Kruger’s crossword is a multi-layered barred one.
Unfortunately, there is no interactive version available, only a printable PDF: Kruger @ York 2021
The original puzzle doesn’t have clue numbers but I’ve added them to the blog for practical reasons.
The seven thematic entries, all unclued, are the ones in colour.
The correct definition for each of the twenty italicised clues, is given with, in bold, the replacement letter.
The misprint in each of these clues is highlighted in colour.
Put them in clue order and you’ll get “what one called another“.
EBORACUM (highlighted in the completed grid below the blog) is the ROMAN (32ac) name for YORK (35ac).
| ACROSS | ||
| 1 | SLOGGER |
[unclued]
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| 7 | AS IF |
International Rowing Federation reviewed what’s incredible (2 words)
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| Reversal [reviewed] of: FISA (Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d’Aviron , International Rowing Federation) Definition: that’s incredible |
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| 10 | LEVA |
Hash from abroad, valuable from the start, buried in meadow
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| V[aluable] inside LEA (meadow) Definition: Cash from abroad, the plural of ‘lev’, the standard monetary unit of Bulgaria |
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| 11 | PLENIPO |
Special ambassador no longer represented people in leaving Spain (7)
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| Anagram [represented] of: PEOPL[E] IN minus one of the letters E (Spain) | ||
| 13 | ISERE |
Raver’s sermon that’s outside
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| SER (sermon, abbreviation) with I.E. (that’s, id est) outside of it Definition: River |
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| 14 | PRETAX |
Extra post primarily changed before Scot perhaps applied (6)
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| Anagram [changed] of: EXTRA + P[ost] As to the definition: ‘scot’ can be kind of tax |
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| 15 | GERBILLE |
At one time, rodent in bilge regularly lurked around (8)
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| Anagram [around] of: BILGE + L,R,E (regular choice of letters from LURKED) | ||
| 16 | HOLLO |
Try out restricted channel
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| HOLLO[W] (channel) with the last letter cut off [restricted] Definition: Cry out |
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| 18 | ACTAEON |
Cuckold to pretend an awfully long time (7)
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| ACT ((to) pretend) + AEON (‘an awfully long time’) | ||
| 20 | NIMROD |
[unclued]
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| 21 | STOREY |
Dock destroyed oyster
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| Anagram [destroyed] of: OYSTER Definition: Deck |
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| 26 | CORONER |
Recess admits old investigator of dean’s circumstances
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| CORNER (recess) around O (old) Definition: investigator of dead‘s circumstances |
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| 27 | CLEAN |
Prison covers up Nancy’s article lacking guile
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| CAN (prison) around LE (article, French, like in Nancy) Definition: lacking guilt |
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| 29 | NIMBUSES |
Objector to local works not unknown to take advantage of spades in cists
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| NIMB (which is NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard, so you might say ‘Objector to local works’) minus Y (unknown)), followed by USE ((to) take advantage of) + S (spades) Definition: mists |
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| 31 | BETTER |
[unclued]
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| 32 | ROMAN |
[unclued]
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| 33 | BROODED |
Sat like bard in part of garden – about a quarter of an acre
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| BED (part of garden) around ROOD (a quarter of an acre, or 010117 hectares) Definition: Sat like bird |
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| 34 | NAGA |
Slake final stage of dehydration on range
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| [dehydratio]N + AGA (range, for cooking) Definition: Snake |
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| 35 | YORK |
[unclued]
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| 36 | PARSNIP |
Informal discussion rejected bargain vegetable (7)
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| Reversal [rejected] of: RAP (informal discussion), followed by SNIP (bargain) | ||
| DOWN | ||
| 1 | SLIGHT |
Disrespectfully overlook previous dexterity (6)
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| Double definition The word ‘previous’ in the second one tells us that SLIGHT is an obsolete version of SLEIGHT (dexterity) |
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| 2 | OVERLY |
French airport retains very “European” loo
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| V (very) + E (European), together inside ORLY (French airport, in Paris) Definition: too |
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| 3 | GARBLE |
To meddle, actress Betty possibly ditches artist for Arabian
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| GRABLE (actress, Betty Grable) with RA (artist) replaced by AR (Arabian) Definition: To muddle |
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| 4 | GLEI |
Region of jungle includes clay (4)
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| Hidden solution [region of]: JUNGLE INCLUDES | ||
| 5 | EPULARY |
Criminal American purely concerned with rich deal
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| Anagram [criminal] of: A (American) + PURELY Definition: concerned with rich meal |
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| 6 | HERETIC |
Pagan cultivated tree in this (7)
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| Anagram [cultivated] of TREE, going inside HIC (this, Latin) | ||
| 7 | ANEW |
Once mare accepted second example of snaffle, we mounted
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| A (accepted) + N (the second letter of SNAFFLE) + EW (reversal [mounted] of WE) Definition: Once more |
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| 8 | SITTER |
One has a neat tail docked without it
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| STER[N] with the last letter knocked off [docked], going around [without] IT Definition: One has a seat |
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| 9 | FOX AND |
[unclued]
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| 12 | PALOOKA |
Personal assistant to give attention to Australian sop
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| PA (Personal assistent) + LOOK (give attention (to)) + A (Australian) Definition: sap, a stupid person |
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| 17 | OCTOBER |
[unclued]
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| 19 | KENNEDY |
Former president knew Yeltsin from the outset (7)
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| KENNED (knew, past tense of the verb ‘to ken’) + Y[eltsin] | ||
| 20 | NARMADA |
New fleet from Spain in Indian river (7)
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| N (new) + ARMADA (fleet from Spain) | ||
| 21 | SCABBY |
Trusty second taxi driver hired
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| S (second) + CABBY (taxi driver (hired)) Definition: Crusty |
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| 22 | ORATOR |
He shouts otherwise schedule is overturned
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| OR (otherwise), followed by a reversal [overturned] of: ROTA (schedule) Definition: He spouts, although some orators may shout …. |
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| 23 | GLUONS |
Strangely, on slug they are of no matter (6)
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| Anagram [strangely] of: ON SLUG | ||
| 24 | YESMAN |
Onset of yellowing means new doormat (6)
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| Y[ellowing], followed by an anagram [new] of: MEANS | ||
| 25 | UNSNAP |
Now and again unhappy after Nadal initially enters US Open (6)
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| N,A,P (the even letters [now and again] of UNHAPPY), going after {N[adal] inside US} | ||
| 28 | ATOK |
Bad scene could come from this short section of worm
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| ATOK[E] (part of a worm that’s sexless, shortened) Definition: Bad scent could come from this, an atok being a skunk |
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| 30 | BRER |
Sir from southern USA about to enter Britain
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| RE (about) inside BR (Britain) Definition: Sib from southern USA, American word for ‘brother’
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Did this one (and the Elgar) as a very small part of a collaborative effort – I would have struggled to solve it on my own but it is very impressive and appropriate to the event.
I’m afraid I found this too tough and didn’t get as far as identifying any of the thematic entries. I was evidently in need of a collaborator, especially to help with identifying the many tricky misprints. Sorry I couldn’t do much justice to this puzzle.