By far the easiest Mephisto I’ve done for quite some time – mostly simple constructions with signposted definitions. Perhaps Don was intent upon helping our friends in Iceland who celebrated Beer Day on 1st March when the puzzle appeared.
| Across |
| 1 |
SCART – SCAR-(nes)T; a cormorant on the Clyde; |
| 5 |
THE,MORN – THEM-OR-N; |
| 11 |
ARRESTOR – (as terror)*; |
| 13 |
WADDY – WA(DD)Y; a club in Cairns; |
| 14 |
BATON – BAT-ON; |
| 15 |
ARSENITE – A-R(SEN)ITE; |
| 16 |
HARAMBEE – HAR(A)M-BEE; Kenyan call; |
| 17 |
STRENE – ST-RENE; |
| 19 |
MELEE – ME-LEE; |
| 20 |
ACOCK – A(L)COCK; Brown’s buddy loses L=lake; |
| 23 |
LAMEDH – LAME-DH; DH=Department of Health; |
| 26 |
ALIZARIN – A-LIZAR(d)-IN; a derivative of the madder root; |
| 29 |
CO-TENANT – COT-ENA-NT; |
| 30 |
ARIEL – sign above=ARIES then change S=sun to L=luminance; an angel; |
| 31 |
ULMIN – hidden (f)ULMIN(ate); |
| 32 |
CISTVAEN – (cave isn’t)*; |
| 33 |
MARSHAL – MARS-HAL(L); |
| 34 |
KINDA – KIND-A; |
| |
| Down |
| 1 |
SAWAH – HAW(A)S reversed; a paddy field; |
| 2 |
CRAVAT – C(RAV(e))AT; |
| 3 |
ARDOR – ROD-RA all reversed; perch=ROD (old measure); lust in LA; |
| 4 |
REDIAE – (die + are)*; |
| 6 |
HOUSELLINGS – (english soul)*; administering the Eucharist; |
| 7 |
MEANIE – ME(L)ANIE; “of black origin” is padding; |
| 8 |
OSTIOLE – O-ST(I)OLE; |
| 9 |
ROOTLE – (footballer – flab)*; |
| 10 |
NINEVEH – NINE-V(E)H; 9 is 3 squared; |
| 12 |
TURBELLARIA – (all but rare I)*; |
| 17 |
SARCASM – S(ARC-AS)M; |
| 18 |
ROOTIER – ROO-TIER; |
| 21 |
CHOREA – CH(ORE)A; |
| 22 |
CREEPS – CREE(P)S; |
| 24 |
MAULVI – MAUL-(le)VI(te); |
| 25 |
DIVIED – DI-VIED; |
| 27 |
RUMAN – RU-MAN; |
| 28 |
NANNA – ANNAN reversed; |
I thought SCART was an opportunity missed – any clue involving a cormorant has to be an opportunity for a bit of innocent ribaldry!
At 7dn the name MELANIE derives from the Greek word for “black” – I suppose it’s not really essential but I found it helpful.
Edited at 2015-03-08 09:53 am (UTC)
As to MELANIE you may have gathered by now that this classics stuff is all greek to me