Straight clues for a change and the end game is to find a number of thematic items, with the second part to find the part of an entry that is common to them all.
On the easy end of the spectrum this week, though a little European language knowledge is useful for the clues and essential for the end game.
The thematic items to find being:
- Sonn/ Mon in row two
- Diens in row 4
- Donners in row 8
- Frei in row 10
- Sams in row 12
The word to accompany them being Tag making up the German days of the week minus MITTWOCH (middle week or Wednesday) to be written under the grid.
Some lovely clues particularly liked the novelty of 22dn
A lovely puzzle and un beau homage zu allem Europaishcen. Viele Danke MynoT. I’m guessing the title is about the pain this country will feel when it leaves the European Union, which will be un jour tres triste.
Key: rev. reverse; DD double definition; * anagram; underline definition
Across
1 Figure other will accept impudent talk (7)
else (other) around lip (impudent talk) = ELLIPSE
6 Milton’s declared goddess to be calm (6)
Sed (Milton’s declared) + Ate (goddess) = SEDATE
11 Native to capture octet and sestet (6)
son (native) + net(capture) = SONNET
12 Without hesitation, former social worker starting to devour nut (6)
almoner (social worker) – er (hestitaion) + d (starting to devour) = ALMOND
13 Gossip that sounds like journal (7)
Homonym of Tatler (journal) = TATTLER
14 Father and deity by a temple (6)
Pa (father) + god (deity) + a = PAGODA
15 Unfairest sadly embracing end in courtly love (12)
(unfairest)* around end = FRAUENDIENST
16 German Green is genuine nothing (5)
Real (genuine) + o (nothing) = REALO
20 Method of measurement of horse drinking beer? On the contrary (6)
nah (horse) in ale (beer) = ALNAGE
21 Family of six-footers strangely emigrated carrying game? (11)
(emigrated)* around eo (game) = GEOMETRIDAE
26 Fat queen frequents this place? (6)
Lard (fat) + er (queen) = LARDER
27 Things thrown out in William’s time fixed for stay in water (6)
gest (William’s time fixed) in ea (water) = EGESTA
30 Lecturer branches out in Austrian ski resort (11)
Don (lecturer) + (branches)* = DONNERSBACH
33 Go back and sow again soundly (6)
Homonym of reseed (sow again) = RECEDE
37 Willow found interminably in stockings and socks (5)
hosiery (stockings and socks) – ends = OSIER
39 Strangely, terrified hag’s flown (12)
(terrified hag)* = AIRFREIGHTED
41 With a thought, pet almost returned to go after fish (6)
Rev. dear (pet) – r after ide (fish) = IDEAED
42 Growers in City overwhelmed by unusual noise (7)
(noise)* around ec (city) = SENECIO
43 When chez Samuel will get teas (6)
as (when) + sam (chex Samuel) = ASSAM
44 Old actor’s closing words during series (6)
tag (closing words) in ser (series) = STAGER
45 Holy writing shows return of skills to Norse god (6)
Rev. arts (skills) + As (Norse god) = SASTRA
46 Philosopher having reached fog finds nothing inside (7)
at mist (having reached fog) around o (nothing) = ATOMIST
Down
1 Frenchman’s ‘Is it about gold?’ in Portuguese resort (7)
est’il (Is it) around or (gold) = ESTORIL
2 Hang about foal, possibly (4)
(foal)* = LOAF
3 Drug for allergy soaked in lint always (5)
hidden lINT ALways = INTAL
4 Old lizards from the south eating earth to become sturdy (6)
Rev. evets (old lizards) around e (earth) = STEEVE
5 Deserves attention by Poles (5)
Ear (attention) + ns (poles) = EARNS
7 Bounce around hugging mother to communicate (5)
Rev. lie (bounce) around ma (mother) = EMAIL
8 Butt is part of canine (6)
DD DOGEND
9 Edible fruits whichever way one looks (5)
Palindromic fruits = ANONA
10 Editor departed inside being very happy (6)
ed (editor) around late = ELATED
17 For example notice old oath (4)
eg (for example) + ad (notice) = EGAD
18 One ore used up relating to plane (4)
a (ones) + (ore)* = AERO
19 Ordinary human beings sign (4)
O (Ordinary) + men (human beings) = OMEN
22 Pitch difference between instrument and another one? (3)
gui and guitar (instrumets) with the difference being = TAR
23 West African language regularly found in King’s book (4)
kInGs BoOk = IGBO
24 How Jersey and Guernsey perhaps will make cells (4)
as CI (channel islands) = ASCI
25 Meeting alien ambassador? This was easy, once! (4)
et (alien) + he (his excellency) = ETHE
28 Terminus with first class right and left (7)
ai (first class) + r (right) + port (left) = AIRPORT
29 Black birds’ feathers (6)
B (black) + rails (birds) = BRAILS
31 Putting napkin holder in front of a holy person is abominable (6)
nef (napkin holder) + a + st (saint) = NEFAST
32 French company exploit most wise (6)
Sa (French company) + gest (exploit) = SAGEST
34 Shakespearean heroine deserted by Princess that’s employed on salad days? (5)
Cressida (Shakespearean heroine) – Ida (Princess) = CRESS
35 Having to give organ to doctor is dull and tedious (5)
dr (doctor) + ear (organ) = DREAR
36 Girl attending a rite (5)
miss (girl) + a = MISSA
38 Southern side could let this off (5)
S (southern) + team (side) = STEAM
40 Day for stamps (4)
DD DIES