Cryptic Crossword Answers
A few days ago I posted a diagramless cryptic crossword. Here, in the comments section, are the answers to that puzzle.
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posted by Cowboy Dave Dickerson | 11:53 AM
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2 Comments:
* indicates anagrammed letters; (h) is a hidden word; (rev.) is a reversal; (2 defs.) is a double definition; "word" is used for a homophone (of, in this case, "whirred"). And a letter surrounded by parentheses and set off from a nearby word with a dash? That's a deletion. So the clue for HIDEOUS that was clued as "Ugly Tesla leaving criminal lairs (7)" would be shown in the answer as "hideou-(t)-s." I occasionally highlight lesser-known definitions by referring to the actual citation in 11C. (As in 13 Across.)
ACROSS
1. CA + sing
5. B(*oler)o (&lit.)
9. *woolsacks
11. agha's + TAT [TAT = thematic apperception test]
12. chum (2 defs.)
13. "crock" [1 crock 2 = smut]
15. Mark + E.B.
17. kennel (2 defs.)
18. la(Cu + S)trine
19. car + roll + ton (not rev.)
23. a(the)na
24. a + *ir out
27. "bore" [boar b = male raccoon]
28. ulna (h)
29. m(a)eander
30. *clary sage
31. kol(YM)a
32. care + 's + s
DOWN
1. cha + CMA (AMC rev.)
2. ag(grav-(e))ate
3. scho(r)l ["school" with r (red) replacing o (orange).]
4. nose/no se [2 defs.]
6. (p)-lace
7. echini (h)
8. Os + mole
10. *stretti
14. c(ensure)rs [cr = creditor]
16. e(con)oM + Y [Y + Moe rev.]
19. can + (d)-uck
20. *rhinal
21. *noodle
22. Sterns (2 defs.)
25. "carry" [novelist Joyce Cary; see 11C Biographical section]
26. gag + a [1 gag 2 = to write jokes for]
Oops! Forgot to mention: the two unclued phrases, going down at opposite halves of the grid, are BLANK SLATE and TABULA RASA.
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