Pleasant if straightforward puzzle
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 3 | PERU,BALSAM – (as a plumber)*; thick black liquid (not from the Liffey); |
| 11 | TENUE – TENU(r)E; manner of dress; |
| 12 | CAPUERA – CAPU(t)-ERA; head=caput; martial art and dance; |
| 13 | ARISTO – (P)ARIS-TO; before=TO; nob=toff=ARISTO; |
| 15 | DRAT – TARD(y) reversed; swear word beloved of my mother’s generation; |
| 16 | SCOTOMA – S(CO)TOMA; firm=company=CO; hole=STOMA; blind spot; |
| 17 | HADAL – HAD-AL; AL=aluminium; bauxite=aluminium ore; at a deep level is definition; |
| 19 | ONEYER – ONE-sounds like “you”; Will’s word of imprecise meaning; |
| 20 | ORACLING – OR-A-CLING; men=OR; |
| 24 | FREDAINE – F(RED)AINE; fashion years ago=FAINE; escapade; |
| 26 | DOODLE – two meanings 1=vamp on the bagpipes 2=meaningless drawing; |
| 29 | ABIES – ABI(d)ES; d=died; a tree; |
| 30 | EXSCIND – EX-sounds like “sinned”; cut off; |
| 32 | ABAC – AB(A)C; sort of chart; |
| 33 | SCRIKE – S-CRIKE(y); more swearing from my mum; to yell; |
| 34 | MEGARAD – (drama)* surrounds EG; a million rads (radiation dosage); |
| 35 | HEBEN – HEBE-N; shrub=HEBE; old wood; |
| 36 | PREDENTATE – PR(EDEN-T)ATE; chatter=PRATE; PM=Anthony Eden; toothless; |
| Down | |
| 1 | STADHOLDER – (fir)ST-AD(miral) = STAD holder – geddit!; governor; |
| 2 | FERRARA – F(ERR)ARA(d); farad=unit of capacitance; Italian city; |
| 4 | EUSTACY – (sea cut y)*; y from (countr)y; changes to the shoreline; |
| 5 | RETELL – RETE-LL; network=RETE; |
| 6 | BALCONET – BAL(C-ONE)T; conservative=C; |
| 7 | APRON – two meanings 1=stage 2=kitchen clobber; |
| 8 | LUNT – (b)LUNT; slow match in Motherwell; |
| 9 | SEPOYS – sounds like “see poise”; old soldiers; |
| 10 | ARAME – A-RAME(n); japanese dish=ramen; edible seaweed; |
| 14 | MARCESCENT – MARC-(hous)E-SCENT; refuse=MARC; withering but not falling off; |
| 18 | SIRENIAN – (in snare i)*; |
| 21 | TABARET – TAB-(tear)*; fabric; |
| 22 | SNEAKER – SNE(A-K)ER; A=ace; K=king (cards); Oxford=quality shoe so not a SNEAKER; |
| 23 | DOSAGE – DO-SAGE; |
| 25 | DATCHA – DAT(CH)A; |
| 27 | OXTER – O-X-TER; O=old; territory=TER; X marks the spot Jim lad; an armpit; |
| 28 | LIVRE – LIV(R)E; king or queen=Rex or Regina=R; old coin; |
| 31 | CHAD – two meanings 1=wartime man with bald head looking over wall saying “wot no meat” 2=piece removed from punchcard; |
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