I’m playing catchup again, almost like some sort of scandalously irresponsible blogger.
In my defence, this week’s Beelzebub was blooming hard, and I’d actually finished 1,288 before this one was complete. I’m not sure why I found it so difficult, but not having heard of many of the answers may not have helped.
Still, I got there in the end and I think I’ve managed to understand everything, which isn’t always the case.
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed.
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 | PSYCHE – P + (H[ousehold] in SYCE). |
| 5 | GULETS – T in GULES. |
| 9 | THRASONICAL – (RICH ALAS NOT)*. |
| 11 | RESORCIN – (CROS[i]ER))< + IN. |
| 13 | MAUNDY -[f]AUND in MAY. |
| 14 | HELOT – HE + LOT. |
| 15 | STYRENE – TYRE in END<. |
| 16 | STEMATOID – ([opponen]T + TO ADMIRE)*. |
| 19 | STATOLITH – (TO + L) in STAITH. |
| 22 | ALLONGE – ALL + ON + GE. |
| 25 | BLUNT – [fou]L in BUNT. |
| 26 | CURSED – CUR + SED. |
| 27 | CABRETTA – CA + B[i]RETTA. |
| 28 | TRACASSERIE – (ASS + IRE&;t) in TRACE. |
| 29 | ARRECT – CRATER*. |
| 30 | AT EASE – A + TEASE. |
| Down | |
| 1 | PERMIT – PERM + IT. |
| 2 | STREAMROLLER – (TEAM + R) in SOLLER. |
| 3 | CRONY – ON in CRY. |
| 4 | HARD HAT – (DR< in HAHA) + T. |
| 5 | GO INTO – TIN* in GOO. |
| 6 | LINER – two definitions: insert/cosmetics e.g. eyeliner. |
| 7 | ECCLESIAST – (C[y]CLES + I) in EAST. |
| 8 | SLATED – SLA[n]TED. |
| 10 | AGONOTHETES – AGO + (HET in NOTES). |
| 12 | SUPERLUNAR – P in (SUN A RULER)*. |
| 17 | IODURET – (OUR DIET)*. |
| 18 | ZABETA – Z + ABET + A. |
| 20 | AGHAST – AGHA + ST. |
| 21 | HIDAGE – HID + AGE. |
| 23 | ON ICE – O + NICE. |
| 24 | DRERE – [ca]DRE RE[solved]. |