Despite a relatively sprightly start, this became quite a tough one to blog, with a lot of obscure terms knocking about. In the end I think I’ve almost explained things, with a few question marks dotted around.
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition.
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 | GADSO – ADS in GO. |
| 5 | BUBBLER – BUB + BLE[a]R. |
| 11 | AGILE – [fr]AGILE. |
| 12 | EMSE – ES + ME. |
| 13 | ENROLLEE – ROLLE[r] in ENE. |
| 14 | GRAVEDIGGERS – G + RAVE + DIGGERS. |
| 15 | LOGOTYPE – (GO in LOT) + [h]YPE. |
| 18 | IVANHOE – (AN HO) in I’VE. |
| 20 | ACID – A + CID. |
| 22 | ANTI – [t]ANTI. |
| 23 | PRINTER – R in PINTER. |
| 26 | STACCATO – CASTS< + CAT + 0. |
| 27 | RETINISPORAS – RESPIRATIONS*. |
| 30 | EPISEMON – EP + I + SEMON, or EP + IS + EMON I think, though I can’t confirm the “Greek province”: Old Greek letter recording island backing Greek province. |
| 31 | NEVE – NEVE[r]. |
| 32 | AGOOD – AGO + DO<. |
| 33 | GROSSLY – GROS + SLY, I guess, though again I can’t be sure of GROS for an “Old King of Sweden”. |
| 34 | SONSY – SON’S + [obesit]Y. |
| Down | |
| 1 | GANGLIA – G + ANGLIA. |
| 2 | AGAR – A GAR. |
| 3 | DIVAGATE – DIVA GATE. A nice idea, I liked this one. |
| 4 | SLAVONICISES – (VIOLIN CASE)* in SS. |
| 5 | BAND – N in BAD. |
| 6 | UNRIPER – (PRUNE + R)*. |
| 7 | BIOGENIC – O in (BIG EN) + I + C. |
| 8 | BELGIAN CONGO – (BEGAN COOLING)*. |
| 9 | EMERY – M in EERY. |
| 10 | REEST – from RESET, with a “slight change”. |
| 16 | THUSNESS – (SHE’S NUTS)*. |
| 17 | OCTAROON – ACTOR* + 0 + ON. |
| 19 | OPTIMAL – OPT + I + MA[i]L. |
| 21 | DROSTDY – (OST + D) in DRY. |
| 24 | KRENG – NERK< + G. |
| 25 | LEPER – P in LEER. |
| 28 | SOAY – O[rkney] in SAY. |
| 29 | AVOS – A + V + OS. |
Simon, I did not do this, but I think the old king of Sweden is GR O S and that the Greek province is NOME (reversed)