Beelzebub 1,248

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A two-sitting solve this week, with the Chambers app getting a thorough workout towards the end.

Lots of nice long anagrams to work through, which can always be quite satisfying. Of those, the 13-letter 19 across would have opened the grid right up, had it fallen into place sooner, but in my case was one of the last in.

28 across still lacks an explanation, though I’m reasonably confident I’ve the right answer.

*=anagram, []=dropped, <=reversed.

Across
1 TJANTING – (J + ANT) in TING.
8 SANG – double definition, of “confessed” and a term for blood as found in heraldry.
11 MOESOGOTHIC – 0 in (COME + GO + THIS)*.
12 AVIATOR – A + VIA + TOR, and an &lit clue.
13 CLOOTS – L in COOTS.
15 DETER – DETER[gent].
18 EDUCTION – EDUC[a]TION.
19 METAGRABOLISE – (LOST BIRO GAME + [puzzl]E)*.
20 ASSAYING – A + S[enses] + SAYING.
24 FLAME – F + LAME.
25 KEELIE – KEEL + IE.
26 SAO LUIS – A in (SOUL IS)*.
27 ENNEAHEDRAL – (HEED + LEARN AN)*.
28 STEM – Athletic, out of energy, stop race.
29 PRETTIES – (E + T + T) in PRIES.
Down
1 TRADEMARK – ART< + DE[n]MARK.
2 JUVENESCENT – (‘VE in JUNE) + SCENT
3 AMITY – [cal]AMITY.
4 TETRAGYNIAN – (TRY A GENTIAN)*.
5 ISOMERIC – I + S + MORE* + I + C.
6 NORM – NO + RM.
7 COLD COMFORT – ((OLD + C) in COM) + FORT.
8 STOUTLY – TOUT in SLY. To “tout” is to spy on horses in training, I’ve just learned.
9 AHOY – HO in AY.
10 NITROSAMINE – (ONE MARTINI’S)*.
14 SYNERESIS – SYNE + RESIS[t].
16 SUBGRADE – (GR in BAD) in SUE.
17 HAARLEM – A in MAHLER*.
21 PAULI – Pope PAUL I, with the scientist being Wolfgang Pauli.
22 GENE – Jean GENE[t].
23 USER – [c]URES*.

 

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