Enigmatic Variations 1641 Annual Event by Chalicea

A puzzle from Chalicea comprising 3 unclued entries make a five word phrase from a poem. This recounts an annual event between 11 and 12. Then 22 cells to shade naming the poem and the poet.

Chalicea’s puzzles are generally some of the more straight forward of the EV series and this too is on the more gentle side of the difficulty scale.

The unclued entry proved to be GOOD FENCES MAKE GOOD NEIGHBORS (US spelling)

The poem being MENDING WALL in column 8 starting at the third character with the poet ROBERT / FROST visible in columns 10 and 11

One line “He is all pine and I am apple orchard.” indicating the connection between 11 and 12.

Thanks Chalicea – a pleasant Springtime puzzle on the easy side of difficulty. An accessible introduction to this series for newcomers.

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

Across

1 Action words are power: briefly one is sufficient (7, two words)

Verbs (action words) a(are) p(power) = VERB. SAP.

7 Disorderly struggle at first, plotting to steal fruit in the country (6)

Scrum (disorderly struggle) + p (at first plotting) = SCRUMP

13 Depend on secretly ousting divided sect (4)

(secretly – (sect)*) = RELY

14 Secure working yard in noble’s estate (6)

Bar(secure) + on + y (yard) = BARONY

15 Boundlessly sick after bungling in ops related to paranormal treatment of illness (7)

Ic(boundlessly sick) after (io ops)* = PSIONIC

16 Some enigmas concerning dense material on the moon (6)

Hidden enigMAS CONcerning = MASCON

18 Part of England damned in the bard’s abuse (9)

Hidden engLAND DAMNEd = LANDDAMNE

21 Fish returned for medic (3)

Rev. cod(fish) = DOC

22 Order to prepare for publication, maintaining copyright primarily (5)

Edit (prepare for publication) about c(copyright primarily) = EDICT

26 Make sure about old supports being sent back (5, two words)

Re. o(old) + tees (supports) = SEE TO

26 Star is going round in air-filled cavity (5)

Rev. sun (star) + is = SINUS

28 Downhill expert riskiest, sadly it’s not necessary (5)

(riskiest – its)* = SKIER

31 Give one’s sanction to finish off mare maybe with leader absent (7)

End(finish off) + horse(mare) – h (leader absent) = ENDORSE

34 Show disregard of tales I’m developing (7, two words)

(tales im)* = SMILE AT

37 Redirect receiving of stolen goods in Glasgow (5)

DD RESET

39 Obnoxious fellow is ambitious at heart; founder of settlement (6)

Oik (obnoxious fellow) + is + t (ambitious at heart) = OIKIST

40 Exotic fruit Jean constructed – enthralling art! (7)

(jean)* around art = NAARTJE

41 Troubled lawmen embracing European left have good intentions (8, two words)

(lawmen)* around e l (European left) = MEAN WELL

42 Locally handle shattered tiles (5)

(tiles)* = STEIL

43 Constantly worry about organ in world of crime (8)

Rev. nag(constantly worry) + gland (organ) = GANGLAND

 

Down

2 Dialect of Celtic in Jersey (4)

Hidden jERSEy = ERSE

3 Predominating and controlling we hear (8)

Homonym of reining (controlling) = REIGNING

4 Grotesque Nordic bulldog exciting horror (13)

(Nordic bulldog)* = BLOODCURDLING

5 Church council uncovered heresy no doubt (5)

Hidden hereSY NO Doubt = SYNOD

6 Fathers chasing not quite completely current revolving indices (7)

Dads(fathers) after all (completely) – l + I (current) = ALIDADS

7 Southern conclusion of prayer not different long ago in the far north (5)

S(southern) + amen(conclusion of prayer) = SAMEN

8 Stretches neck so as to better see large wading birds (6)

DD CRANES

9 Small weight in Scotland once getting new start (4)

Once changing o to u = UNCE

10 Bloomer of occupational therapy going into acute contraction of pupil (8)

Ot (occupational therapy) in myosis(contraction of pupil) =  MYOSOTIS

11 Seed-producing structures, long ones supporting start of cleistogamy (9, two words)

Pine(long) + ones after c (start of cleistogamy) = PINE CONES

12 Makes request without essentially obtaining fruits (6)

Aaplies (makes request) – I (essentially obtaining) = APPLES

20 Living thing rising in short York river some say (6)

Rev. Ebor (York) + ea (river some say) = AEROBE

21 Farmer poet in action thawed out (9)

Frost (Farmer Poet) in deed (action) = DEFROSTED

23 Treat with contempt involving anomie lacking advanced new states with additional chromosomes (8)

Diss(treat with contempt) around anomie – an (advanced new) = DISOMIES

24 Thump nag (4)

DD DING

27 Popular amid London-area society functions (5)

In in SE(London area) + s (society) = SINES

29 Unspecified number under decapitated insect – that was disgusting (6)

Bug(insect) – b (decapitated) + some (unspecified number) = UGSOME

30 Consumed after nucleus of menus put in order (6)

Eaten (consumed) after n (nucleus of menus) = NEATEN

33 Reorganise outfit worn by English judge (5)

Ej (English judge) in rig (outfit) = REJIG

35 Some batik attractively produces decorated cloth (4)

Hidden batIK Attractively = IKAT

36 Barrier upset legislation about pound (4)

Rev. law (legislation) around l (pound) = WALL

37 Oriental prince has a glowing impression of work of art (4)

Ras(Oriental prince) + a = RASA

38 Make known ancient mound (4)

DD TELL