old word for endorse;
23 THE,MOB – THEM-OB;
24 SMEUSE – S(o)ME-USE; an escape hole in a hedge (the mind boggles);
26 ROKER – RO(c)KER; better known as the up-market part of Sunderland;
27 TORTE – TORT-E;
28 DARAF – D(A)RAF(t); electrical elastance (measures voltage across a capacitor);

4 comments on “Mephisto 2790 by Don Manley”

  1. Not many issues with this one, except that I put SCONE in at 27dn. “Con” for “wrong” is perhaps a bit loose but otherwise it works perfectly. This made me want to put SCIONS in at 33ac, although it didn’t seem particularly convincing. I sorted it all out eventually.
  2. I welcome sensible comment but not the offensive nonsense of rednim. 1) I was in Australia recently , yes, but nowhere near a test match; 2) there are no constructive criticisms in his comments; 3) there is no need to use the f word (and its usage does not for some of us indvrese interest anyway). Perhaps a moderator would sort out this silly contributor?
    2. Hear hear. I didn’t mention it earlier because 1) I didn’t think it worthy of comment and 2) I assumed it would be removed.

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