Slightly late, slightly rushed post this week, but a quality puzzle as always.
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition.
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 | SPEARHEADING – (EAR + HE) in SPADING. |
| 10 | AGAR-AGAR – AGA + RAGE + R. |
| 11 | CIERGE – [con]CIERGE. |
| 12 | SIENNA – I in SENNA. |
| 13 | MYTHISM – MY + THIS + M[iracle]. |
| 14 | ATILT – L in AT IT. |
| 15 | Q-TIP – QT + I + P. |
| 17 | BRAINLESS – B + RAINLESS. |
| 20 | CHEROKEES – C + HERO + SEEK<. |
| 22 | EMUS – [th]EM US[ually]. |
| 24 | GARNI – (IN RAG)<. |
| 25 | NIFFERS – [s]NIFFERS. |
| 27 | EPOCHA – EP + O’ + CH + A. |
| 28 | MEDICI – MEDIC + I. |
| 29 | SALARIAT – ARIA in SALT. |
| 30 | SLIDING SCALE – C in (DESIGN IS ALL)*. |
| Down | |
| 1 | SOCIABLENESS – (I BLESS OCEANS)*. |
| 2 | PHILTRUM – PHI + LT[d] + RUM. |
| 3 | EGERIA – EG + AIR<. |
| 4 | ACRYLIC – CRY in ALIC[e]. |
| 5 | RAGE – RA[n]GE. |
| 6 | EASY TERMS – (MY TEASERS)*. |
| 7 | ARITA – [im]ARI TA[bleware]. |
| 8 | IGNITE – [l]IGNITE. |
| 9 | GRAM-POSITIVE – GRAM + POSITIVE. |
| 13 | MOLE DRAIN – MOLE + D + RAIN. |
| 16 | IRENICAL – IRE + IN< + CAL. |
| 18 | SKALDIC – SKA + L + DIC[k]. |
| 19 | ZUFOLI – FUZ[z]< + [s]OLI. |
| 21 | EROICA – ERO[t]ICA. |
| 23 | SEHRI – H in IRES<. |
| 26 | JETS – JE[s]TS. |