Enigmatic Variations No. 1477 Overlapping by Piccadilly

11 clues hinting at two overlapping words. The rest are straight forward cryptic ones.

A fun puzzle at the easier end of the spectrum. I did really enjoy it and it was nice that the overlapping clues made sense in their own right.

The unchecked letters spell out MANIC CHAV BARRY JILTS PAST LOVER is the bit I forgot to mention.

Thanks Piccadilly

Key * anagram; DD Double definition; Rev. reversed; underline Definition

ACROSS

1 Past times (4,4)

OVER ERAS

5 Instruments annoy the French (6)

Bug (annoy) + les (the French) = BUGLES

10 Alley cat (6,7)

MARBLE LEOPARD

12 Fuel supplier appearing regularly in Welsh show (4)

wElSh ShOw = ESSO

13 Public walk, in part, made Ma late returning (7)

Rev. hdden mADE MALA = ALAMEDA

14 Scotsman’s bound to care for son at the beginning (5)

S (son) + Tend (care) = STEND

16 Last of sound from gong — announcing this? (4)

Medal (gong) – d (last of sound) = MEAL

17 Supporter of gunpowder arranged a treaty (7, two words)

(a treaty)* = TEA TRAY

19 Plant from India boy brought back (3)

Rev. lad (boy) = DAL

21 Kitchen utensil, say, good with Sikh cooking (8, two words)

EG (say) + g (good) + w(with) + (sikh)* = EGG WHISK

22 Foolishly Les ate plant with prickly flowers (6)

(les ate)* = TEASEL

24 Game bird (4,4)

POLO LORY

26 Sing song (5,6)

CHANT ANTHEM

30 Artist holds end of furry rug (3)

Ra (artist) around y (end of furry) = RYA

31 Hour I’d wasted putting money in cigar box (7)

(hour id)* around m (money) = HUMIDOR

32 Snatches counterfeit halfpennies (4)

DD RAPS

35 Weak Elizabethan gives birth to children in Scotland (5)

w (weak) + eans(gives birth to) = WEANS

36 Taser an eccentric star (7)

(taser an)* = ANTARES

37 Graduate enters working Scottish town (4)

Ba (graduate) in on (working) = OBAN

39 Blue moon (7,6)

OBSCENE NEREID

40 Every man (4,4)

EACH CHAP

41 Russian workers’ guilds having no compliance in political alliances (6)

Cartels) political alliances – c (Compliance) = ARTELS

 

DOWN

1 Folds of peritoneum unpleasant on meat (6)

(on meat)* = OMENTA

2 Big name (4,5)

VAST STEVE

3 Riverside shelters bitter vetch (3)

Hidden rivERSide = ERS

4 Lagers Len brewed — they can induce abnormal bodily reactions (9)

(lagers len)* = ALLERGENS

5 Striking British out of date (4)

b(British) + old (out of date) = BOLD

6 At college, a singular Javanese tree (4)

up (at college) + a + s (singular) = UPAS

7 Letter post (5,4)

GAMMA MAIL

8 Starts to edit Danish dialogue, adapting old Scandinavian book (4)

Edit Danish Dialogue Adapting = EDDA

9 Little Mix (5,5)

SMALL ALLOY

11 Courage lecturer lacked making thrust in fencing (5)

Bottle (courage) – l(lecturer) = BOTTE

15 Find fault with horse (3)

DD NAG

18 Profligate rake’s home last used by this person (9)

(rakeshome) = SHOEMAKER

19 Hybrid cattle dead; appeal for help (4)

D (dead) + sos (cry for help) = DSOS

20 Weaver bird finishing off nest with a cry of joy (4)

T (finishing off nest) + aha (cry of joy) = TAHA

22 Vehicle reversing into tree damaged row of houses (7)

(tree)* around Rev. car = TERRACE

23 Dance band (5,4)

SALSA SASH

25 Wine cooler (5,4)

RIOJA JAIL

27 Kind man concealed appearance (3)

he (man) around u (kind?) = HUE

28 Note number beginning to record ringing with six bells (5)

Mi (note) + no (number) + r (beginning to record) = MINOR

29 Swords group’s used to protect king (6)

Bands(groups) Around r (king)BRANDS

33 A boat-builder leaving hospital discovers wild ox (4)

A = Noah (boat builder) – h (hospital) = ANOA

34 From island take little time to see sea-creature (4)

Minorca(island) – min (time) = ORCA

35 Leak I and others record (4)

We (I and others) + ep (record) = WEEP

38 Drink Rector avoided, being busy person (3)

Beer(drink) – r (rector) = BEE