Mephisto 2802 by Don Manley

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After 2 weeks away in Prague and Vienna I needed a straightforward puzzle to get me back in the swing and this one was just the job.

It’s middle of the road I guess for difficulty with a handful of rather easy ones balanced by some slightly tougher offerings. I enjoyed solving it.

Across
1 HADDIE – H(ADD)IE; hasten=HIE; haddock in Hamilton;
6 EMPART – E-MP-ART; old form of “impart”;
10 EMPLOYEE – EM(PLOY)E-(fiddl)E; old uncle=EME (worth remembering);
11 PUNCH – three meanings;
12 HOUSEL – HOUSE-L;
13 AGUISED – AGU(IS)ED; cold=AGUED; old word for dressed;
15 AFARAS – AFAR-AS(he’s); trees;
17 ETAGE – E-GATE all reversed;
18 PETARAS – (a repast)*;
20 CRINATE – CR(IN)ATE;
23 HANSE – HANSE(L); L=Luxembourg; The Hanseatic League – a group of inter-trading German cities 1200s to 1600s;
25 PARAPH – PAR-APH;
27 GOBURRA – GO(BURR)A;
29 SADDHU – (a buddhist – bit)*;
30 ROOST – RO(OS)T;
31 TERAFLOP – (prof et al)*;
32 SARNIE – SAR-NI(c)E; SAR=savour in Sterling; slang rendition of John Montague’s invention;
33 GUAIAC – (sugar coating – strong)*; a resin;
 
Down
1 HEPTARCHISTS – (this chapter’s)*;
2 AQUAFER – A-QUAF(f)ER;
3 DING-A-LING – DIN-GAL-I-NG;
4 DECURY – DEC(U)RY; a group of ten or more;
5 EMUS – two meanings (2=electromagnetic unit);
6 EPHEBE – EP-HEBE; Extended Play=EP=old vinyl record;
7 POULT – POU(L)T; fish=POUT; L from L(unch);
8 REEK – (g)REEK; reference “it’s all greek to me”; fume in Fife;
9 TELAESTHETIC – (elastic teeth)*;
14 CARNAROLI – CARNA(l)-R-(oil)*; recipe=R;
16 ALAE – hidden (n)A(i)L(s)-A(r)E;
17 ETNA – ANTE reversed;
19 ASPASIA – ASP-ASIA; influential partner of Pericles;
21 TROULE – TROU(b)LE; old word for scurry;
22 ARROBA – AR(R)OBA;
24 SUDAN – US reversed-DAN;
26 GAEA – GA(m)E-A; everybody’s mother;
28 BLOG – BLO(win)G;

3 comments on “Mephisto 2802 by Don Manley”

  1. The Don’s dailies are tough enough vocab-wise for me, so while I’ll pass on the puzzle I’ll pop by to welcome Jimbo back and give a thumbs-up to the new piccie.

    Edited at 2014-05-18 08:11 am (UTC)

  2. Thanks Jim, struggled with this much more than you, but enjoyed it nevertheless. Was thoroughly defeated by 29ac- I’ve never come across that use of upsets as an ‘exclusion’ indicator as well as an anagram indicator- very sneaky, will have to look out for that in future

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