Beelzebub 1,183

A fairly tough week here, I think. I made a reasonably sprightly start, but soon had to reach for the dictionary. There are some cracking words in there, all the same. 14dn has me a little puzzled still.

*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition.

Across
1 BRADYPEPTICB + RAD + (PEP in CITY<).
10 DENEHOLE – (HELD ONE)* + E[ffigy].
11 SCRAWNYS + (AWN in CRY).
12 NINJA – [isolatio]N IN JA[il].
13 BEADY – DA< in BEY.
14 PACING – (C in PAIN) + G.
15 ARGALI – (LAG + R)< in AI.
18 VOIDANCE – DAN in VOICE.
19 MAIDENLY – END* in (MAIL + Y).
22 ORDURE – DOUR* + RE.
23 TAILOR – TAIL + O.R.
24 ETTINE.T. + NIT<.
26 ACTINA.C. + TIN[y].
27 RAPHIDE – RAP + HIDE.
28 TRAVESTY – RAV in TESTY.
29 FREE-THINKER – (R in FEET) + (HER KIN)*.
Down
1 BUSBAR – BUSB[y] + A[ttract] + R.
2 RICERCARR in (RICE + CAR).
3 AURA – Au + RA.
4 DEAD-AND-ALIVE – (AD + AN + DALI + V) in DEE.
5 PENSIONER – PENS + I + ONER.
6 PENALP + LANE<.
7 THICK-AND-THIN – (HICK + HADNT*) in TIN.
8 IONIANS – (I in IONA) + N.S.
9 LEAGUE – dd.
14 PHILOMATH – unless a HILOM is something, which it doesn’t seem to be, I’m stumped: Lover of learning once wanting weight in course.
16 SCARIDAE – ARID in CASE*.
17 SIMITAR – (RAT + I + M + IS)<.
19 MUTATE – TA in MUTE.
20 VENEER – EN in VEER.
21 DONEE – DONE + E.
25 TICK – dd.

3 comments on “Beelzebub 1,183”

  1. Pelham Barton

    HI Simon

    For 14dn (w)HILOM could be “once wanting weight”.


  2. Thanks, PB. Hadn’t come across WHILOM, but that does make sense.

  3. Dormouse

    Incidentally, BBC Radio 3 have been running something called a Free-thinking Festival which had started by the time this crossword appeared. Made getting 29ac easier.

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