Beelzebub 1,314

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A slightly hasty post this week, while I rush to get everything in place before going abroad. Still, I think everything was quite clear. A good challenge though, with the top left corner proving the last to yield.

*=anagram, []=dropped, <=reversed.

Across
1 PEAT – P + ‘EAT.
4 SYNARCHY – (A + R) in SYNC) + Y.
9 PRIVATE EYE – PRIVATE + YE< + E.
10 OCTENNIAL – (LINEN + COAT)*.
12 GROW TO – ROWT in GO.
14 CULCH – C + U + L + CH.
15 HELCOID – H + DOCIEL*.
17 INBURST – (N + BURS) in IT.
21 HEAVE TO – HE + A VETO.
22 STIRRAH – STIR + RAH.
24 WAGES – W + AGES.
25 CARESS – CARES + S[hake-up].
26 TOPSTITCH – (T + SPOT)< + ITCH. May be hyphenated, but it doesn’t seem to appear in my Chambers, so I can’t be certain.
27 LUTINE BELL – EL in BULLETIN*. The bell at Lloyd’s of London which is traditionally rung to announce a shipping disaster.
28 KLONDIKE – K + ((ON + D) in LIKE).
29 LENT – [b]LENT.
Down
1 PROGGINS – PROG + GINS.
2 ENCRINITAL – (C + IN LATRINE)*.
3 TREWS – W in TRES[s].
4 SINTERY – SIN + (E in TRY).
5 NAIVETE – (I + VET) in NAE.
6 RELUCT – ULCER* + T.
7 CEYLONESE – CE + (SEE ONLY)*.
8 YEAH – YE + A[s]H.
11 SCINTISCAN – homophone of “sin” + IT< + (C[onfusion] in SAN).
13 OBBLIGATO – (A BIG BOLT)*.
16 DROP-SHOT – DROPS + HOT.
18 SHARPEI – SHARP + IE<.
19 MANATEE – ATE in MANE.
20 CRETIN – E in (CR + TIN).
23 KRILL – R in KILL.
24 WELK – L in KEW<.

 

4 comments on “Beelzebub 1,314”

  1. I seem to recall that I found this on the easy side. Fairly sailed through it last Sunday afternoon.

  2. 12 ac.
    After reading the solution, I am still no wiser.
    Could someone please expand on the explanation?
    TIA

  3. Hi hashertu
    From Chambers under GROW TO – “(of milk) to stick to the pan and develop a bad taste in heating (so prob Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice, II.2; obsolete)”.

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