Times Cryptic Jumbo 1534: To Those Who Wait

I honestly don’t know what happened to me at New Year’s 2022 – possibly alien abduction. This was a very straightforward puzzle though, unlikely to exacerbate any hangovers. My COD was 29ac – actually I think I might have spent New Year’s Eve with Lisa? It’s all a blur.

Definitions underlined, (ABC)* indicating anagram of ABC, {} deletions and [] other indicators.

Across
1 Producer of purchase initially causing argument at pub (7)
CROWBAR – C{ausing} ROW at BAR
5 Fellow lodger, Aussie native, beginning to make tea (8)
ROOMMATE – ROO + M{ake} + MATE (as in Yerba)
9 Frenzied bully in charge replacing certain soldiers (6)
HECTIC – HECT{or->IC}
13 Expose oneself to danger as a tortoise might do? (5,4,4,3)
STICK ONES NECK OUT – whimsical def
14 Match ending with half of team in cell! (6)
GAMETE – GAME ending with TE{am}
16 Doctor going over Lake Poet’s early life (8)
GIRLHOOD – reversed RIG + L(ake) + (Thomas) HOOD
17 Cleaning-mop primarily serving businesses around Washington (4)
SWAB – S{erving} B{usiness} around WA
18 Reportedly made it to vessel in time for wooing (9)
COURTSHIP – non-rhotic homophone of CAUGHT SHIP
20 Method of payment connected with American car and aircraft (8)
AUTOGIRO – GIRO connected with AUTO(mobile)
21 Officer’s position originally taken by English girl with place in Paris (11)
LIEUTENANCY – T{aken} by E(nglish) NANCY with LIEU [place, in French]
24 Directions given by the Spanish, no less, producing refreshments (9)
ELEVENSES – S E S [three directions] given by EL, EVEN
25 Vegetation identified by retired Frenchman in drab clothing (8)
GREENERY – reversed RENE in GREY
26 Dish moderate Tories sent back (4)
STEW – reversed WETS
29 Lisa’s thirty, surprisingly: she’s probably made a bob or two (11)
HAIRSTYLIST – (LISA’S THIRTY*)
31 Speedy field trip excluding North America (11)
EXPEDITIOUS – EXPEDITIO{n} U.S.
33 Outlet Lara and I manufactured for vegetable casserole (11)
RATATOUILLE – (OUTLET LARA + I*)
36 Soldiers in Irish story beyond rectification (11)
IRREPARABLE – R.E. in IR PARABLE
38 Part of Iceland’s style and vigour (4)
ELAN – hidden in {ic}ELAN{d}
39 Report from crime investigator’s area (8)
DISPATCH – D.I.’S PATCH
41 Sow efficiently, protecting head of pretty plant (9)
SPEEDWELL – SEED WELL, “protecting” P{retty}
44 Strange thing, Queen holding drink for hotel employee (5,6)
NIGHT PORTER – (THING*) + E.R. “holding” PORT
45 Cut back on fish, consuming roasts principally (8)
RETRENCH – RE TENCH, “consuming” R{oasts}
48 Criminal type, one-time complier (9)
CONFORMER – CON + FORMER
49 Culturally pretentious leader banished from political group (4)
ARTY – {p}ARTY
50 Policeman needing dope, carrying weapon back to front (8)
GENDARME – GEN + cycling ARMED
52 Grand way to replace one pound in cash (6)
LORDLY – LO{l->RD}LY
53 Talk of something else, as composers of variations do (6,3,7)
CHANGE THE SUBJECT – whimsical def
54 Attempt to cross French island, a source of baked clay (6)
TILERY – TRY “crossing” ÎLE
55 Confine mischievous child no teacher backed (8)
IMPRISON – IMP + reversed NO SIR
56 Person domiciled at first with Tony or Sam? (7)
DWELLER – D{omiciled} + WELLER [characters in The Pickwick Papers], semi-&lit
Down
1 Jointly authorise mathematician’s function, do we hear? (6)
COSIGN – homophone of COSINE
2 Willow patch of great size that is overlooking railway (6)
