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A very tough week for me. It wasn’t long before I hit the books.
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition.
| Across | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RENVERSEMENT – (VERSE + MEN) in RENT. | ||
| 10 | EXUL – EXUL[t]. | ||
| 11 | HAUSFRAU – HAU[l]S + FRAU[d]. | ||
| 12 | CALANDRIA – LAND in (C + ARIA). | ||
| 14 | PADLOCKS – OLD< in PACKS. | ||
| 15 | EPRIS – E.P. + SIR<. | ||
| 18 | A-LA-MORT – ALAMO + [utte]R + [defea]T. | ||
| 20 | MACLE – L in MACE. | ||
| 21 | TENIA – IN< in TEA. | ||
| 22 | WYCHELM – C in (WY + HELM). | ||
| 25 | MIAOU – AIM< + O.U., or alternatively Oxford. | ||
| 26 | OPOPANAX – (POP + ANA) in OX. | ||
| 28 | MYDRIASIS – MY + DR + ((I + AS) in IS). | ||
| 29 | ALISTAIR – A LIST + AIR. | ||
| 30 | HANI – [afg]HANI[stan]. | ||
| 21 | LONDON BRIDGE – (GOLDEN BIRD ON)* | ||
| Down | |||
| 1 | RECREATIONAL – (Handel’s) CREATION in REAL. | ||
| 2 | EXAMPLED – EXAM + P + LED. | ||
| 3 | VLADIMIR – V + (DIM in LAIR). One of two characters who were “Waiting for Godot”, thus “theatrical waiter”. | ||
| 4 | RADAR – RAD + AR. | ||
| 5 | SURDITY – (DR< in SUIT) + Y. | ||
| 6 | ESILE – (EEL IS)*. | ||
| 7 | ERICACEAE – E + ((ACE + A) in RICE). | ||
| 8 | NARK – N + ARK. | ||
| 9 | TUSSIE MUSSIE – EMUS is (TUSSIS + I.E.). | ||
| 13 | FRANCOLIN – FRANCO + L + IN. | ||
| 16 | MAHI-MAHI – HI in (MAMA + HI). | ||
| 17 | ALLOYING – 0 in ALLYING. | ||
| 19 | RWANDAN – WAND in RAN. | ||
| 23 | LAY TO – LAY + TO. | ||
| 24 | CARIB – A in CRIB. | ||
| 27 | POLO – from POOL, with the LO “upset”. | ||