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