Enigmatic Variations 1186 Conversion by Dysart

Straight clues this week but 6 special clues and then 27 letters to change to restore homogeneity to the grid – sounds interesting.

A relatively straight-forward grid fill though some clues took some time to parse.

The five unclued representatives were

KRONOS (Greek)

TYCHE (Greek)

JUNO (Roman)

DEMETER (Greek)

PERSEPHONE (Greek)

Whilst the sixth was ARES (defined by units of land) Greek

The conversion then required was to transform the Greek names to their Roman equivalents and locate appropriately – restoring homogeneity to the grid with all the deities with Roman names.

KRONOS became SATURN; TYCHE became CERES; DEMETER became FORTUNA; ARES became MARS and PERSEPHONE became PROSERPINA.

Simple as that leaving all real words in the final grid.

Thanks Dysart for a fun work-out.

Key

Rev. reverse

DD Double definition

* anagram

Underline – definition

ACROSS

4 Students cut number out to copy style of Roman font perhaps (10)

Class (students) +  incise (cut) – n (number) = CLASSICISE

12 Sound rule in children’s game (4)

R (rule) in Tig (children’s game) = TRIG

13 Child gets in to wash (5)

Tye (wash) around ch (child) = TYCHE / CERES

15 From where you might see Carmen enter with José at the end? (4)

Log (enter ) + e (Jose at the end) = LOGE

16 Surrounded by friends, son turns to God (4)

Amis (friends) changing s (son) to d (god) = AMID

17 Queen relegated in rank displeasure (5)

Range (rank) moing r (queen) = ANGER

18 Local’s hiding in older neighbourhood (4)

Hidden olDER Neighbourhood = DERN

20 Environmental group blocked by American director was furious (6)

FOE (Friends of the earth – environmental group) around am (American) + d (director) = FOAMED

21 A strong breeze blows north-east first (7)

(ne first)* = SNIFTER

22 Set out on a trip, avoiding our levy (7)

(set)* + re(on) + a + tour (trip) – our = ESTREAT

24 Rory’s sweetheart taking him around the regions (4)

Un (him in the regions) in Jo (Rory’s sweetheart – Scottish) = JUNO

25 Writer’s League taken over (4)

Rev. l(league) + had (taken) = DAHL

27 Put to the poet, beginning half-heartedly (3)

Seed (beginning) – e (half heartedly) = SED

29 Durham alumnus perhaps rejecting bit of work there (4)

Rev. (Darg (bit of work – N.English dialect)) = GRAD

31 Wham! making a comeback with second old hit (4)

Rev. (Pow (wham) + s (second)) = SWOP

33 Old-fashioned Parisian bishop that’s trapped in revolutionary age (7)

RR(bishop) + ie (that’s) in rev. (era (age)) = ARRIERE

35 Flirt not unknown to cuddle one something rotten (7)

Carry on (flirt) – y around I (one) = CARRION

36 Playwright’s drive back against the flow meets dreadful resistance to begin with (6)

(meets)* after r (resistance) = RESTEM

39 Old European capital originally liberated by militant nationalists (4)

L (originally liberated) + IRA (militant nationalists) = LIRA

41 Pascal perhaps rejecting a bit of intimacy, satiated with enjoyments (5)

Blaise (Pascal’s first name) – I (bit of intimacy) = BLASE

42 German runner’s further attempt after retirement (4)

Rev. Redo (further attempt) = ODER

43 Wimp beginning to limp with old wound (4)

(old + l)* = DOLL

44 Speeds after drinking the last of five rounds (5)

Bats 9speeds) around e (last of five) = BEATS

45 My introduction to education and learning (4)

Lor (my) + e (introduction to education) = LORE

46 Firm shortly to charge for a call (10)

set (firm) – t in per (a) + phone(call) = PERSEPHONE/PROSERPINA

DOWN

1 Bombarded English force with missiles crossing over (7)

Rev. Darts (missiles) around Ef (english force) = STRAFED

2 Coastal people noted as seamen protecting navy (6)

Kroos (Coastal people …) around N (nay) = KRONOS/SATURN

3 Prune roots of rugged, colourful, drought-resistant plant (5)

Wild (rugged) + gay (colourful) – ends = WILGA

5 Bad-tempered chap (European) cut lines – they might have been wound on this nautical spindle (7)

Ogre (bad-tempered chap) + e (European) in ll (lines) = LOG-REEL

6 A note by religious scholar historically interpreted (5)

A + re (note) + DD (religious scholar) = AREDD

7 Disused path, unusually filthy place (4)

DD STYE

8 Greek philosopher impressed by college of a venerated figure (6)

Ionic (Greek philosopher) around c (college) = ICONIC

9 These might refresh you in China, for instance (4)

Ch (China) + as (for instance) = CHAS (teas)

10 Fish swimming in China Sea deficient in hydrogen (7)

(China sea – h)* = SCIAENA

11 The last point on our cycling race that’s a test of staying power (6)

End (last point) + (our)* = ENDURO

14 After backward glance bolshie teen told tales (6)

Rev. Ray (glance) + Ned (bolshie teen) = YARNED

19 Dead surly and tense in stable (5)

Sure (stable) around t (tense) = STURE

21 Dig down, setting aside cobalt antique two-handled vessel (5)

Costean (dig down) – co (cobalt) = STEAN

23 Village, once the home of Purcell, originally divided by river (5)

Initials (THOP) around r (rier) = THORP

26 Perhaps Oscar winner’s struggle to break into acting and stop working for Cameron (7)

A (acting) + war (struggle) + Dee (stop working for Cameron) = AWARDEE

27 Damaged ball put in shed (6)

Spilt (shed) around o (ball) = SPOILT

28 Power transformed, not yet delivered (7)

P (power) + reborn (transformed) = PREBORN

30 Old poet’s joined up with royalty (7)

Re. Temed (joined) + er (royalty) = DEMETER/FORTUNA

31 Shovel catching side of rail makes a grating noise (6)

Scoop (shoel) around (r – side of rail) = SCROOP

32 Australian lives rough in arboreal groups (6)

(a + lives)* = SILVAE

34 Where to relax eating oyster on vacation? (6)

RESORT (Unsure of the wordplay here)

36 Actor’s last goodbye, almost set for transmission? (5)

R(actor’s last) + adios (goodbye) – s =  RADIO

37 Single? But ultimately not quite single (5)

T (but ultimately) + alone (single) – e = TALON (Check Chambers under single)

38 Pre-war establishment securing units of land (4)

Hidden Pre-wAR Establishment = ARES/MARS

40 Impulsive run of events (4)

DD RASH