Enjoyable middle of the road puzzle
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 | SCHOOLE – SCHOOL-(barg)E; Waggledagger for shoal; |
| 7 | FEHM – FE(H)M; Henry=H (physics); FEM=femme=homosexual partner; medieval German court; |
| 10 | LOOED – LOO-(th)E-D; to forfeited in game of loo; |
| 11 | EVERTOR – EVERTO(n)-R(eal); muscle; |
| 13 | COMITADJI – CO-MIT-ADJ-I(s); a Balkan guerilla; |
| 14 | G-MAN – G(M)AN(g); |
| 16 | SUNDRI – S(UN-D)RI; Indian Mr=SRI; a=UN; dead=D; timber tree; |
| 18 | ARISTA – (b)ARISTA; bristles; |
| 19 | SORTATION – S(OR)TATION; before=OR; arrangement; |
| 21 | MINT,SAUCE – two meanings; gravy=money=MINT SAUCE; |
| 22 | ATONES – AT-ONE-S; AT=1/100th of a kip (monetary unit); |
| 24 | AYRIES – AYR-IE-S; special=S; where eagles nest; |
| 27 | ONST – ON-ST; old word for “once”; |
| 29 | RITORNELL – RILL surrounds (toner)*; refrain; |
| 30 | ART-SONG – A-RT-SONG; Chinese dynasty=Sung=SONG; |
| 31 | OFLAG – two meanings, the second a play on organisations such as Ofcom,Ofgen, Ofwat; |
| 32 | NEWT – NE(W)T; difficulty=NET; ask; |
| 33 | ISOZYME – I-SO(ZY)ME; biochemical catalyst; |
| Down | |
| 1 | SLOG – (glos)*; abbreviation for Gloucestershire=glos; bats=anagrind; |
| 2 | COMMUNITAIRE – (i’m manic eu tor)*; see communautaire in C; |
| 3 | HOB-AND-NOB – HO-BAND-NO-B; HO=prostitute=pro; bass=B; |
| 4 | ODOD – O-DOR; Ohio=O; dung-beetle=DOR; American version of “odour”; |
| 5 | LEMPIRA – MEL reversed – (pair)*; romantic=anagrind; honey=MEL; monetary unit in Honduras; |
| 6 | RETIRACY – (erratic)*-(jul)Y; US retreat; |
| 7 | FRAP – FR-A-P; |
| 8 | HOJATOLESLAM – (a hole almost)* surrounds J=Japanese; Muslim religious leader; |
| 9 | MRIDANGS – M(RID)ANGS; old word for speaks=MANGS; Indian drums; |
| 12 | VINA – VIN-A; VIN=wine=plonk; Indian musical instrument; |
| 15 | ASININELY – A-S-(IN-IN)-ELY; |
| 16 | SUMATRAN – hidden reversed (ees-t)SUM-A-TRA-N(aisa); type of rhino; |
| 17 | ROSE,DROP – ROSE-DROP; a sweet; |
| 20 | TUAREGS – TU(ARE)GS; nomads; |
| 23 | SUNN – N-NUS all reversed; tropical plant; |
| 25 | DOST – sounds like “dust”; old word for does; |
| 26 | ALOO – A-LOO; chat=potato=ALOO; |
| 28 | TIGE – I obtain=I GET then move “T=time” to the front; part of column; |
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