A straightforward puzzle. I was not entirely familiar with 9ac or 20ac, but both came into consciousness readily enough. Very neat clue at 4dn, which raised a smile.
Thanks Hurley (and our resident Time Lord).
Definitions underlined.
Across | |
1 | Correctly predict charge covering sources of metal (7) |
FORESEE – FEE (charge) surrounding (covering) ORES (sources of metals). | |
7 | Shambolic tea on terrace is caricatured initially (7) |
CHAOTIC – CHA (tea) with first letters of (initially) On Terrace Is and Caricatured. | |
9 | Feature of will — something fishy, not quite licit, on reflection? (7) |
CODICIL – COD (something fishy), with most of (not quite) LICIt reversed (on reflection). | |
10 | At heart Jamie, seaman, extremely lively in friendly way (7) |
AMIABLY – middle letters of (at heart) jAMIe, AB (able bodied, seaman), and outside letters of (extremely) LivelY. | |
11 | Wings of the raven? Another bird (4) |
TERN – outermost letters (wings) of ThE and RaveN. | |
12 | Long-lasting series of Superman, enthralling (9) |
PERMANENT – hidden in (series of) suPERMAN ENThralling. | |
14 | Procession Democrat organised about first of October (9) |
MOTORCADE – anagram of (organised) DEMOCRAT around first letter of October. | |
16 | Long and impressive European film (4) |
EPIC – E (european) and PIC (film). | |
17 | Prominent street captivates outsider (7) |
SALIENT – ST (street) surrounding (captivates) ALIEN (outsider). | |
20 | Payment per animal he linked to commercial era (7) |
HEADAGE – HE, AD (commercial) and AGE (era). | |
21 | Serve as comfort to prisoner, unaccompanied (7) |
CONSOLE – CON (prisoner) and SOLE (unaccompanied). | |
22 | Rugby team assemble about noon (7) |
MUNSTER – MUSTER (assemble) around N (noon). |
Down | |
1 | Cash fee cut — I’m prepared to confront consequences (4,3,5) |
FACE THE MUSIC – anagram of (prepared) CASH FEE CUT I’M. | |
2 | Embarrassed anger over court — advise new course (8) |
REDIRECT – RED (embarrassed), IRE (anger), on top of CT (court). | |
3 | Time to escape from standard footwear (4) |
SOCK – t (time) removed (to escape) from StOCK (standard). | |
4 | Cake, high calorie, nothing left (6) |
ECLAIR – anagram of (high) CALoRIE, with O (nothing) left over. | |
5 | Ivan turning up at entrance to plan route (8) |
NAVIGATE – IVAN reversed (turning up), and GATE (entrance). | |
6 | Attempt nocturnal types mounted (4) |
STAB – BATS (nocturnal types) written up (mounted). | |
8 | Obvious call — car’s tyre needs changing (7-5) |
CRYSTAL-CLEAR – anagram of (needs changing) CALL CAR’S TYRE. | |
12 | At first popular — very, our new food supplier (8) |
PURVEYOR – first letter of Popular, then an anagram of (new) VERY OUR. | |
13 | He won’t forget Jumbo? (8) |
ELEPHANT – double definition. | |
15 | Part of veteran thematic song? (6) |
ANTHEM – hidden in (part of) veterAN THEMatic. | |
18 | Shipping company policy (4) |
LINE – double definition. | |
19 | Drops artist home (4) |
RAIN – RA (royal academician, artist) and IN (home) |
DNK 20ac HEADAGE but quite obvious.
COD 14ac MOTORCADE WOD 7as CHAOTIC
LOI was Munster, with 20A as a great example of clear wordplay leading to an unknown word.
Brian
Like others, I hadn’t come across HEADAGE, but the wordplay was clear enough.
No problem with MUNSTER – being a Tigers supporter we have seen plenty of them in Heineken Cup matches, and whatever the competition is called these days.
Alan
Much enjoyed thank you setter.
PlayupPompey