Enigmatic Variations 1321 Common by Vismut

It’s spring and the snow drops from the sky, rather than growing up from the earth. A puzzle from Vismut – a new compiler for me. 4 additional words in across answers which identify a location and where some of the action takes place is identified by the incorrect letters in 11 down clues. To finish it off a viewing location must be highlighted.

First the extra words in the across clues highlighted in red below 

South west nine teen or more normally seen as SW19 – the location of Wimbledon common.

So did the 11 incorrect letters spell out a womble – nope – the other famous connection of Wimbledon being tennis and CENTRE COURT.

And on to the location to view the action from – 30 cells comprising starting 6th cell in the 4th row:

    HE

   NMAN

  HILLLMU

 RRAYMOUN

DWIMBLEDON

Henman Hill, Murray Mound Wimbledon – for those who like their tennis but lack the connections or money to bribe their way onto centre court. Correction applied – thanks Tony

Many thanks Vismut – some original clueing and a pleasant solve. I particularly liked the hidden words in the across clues.

Key: * Anagram; Rev. reverse; DD double definition

ACROSS

1 Part of mollusc in Scottish fruit (4)

DD RASP

5 Excited over nightclub perhaps (5, two words)

Agog (excited) + o (over) = A GO-GO

9 Wanting to have heard number (3)

Homonym of 4 (number) = FOR

13 Bird held in early English compound to treat the eye (7)

Serin (bird) in EE (early English) = ESERINE

14 Wings disbanded, Paul and Laine nip off out (6)

(Paul + Laine – nip)* = ALULAE

15 Pair of rollers fitted Shirley perhaps (6)

DD TEMPLE (as in Shirley Temple)

16 Basket also holds fish from South Pacific (4)

16 Basket also holds fish from Pacific (4)

Hidden basKET Also = KETA

17 Cineol pH decomposes like acid (8)

(Cineol ph)* = PHENOLIC

18 One’s west of film facility (3)

18 One’s of film facility (3)

Is (one’s) + o (of) = ISO

19 UN soldier lay inactive in base (7)

Un + man (soldier) + lay – a (inactive) = UNMANLY

20 Nothing from Nick and Hilary’s first 50% (5)

Nick – ck + Hilary – ary = NIHIL

21 Married cat without piano is confused (5)

M (married) + pussy (cat) – p(piano) = MUSSY

23 Big girl runs area guessing game (5)

Mor (big girl) + r(runs) + a (area) = MORRA

26 To get up on a small hill (5)

DD MOUNT

28 Maiden felt great pity after WI bored through (7)

M (maiden) + bled (felt great pity) after WI = WIMBLED

30 Only 250 after nine not out returns (3)

30 Only 250 after not out returns (3)

Rev. No (not out) + e (250) = ONE

32 Part of food and radical insecticide? (8)

Carb (part of food) + aryl (radical) = CARBARYL

33 Palms Italian, copper coin (4)

It (Italian) + as (copper coin) = ITAS

34 Teen in reception (6, two words)

34 in reception (6, two words)

DD AT HOME

36 Criminal locates missing American plants (6)

(locates – a)* = CLOTES

37 Watch broadcast then confess stopping (7)

Homoym of See + sing (confess) = CEASING

38 Sound of outstanding song (3)

Homonym of owed (outstanding) = ODE

39 Trap sent back after local water corroded (5)

Rev. net (trap) after ea (local water) = EATEN

40 Some hope Estonians reversed leak (4)

Rev. hidden hoPE EStonians = SEEP

DOWN

C	2 Ance, no guid rubbish from laird playing with gues (5)
	2 AnTe, no guid rubbish from laird playing with gues (5)
	(laird + gues – guid)* = ARLES
	3 Pearls perhaps, from book containing drama (7)
	Sir (book as in Apocryphal book) around auto (drama) = SAUTOIR
	4 Sauce over gold, rice dish (5)
	Rev. lip (sauce) + au (gold) = PILAU
E	5 Not enough gae from Arsenal’s kick-off to beat Scot’s own back (7)
	5 Not enough gaS from Arsenal’s kick-off to beat Scot’s own back (7)
	A (arsenal’s kick-off) + cap (beat) + rev (ain) Scot’s own = ACAPNIA
N	6 Duck after ducks sounding like none when hit (6)
	6 Duck after ducks sounding like Bone when hit (6)
	Teal (duck) after o’s (ducks) = OSTEAL
	7 Bee might go before this instruction to go faster? (3)
	Bee + Gee = Gee
T	8 Allot gold, molybdenum, lutetium (6)
	8 AlloY gold, molybdenum, lutetium (6)
	Or (gold) + Mo (Molybdenum) + Lu (Lutetium) = ORMOLU
	10 Just porky inside local once (7)
	Lie (porky) in ons (local once) = ONLIES
R	11 Screech Yousef accepts having rum (6)
	11 Screech Yousef accepts having Hum (6)
	Hidden scREECH Yousef = REECHY
	12 Agent’s very awkward. Keep in London initially (5)
	Initial letters = VAKIL
	20 Lacking partner, finally played with tees? (7)
E	20 Lacking partner, finally played with tIes? (7)
	No date (lacking partner) + d (finally played) = NODATED
	21 Hard-core people bottling Cockney greeting (7)
	Mon (people) around ‘ello (Cockey greeting) = MOELLON
	22 Jack not in street, occasionally oiled (7)
	Not in St (Street) + oIlEd (occasionally oiled) = SNOTTIE (a midshipman)
	23 Parrot losing tail care of forest dweller (6)
	Macaw (parrot) – w (losing tail) + co (care of) = MACACO
C	24 Sugar with C carbon atoms makes flower grow round about in the same place (6)
	24 Sugar with 5 carbon atoms makes flower grow round about in the same place (6)
	Rose (Flower) around ib (in the same place) = RIBOSE
O	25 Sounds like why goose breed once, roosted too much (6)
	25 Sounds like why goose breed once, roAsted too much (6)
	Y (sounds like why) + brent (goose) = YBRENT
U	27 Baud admits no prisoners (5)
	27 BaNd admits no prisoners (5)
	Confesses (admits) – cons (prosoners) = FESSE
R	29 Rushes, dials zero instead of one (5)
	29 Lushes, dials zero instead of one (5)
	Dials – a (one) + o (zero) = DIOLS
	31 Beauty spot not available the time before (5)
	Na (not available) + eve (the time before) = NAEVE
T	35 Misting in battle road, mark for victory (3)
	35 MisSing in battle road, mark for victory (3)
	Via (road) swapping m (mark) for v (victory) = MIA