A solve of two halves for me this week: a brisk start followed by fairly slow progress through the remainder.
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition.
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 | SCAPUS – CAP in SUS. |
| 5 | LALANG – [p]LAN in LAG. |
| 9 | HAIR-RAISER – (AIR + R) in (I SHARE)*. |
| 12 | DISPONEE – (IN SO DEEP)*. |
| 13 | CLAVE – L in CAVE. |
| 15 | KYPE – [unluc]KY PE[rch]. |
| 16 | MISRATES – (S + RA) in MITES. |
| 17 | CONSTANTINE – CONS + TAN + TINE. |
| 19 | NEEDLECRAFT – (DEFECT LEARN)*. |
| 20 | GRUESOME – G[roup] + RUES + EMO<. |
| 23 | CIAO – hom. of “chow”. |
| 25 | CHURN – C + H + URN. |
| 27 | INTERTIE – TIN* + (T in ERIE). |
| 28 | TYROSINASE – TYRO + SINE + AS + E[nzyme]. |
| 29 | KYOGEN – K + YO + GEN. |
| 30 | TRASHY – ASH in TRY. |
| Down | |
| 1 | SHOCKING PINK – S + (KINGPIN in HOCK). |
| 2 | AIDA – dd. |
| 3 | PROVENDER – P + (END in ROVER). |
| 4 | SAIVITE – VIA< in SITE. |
| 5 | LISTS – dd. |
| 6 | ASPER – [j]ASPER. |
| 7 | ARNA – A + RAN*. |
| 8 | GREASEMONKEY – (EASE + MONK) in GREY. |
| 10 | SEDENTARY – (EDEN + TAR) in SY. |
| 11 | GLYCERINE – (CRY FEELING)*. |
| 14 | MATACHINA – MAT + A + CHINA. |
| 18 | ACMEIST – AC + (E in MIST). |
| 21 | SERRE – (R + R) in SEE. |
| 22 | ORTON – ORT + ON. Joe Orton. |
| 24 | OTTO – [m]OTTO. |
| 26 | UPAS – UP + AS. |
Ah, I finally see 25ac, thanks. I was reading “vessel” as the definition, and was thinking there must be a word “curn” meaning to move restlessly.
Glad to be of assistance. In fact I had similar thoughts for a while, though I was trying to make H in TURN (as in “toss and turn”) work. You never know, there could be a vessel named a THURN.