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Crossword solver’s guide: Stephen Clarke’s Crossword #36

By Stephen Clarke

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This solvers guide is to Stephen Clarke’s Crossword #36, published in The Byron Shire Echo Issue 39.30, 1 January 2025. Crossword #36 can be viewed as a PDF here. The solution grid can be viewed here.

Across:

1. INSOLE.  O = old in anag (unusual) of lines

4. PARSEC. P =papa (in NATO phonetic alphabet)) + anag (all over the place) of races

9. ORCA. (Maj) = short, (i.e. abbreviated) officer subtracted from (taking out) Majorca = Spanish Island

10. TOURNAMENT. Anag (broken down) of men outran + t = team leader

11. MEDICI. Medicine = drugs minus n (= November in NATO phonetic alphabet) and e (= echo in NATO phonetic alphabet)

12. TRACTION. Tr = first letters of the royal + action = deeds

13. MISCREANT.  Anag (nasty) of scare in mint = first class, as in “mint condition”

15. EMIR. (A)emir(C). Emir rev (takes a turn) appearing in Crimea

16. CRAB. Abbreviations Cr = councillor + ab = sailor

17. ACCESSORY. Double definition

21. TASMANIA. Initial letters (onsets) of traumatic aphasic shocks + mania = obsession

22. GRANGE. G = good + range = selection

24. PAWNBROKER. Anag (unfairly) of brawn in poker = card game

25. RUMP. (T)rump. Trump = notorious felon minus t (loses head)

26. EUROPE. Euro = large roo + p = head of publicity + e = echo (= e in NATO phonetic alphabet)

27. DEADEN. Anag ended and a (= article)

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1. ISRAELI. R = origin of rebellion in anag (informally) of liaise

2. STASI. Stasi(s) = equilibrium minus final letter (almost)

3. LATTICE. L = left + attic =  room at the top  + e = echo (= e in NATO phonetic alphabet)

5. ANNUAL. A = onset of Autumn in annul = void

6. SOMETIMES. OM = old men in semite rev

7. CONTOUR. Anag (misrepresentation) of count or

8. JUSTINE CLARKE. Just = fair +in +e = eastern capital + lark = songbird in ce = church

14. COAL MINER. Anag (badly) of Caroline and m = married

16. CHARADE. Char = cleaner + ad = promotion + e = echo (NATO phonetic alphabet)

18. EN GARDE. Anag (terrible) of danger + e = echo (NATO phonetic alphabet)

19. REGIMEN. Regiment = soldiers minus t (don’t have time)

20. ENTRAP. Anag (wrongfully) of parent

23. ACRID. Cr = credit in (maintain) aid = assist

 

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