A little bit more difficult this week with a smattering of French and German required and the ability to spot some more unusual anagram indicators.
I’ve failed to parse 30D so all suggestions welcome, please
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 | SHOOTING,WARS – SHOO-TIN-G-(S-RAW reversed); unexploded WW1 bombs are still killing people in Flanders; |
| 10 | LIGNUM – LIG-NUM(b); to idle (lie about)=LIG; strong, dense wood use of which has been replaced by modern materials; |
| 12 | EUOI – (b)E-(o)U(t)-O(f)-I(t); apparently a sot’s shriek – extraordinary word!; |
| 13 | ROOMILY – R-O-(h)OMILY; |
| 14 | MEGABIT – E-GAMBIT becomes MEGABIT by moving M to front; |
| 15 | EGEST – (dom)E-GEST; bearing=GEST; |
| 16 | BURP – B(U-R)P; rift=BURP; |
| 18 | EMEUTE – EME-UTE; old uncle=EME; uproar is definition; |
| 20 | ELECTORS – (roles etc)*; HRE=Holy Roman Empire where ELECTORS were an elite; |
| 23 | TZIGANES – (gaze isn’t)*; gypsy men; |
| 25 | PANINI – PA(N)IN-I; smart=PAIN; sandwiches in Salerno; |
| 26 | SOFI – SO-FI(x); provided=SO; sign of erring=x; |
| 27 | ANODE – A(NOD)E; mistake=NOD; A&E=Accident and Emergency; |
| 29 | DUSTBIN – DUN surrounds (bits)*; demand=DUN; suitably sorted for recycling we trust; |
| 31 | OBDURES – (rosebud)*; colour=misrepresent=anagram indicator; |
| 32 | TALE – TA-LE; TA=Territorial (Volunteer) Army; the in French=LE; |
| 33 | TEREFA – (eater + f)*; f from f(ood); food that is not kosher; classically pork but also shellfish, eagle and owl; |
| 34 | YOU,NEVER,KNOW – YOUN(g)-EVER-(WONK reversed); perhaps is definition; |
| Down | |
| 1 | SLUMBER,PARTY – S(LUMBER-PAR)TY; flirting=LUMBER; strange sleepover for girls; |
| 2 | HIDE – (loc)H-IDE; |
| 3 | ON,TAP – (panto)*; |
| 4 | TURBOT – (TO-BRUT all reversed); they are farmed in France (and elsewhere) to supply restaurants; |
| 5 | NEOTERIC – (note)*-ERIC; quick=mobile=anagram indicator; it means modern thinker but has ancient Greek roots; |
| 6 | GAME – G-AME; soul in French=AME; |
| 7 | WEIGELA – (watering hole – thorn)*; lush=drunk=anagram indicator; a shrub; |
| 8 | ROYSTS – ROY(ali)STS; ali from ali(ens); |
| 9 | SISTERS-IN-LAW – (resist)*-SIN-LAW; Pippa Middleton for one; |
| 11 | GAG-REIN – GAG-R-EIN; porky=lie=GAG; R=Rex; one in German=EIN; part of horse harness; |
| 17 | POZIDRIV – PO(Z-I)D-RIV(e); hull=POD; tug=rive; zone=Z; fancy screwdriver; |
| 19 | UNNOBLE – (r)U(N-NOB)LE; |
| 21 | CHIDDEN – C-HIDDEN; |
| 22 | MANOAO – MAN(O)A-O; authority=MANA; on=O’; another shrub; |
| 24 | GASSER – G(ASS)ER; soft=silly=ASS; tent=GER; a gusher but of gas rather than oil; |
| 26 | STARK – ST-ARK; |
| 28 | EUGE – hidden reversed (peopl)E-GUE(ssing); |
| 30 | INFO – knowledge or perhaps little knowledge is the definition – can’t see the parsing; |
So, its INF-O where INF=infimum=the greatest lower bound and O=of
Interesting because years ago Chambers had a lot of words that only appeared in the entry for other words and one used to go hunt for them. Clearly now out of practice because of changes (for the better) in the dictionary. I suspect that 20 years ago I would have eventually found that entry!