PETO kicks off the week…
A nice Monday morning challenge. A couple of things I’d not come across before, and now I know more about greyhound racing.
Thanks PETO!
ACROSS
1. Bewilder fellows looking into party’s U-turn at start of election (6)
BAFFLE
(F F (fellows) looking into (LAB)< (party, <U-turn)) at E[lection] (start of)
4. Assured by potential displayed at the outset (8)
PROMISED
PROMISE (potential) + D[isplayed] (at the outset)
10. Tory complaint largely about Unite’s leader being in agreement (9)
CONGRUOUS
CON (Tory) + GROUS[e] (complaint, largely) about U[nite] (leader)
11. Find out from part of cochlear nerve (5)
LEARN
[coch]LEAR N[erve] (part of)
12. Rule of law eventually stopping for example (4)
SWAY
[la]W (eventually) stopping SAY (for example)
13. Generous of Miles to find tunic fine after repair (10)
MUNIFICENT
M (miles) to find (TUNIC FINE)* (*after repair)
15. Diminish the value of French painting back at court (7)
DETRACT
DE (of, French) + (ART)< (painting, <back) at CT (court)
16. Eleven Socceroos embracing nevertheless (4,2)
EVEN SO
[el]EVEN SO[ccaroos] (embracing)
19. Stress caused by Bill needing money perhaps (6)
ACCENT
AC (bill) needing CENT (money)
21. Girl packing doctor’s musical instrument (7)
MARIMBA
MARIA (girl) packing MB (doctor)
23. Name tune heard curiously coming from below (10)
UNDERNEATH
(N (name) TUNE HEARD)* (*curiously)
25. Half-hearted dupe swallowing piece of unagi? Disgusting (4)
FOUL
FO[o]L (dupe, half-hearted) swallowing U[nagi] (piece of)
27. Sound reasoning of the Italian soldier convincing at first (5)
LOGIC
LO (the, Italian) + GI (soldier) + C[onvincing] (at first)
28. Work on oddly dismissed retro musical about secret agent in the US (9)
OPERATIVE
OP (work) on [r]E[t]R[o] (oddly dismissed) + (EVITA)< (musical, <about)
29. Bottom overwhelmed by suffering when most hairy (8)
COARSEST
ARSE (bottom) overwhelmed by COST (suffering)
30. That man succeeded in Wyoming with a capricious idea (6)
WHIMSY
(HIM (that man) + S (succeeded)) in WY (Wyoming)
DOWN
1. Bum team’s after a defender (8)
BACKSIDE
SIDE (team) after BACK (defender)
2. Unrealistic when stubbornly keeping social worker in charge (9)
FANTASTIC
(FAST (stubbornly) keeping ANT (social worker)) + IC (in charge)
3. Enticement of riches about to disappear (4)
LURE
LU[c]RE (riches, C (about) to disappear)
5. About to find grudge causing temporary delay (7)
RESPITE
RE (about) to find SPITE (grudge)
6. It’s used in measurement of time miller wasted (10)
MILLIMETRE
7. England’s opener coming after Pole’s save (5)
SPARE
E[ngland] (opener) coming after SPAR (pole)
8. Close to breaking engagement present (6)
DONATE
ON (close to) breaking DATE (engagement)
9. Hardy character ultimately having nothing, facing police arrest (6)
ROBUST
[characte]R (ultimately) having O (nothing) facing BUST (police arrest)
14. What record producers do to get leave (4,6)
MAKE TRACKS
17. Conference room finally found after bit of searching by my pious doctor (9)
SYMPOSIUM
[roo]M (finally) found after (S[earching] (bit of) by (MY PIOUS)* (*doctor))
18. Swimmer describing more sick banter (8)
RAILLERY
RAY (swimmer) describing ILLER (more sick)
20. Sport in which number one is red Ted? Gosh, amazing (3,4)
THE DOGS
(TED GOSH)* (*amazing)
Referring to greyhound racing
21. Complain of my original total (6)
MUTTER
M[y] (original) + UTTER (total)
22. Well-known local runner article ignored (6)
PUBLIC
PUBLIC[an] (local runner, AN (article) ignored)
24. The inversion of Mercury, for instance, is supported by academic in principle (5)
DOGMA
(GOD)< (Mercury, for instance, <inversion of) is supported by MA (academic)
26. Unwilling to cut length of curse (4)
OATH
[l]OATH (unwilling, to cut L (length))
Thanks Peto and Teacow,
I also learned that the red jacket is for the Track 1 greyhound.
Otherwise a quick solve
I liked RAILLERY and MUTTER. I thought the ‘doctor’ anagrind for SYMPOSIUM didn’t quite work coming after the anagrist.
Thanks for the blog , good set of tidy clues and something for everyone , same picks as Peter@2 for me . How about – my pious repair .
The clue reminded me of when I once had to show Peter Higgs to a conference room , I was just a humble student and very nervous .