I’d wondered whether the Jumbo for the weekend between Christmas and New Year would be tougher than uual, as a holiday bonus, but that didn’t seem to be the case; I managed to time myself properly for this one, and it took me 20 minutes (and 8 seconds).
As ever, * indicates an anagram.
Across | |
1 | CHUFFED – C + HUFFED (reference to the wolf who “huffed and puffed” and blew the little pigs’ house down) |
5 | FAIL-SAFE – F + AIL, + (A + S) reversed, + FE (chemical symbol for iron) |
9 | HINGES – NG + E in HIS |
13 | RETURNING OFFICER – double definition |
14 |
OCULAR – |
16 | NEW STYLE – refers to the “New Style” calendar introduced in 1752 |
17 |
ARCH – hidden in |
18 | APOLOGISE – A POISE around LOG |
20 | PASADENA – SAD ENA after PA (defined by “old man” = father) |
21 |
REENACTMENT – (recent)* around A, + ME |
24 | PRESENTER – PRESENT + ER. Here, “anchor” indicates a TV anchorman/anchorwoman |
25 | IDENTITY – Y (symbol for an unknown in algebra etc), after I + DENT + IT |
26 |
ASBO – AS + BO |
29 | IRON CURTAIN – I + RON + CURT + IN, around A |
31 | SUPERCHARGE – SUPER (short for superintendent) + CHARGE |
33 | ENDORSEMENT – END + OR (other ranks), + SENT around ME |
36 | SCREWDRIVER – cryptic indication, which I’m not convinced by – a screw is an unsound or broken-winded horse, not a dead one. A SCREWDRIVER is a type of cocktail |
38 | DIES – double definition (DIES is Latin for day) |
39 | STREAKED – RE in STAKED |
41 | SYLLABLED – ALLY’S (reversed) + BLED |
44 | PLEA BARGAIN – (a pal barge in)* |
45 | SPEEDWAY – Spooner’s version would be “weeds pay” |
48 | EVAPORATE – EVA + P + ORATE |
49 |
NERO – an “&lit” clue (i.e. one where the whole clue is both the cryptic indicator and the definition), with the the name hidden in |
50 | KEROSENE – (sore knee)* |
52 | CLIQUE – CLUE around I Q |
53 | OLD-AGE PENSIONERS – (A person’s gone idle)*. “Idle” doesn’t describe most of the pensioners I know! |
54 |
SINNER – SER |
55 | TRADES ON – (so ardent)* |
56 | DASTARD – (drat + sad), reversed |
Down | |
1 | CORONA – double definition |
2 | UPTOWN – U + PT + (now)* |
3 | FIRST MATE – FIR + STATE around M |
4 | DRILLMASTER – (treadmills r)* |
5 |
FOGY – FOG |
6 | INFORMATION – IN FORMATION (reference to formation dancing) |
7 |
SMITHEREENS – SMITH, + SNEERE |
8 | FREE AGENT – double definition |
10 |
INCHOATE – IN + CH + O |
11 | GULLIVER’S TRAVELS – (vulgar verse still)* |
12 |
SARGENT – S |
15 | COFACTOR – CO-ACTOR around F. A COFACTOR is a chemical that is needed for a protein – usually an enzyme – to function |
19 | DECREASE – DECREE around AS |
22 | SPLIT END – END appears, “split”, in “Women definitely” |
23 | SECOND-GENERATION – “sage” could be defined by SECOND GENERATION, indicating S + AGE |
27 |
OVERRIDE – ODE around V + ERR + I |
28 |
THOR – THOR |
30 |
CARP – CAR + P |
32 | PERISHER – double definition |
34 | EXTERNAL – ETERNAL around X |
35 | TAKEN IN HAND – TAKEN IN + HAND |
36 | SIDE STREETS – sounds like “side’s treats” |
37 | WELL-DRESSED – double definition (refers to the well-dressing tradition in some Derbyshire villages) |
40 |
ENAMELLER – |
42 | ANALOGOUS – A LOGO in AN US |
43 | ABSOLUTE – double definition; refers to Sir Anthony Absolute in the play “The Rivals” by Sheridan |
44 |
PIERCES – PIECES around R |
46 | GENEVA – (a + Ven + e.g.), reversed |
47 |
LEASED – |
51 |
BEAN – BEAN |
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