Enigmatic Variations No. 1638 – Chilly by The Ace Of Hearts

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“From the answer to each clue, a letter must be deleted wherever it appears before entry into the grid; definitions refer to the full unmutilated answer, wordplay to the grid entry and word length/count to the answer. In clue order, the omitted letters give a definition (eight words) of a CHILLY word in Chambers (six letters), which must be highlighted in the completed grid. The three unclued entries are examples of this word. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.”

The omitted letters spell out A WAITRESS, ESPECIALLY ONE IN A LYONS TEA SHOP. That is the definition of a NIPPIE (although the Wikipedia page uses the original – and, in context, perhaps more appropriate – spelling).

The three unclued entries are BUSGIRL, CARHOP, and MOUSMEE.

This was quite gentle, with a fairly fluid grill fill. 28ac would have been trickier if I hadn’t seen it (and ST for “quiet”) in crosswords before. 1dn raised a smile for this displaced Scot, and I shall have to add 12dn to my vocabulary. SUN as an archaic term for “year” was a new one for me.

Thanks, The Ace of Hearts!

Definition word
Indicator [word]
Anagram WORD*
Reversal <WORD
Deleted letter OATER

 

 

Across
A 1 Western [showing in] remOTE Region (5) OATER
W 4 SUN (Star) F (following) LOVER [heartless] (Scottish lad) to find source of cooking oil (9) SUNFLOWER
A 10 Texan concerned with middle [case of] CHAMPAGNE L (left) IN CAR [originally] (6) CELIAC
I 11 [Exhausted] SALESMAN [wearing] BOA (necklet) in Balkan state (6) BOSNIA
T 13 H (Henry) RASH (to tear old) dress (6) THRASH
R 14 WOULD YOU [finally] [cut out] the public? (5) WORLD
E 16 Unusual irritability, RT (right) IS [occupying] HM (His Majesty) (8) ERETHISM
S 20 Condense IN (indium) PI (investigator) ATE (corroded) (10) INSPISSATE
S 22 HIT (Arrive suddenly) to IRON* [out] aged stage performer (8) HISTRION
E 24 A (Area) [primarily] CULTIVATED ROCK OF GIBRALTAR’S NATIVE non-flowering plant (7) ACROGEN
S 26 UNI (University) POD (school) camera accessories (7) UNIPODS
P 28 Attention seeker’s sounds ST (quiet) [aboard] SS (ship) (5) PSSTS
E 30 INTO (Interested about) N (name) to chant rhythmically (6) INTONE
C 31 Neglected joints AND [short] LEGS EMBARRASS SOLDIERS [at the front] (6) ANCLES
I 32 Rail EG (for example) [blocking] NV (Nevada) H (hydrant) (7) INVEIGH
A 33 SEND* [abroad] [to occupy] BUT (only) G (good) German house (9) BUNDESTAG
L 34 Needles I (one) [following] STY (forgotten path) (5) STYLI
Down
L 1 OCHS (Glaswegian pshaws) large quantities of liquid in Scotland (5) LOCHS
Y 2 “TERI” (Terry) [picked up] SAKI [unopened] (rice drink), Japanese consumable (8) TERIYAKI
O 3 One adding detail to LAB RAT (scientific research subject) [in] ERA [brief] (period) (10) ELABORATOR
N 4 Reprimands SCHOOL (flock) [going on] traIninG misSion [regularly] (10) SCHOOLINGS
E 5 {I’M UP [with leaders of] BRITISH LEGION}* [cooking] pastry dish (8) UMBLE-PIE
I 6 Beginning to develop N (new) BUD (friend) (5, two words) IN BUD
N 7 Viking vessel LOG (to record) SHIP (dispatch) (8) LONGSHIP
A 8 Light material to hold flowers IS [supporting] POSY [endlessly] (5) OASIS
L 9 Enters SPACE OVER JUMBO JETS [in the end] (6) ENROLS
Y 12 Nonsense [gathering in] hALL MEEting (8, three words) ALL MY EYE
O 15 Scoring more than U (United), G (German) [guzzles] TIN (can) [containing] PINT (beer) (11) OUTPOINTING
N 17 I (Current) <TETE (head of France) [turned up] [after] APP (apparently) lacking desire (10) INAPPETENT
S 18 DA (District Attorney) [welcomes] HARM (injury) laws (7) DHARMAS
T 19 Objected to ROES (small deer) [blocking] PED (pedestrian) (9) PROTESTED
E 21 TI (Note) O (old) LOGY (lethargic American) inquiry into causes of disease (8) ETIOLOGY
A 23 [Extremely] NON-U SENT (to sniff out-of-date) substance to make one sick (8) NAUSEANT
S 25 Spasm [initially] COULD LEAD ON (subject to) URINATE [in the van] (6) CLONUS
H 27 SUN (Once a year) [goes around] L (Latin) places of worship (5) SHULN
O 28 [Take seconds to] ASSESS SEVENTEEN UGLY ASSORTED plants of western America (5) SEGOS
P 29 Square UNHINGED (nuts) [cut in half] (5) UNHIP

 

O T E R S U N F L O E R
C E L I C M B B O S N A
H R A S H B U S G I R L
S I B W O L D U S S O L
C A R H O P R T H I S M
D K A P L I N P I A T E
H I T R I O N I P P I E
A C R O G N U N I P O D
R L S E S S S T S E L U
M O U S M E E I N T O N
A N L E S G N N V E G H
B U N D E S T G S T Y I

2 comments on “Enigmatic Variations No. 1638 – Chilly by The Ace Of Hearts”

  1. Thanks to the setter and the blogger!

    INAPPETENT (17d) seems to have been inadvertently left unexplained in the blog.
    I read it as I (current), TETE reversed (head of France turned up) after APP (apparently)
    Similarly the wordplay for NAUSEANT (23d)
    NU (Extremely non-U)+SENT (sniff out-of-date; an obsolete spelling of scent).

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