OSIERY – O(ut)S(ized + I(d) E(st) + R(ailwa)Y
3 Abuse OK, he recollected, where bloomers are often made (9)
BAKEHOUSE – (ABUSE OK HE*)
4 Managed business appallingly sourly, with malicious resentfulness (11)
RANCOROUSLY – RAN CO(mpany) (SOURLY*)
5 Hasten to remove initiator of crime from crowd (4)
RUSH – {c}RUSH
6 Agitated wife in excessively tough time (11)
OVERWROUGHT – W(ife) in OVER-ROUGH T(ime)
7 Fantasy force crushing Adam and Eve? (4-7)
MAKE-BELIEVE – MAKE is to force, BELIEVE is “Adam and Eve” (in Cockney Rhyming Slang)
8 Current member finally has meal, missing starter, in club (9)
TRUNCHEON – {curren}T {membe}R has {l}UNCHEON
10 Demanding divorcee possibly treading the boards (8)
EXACTING – EX, ACTING
11 Initial problems with canine development? (8,8)
TEETHING TROUBLES – whimsical def
12 Fellow left city at last, securing drug at little cost (7)
CHEAPLY – CHAP L(eft) {cit}Y, “securing” E(cstasy)
15 Collected condiment? You might pick that up (8)
MUSTERED – homophone of MUSTARD
19 Tamworth’s desire for kitchen scraps? (8)
PIGSWILL – PIG’S WILL
22 When speaking, observe husky, an upright swimmer (8)
SEAHORSE – homophone of SEE HORSE
23 Hospital doctor and senior officer meeting census organiser (9,7)
REGISTRAR GENERAL – or REGISTRAR meeting GENERAL
27 Wind wildly lashing yews at first around compound (8)
WESTERLY – W{ildly} L{ashing} Y{ews}, around ESTER
28 E.g. Marilyn Monroe’s heavenly body? (4)
STAR – double def
30 Established retreat ultimately where badgers are found (4)
SETT – SET {retrea}T
32 Hanger-on where airborne soldiers may be billeted (8)
PARASITE – or PARA SITE
34 Prescribed clothes a French class is without (8)
UNIFORMS – UN + FORM within IS
35 Comedian, possibly, throwing a party? (11)
ENTERTAINER – double def or thereabouts
36 Trendy woman’s current hair feature, one that succeeds (11)
INHERITRESS – IN + HER + I + TRESS
37 Went before exercises ended, carrying snooker ball (11)
PREDECEASED – P.E. CEASED, carrying RED
40 Noble securing fifth of wealth with bogus corded fabric (9)
PETERSHAM – PEER securing {weal}T{h} + SHAM
42 Detectives in Bedale bust? That’s possible to determine (9)
DECIDABLE – C.I.D. in (BEDALE*)
43 Casual walker’s posh car at end of street (8)
STROLLER – ROLLER at end of ST(reet)
44 Canoodle, meeting obstruction, a simple pendant (7)
NECKLET – NECK meeting LET
46 Trying experience of French in viva voce (6)
ORDEAL – DE [of, in French] in ORAL
47 Guide taking soldiers to river (6)
MENTOR – MEN TO R(iver)
51 Evade the drill sergeant’s command? (4)
SHUN – double def. Atten-SHUN!

3 comments on “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1534: To Those Who Wait”

  1. Came to look at 48a. Misread complier as compiler and so could not parse the answer. Need new glasses!
    Thanks again for all the blogs.
  2. Last year’s new years day Jumbo was my first. And this year it is great to mark the 1st anniversary with a new personal best time of 1:05:40. Some people may not be impressed (Why is there a “1” at the front?) but I still want to announce it, to everyone. Good crossword. Lots to like, including SEA HOARSE and GENDARME. Many thanks for the blog
    1. Honestly, I’d be less impressed by your time if there wasn’t a 1 at the front! Congratulations, and I expect you will be coming in under the hour mark well before January 1st 2023…

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