Fairly straightforward, I thought. Lovely word at 4dn!
As always, * indicates an anagram.
Across | |
1 | ANTIPODES – it, reversed, + PO, in ANDES |
6 |
APPEALS – APPAL S, around |
10 | CAPER – double indication (reference to ‘cutting a caper’) |
13 | TEACAKE – A in EC, in TAKE |
14 | ARTICLE – double indication |
15 | THEOREM – THEM around ORE |
16 | LIKE NOBODY’S BUSINESS – cryptic indication + definition |
17 | ERA – ER, + third letter of ‘draughtsmen’ |
18 | ESCAPE – double definition, + reference to the film ‘The Great Escape’ |
20 | ANNEXE – ANN + EXE |
21 | RELUCTANT – RELIANT, with the I replaced by U + CT |
23 | KOOKABURRA – sounds (roughly) like ‘Cook’ + ‘a borough’ |
25 | OUT OF BOUNDS – cryptic indication |
29 | AUDEN – first letter of ‘unappreciated’, in ADEN |
30 | APOSTATE – O in A P STATE |
31 | ORTHODOX – sounds (rather) like ‘author docks’ |
34 | DALESMAN – DAN, around ALES + M |
36 | COVALENT – VALE, in CO + NT |
37 |
GUESS – GUES |
39 |
UNHEALTHILY – (In Hull they a |
41 | DECOLONISE – (Isolde once)* |
43 | TRACK SUIT – TRACK, + SUIT (slang for an executive) |
45 |
RIP-OFF – |
47 | LESSEE – E + E after LESS |
49 | BAT – tab, reversed |
50 | STRICTLY FOR THE BIRDS – reference is to the UK TV show ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ |
52 | CHAMOIS – CH + A + MOIS |
53 |
FLORIDA – FRIDA |
54 | SHELTIE – IE after SHE + LT |
55 |
ODDLY – O + DD + L |
56 | NEST EGG – (‘gets’ in ‘gen’), reversed |
57 | DECIDUOUS – DEC I, + DUOS around U |
Down | |
1 | ANTILLES – ANT’ILLS around E |
2 | TRACK – double definition |
3 | PLAIN-SPOKEN – PLANS around I, + PEN around OK |
4 | DWEEBS – DEBS, around E + W |
5 | STANDING-ROOM – STAND-IN + GROOM |
6 | ARTISTE – Hidden in BraveheART IS TErrible |
7 | PICTURE POSTCARD – cryptic indication |
8 | AMELIORATE – AM ELI + ORATE |
9 | SITWELL – SIT WELL |
10 | CHEESECLOTH – CHEESE (as in ‘say cheese!’) + CLOTH |
11 |
PORCELAIN – crop, reversed, + ELAIN |
12 | REMNANT – REMIT, with NAN replacing the I |
19 |
CHORDAL – CHORAL around D |
22 | ABRADANT – ANT after A BR AD |
24 | ANTHONY TROLLOPE – (then or only a plot)* |
26 | FORETOLD – FOR OLD around ET |
27 | SEXIST – EXIST after S |
28 | LANDAU – LAND + AU (Au is the chemical symbol for gold) |
32 | DRESSES – double indication |
33 | HENCEFORWARD – HEN + FORWARD, around C + E |
35 |
SHANKS’S PONY – SHANKS (‘cuts’ as in cuts of meat) + |
37 | GINGERBREAD – (in greed grab)* |
38 | FISTICUFFS – cryptic indication, referring to ‘dukes’ as slang for fists |
40 | HEARTLAND – HEART + L + AND |
42 |
REASSESS – RES |
43 | TOBACCO – Cabot, reversed, + CO |
44 | UPRISEN – PRISE in UN |
46 | PUFFING – PUG, around niff reversed |
48 |
PHYSIC – P |
51 |
RATIO – RATIO |
DWEEB appeared very recently (7 Jan), defined as ‘jerk’. Good to see it defined properly this time.
Edited at 2016-02-06 11:20 am (UTC)