Listener Crossword 4011: Solution Notes
Conflict Resolution by Kea
Puzzle explanation
Corrected misprints in clues spelt “Sum of clashes and misprints”. Solvers were thus to add the numerical values (A=1,27,53; B=2,28,54; etc) at each clash cell of the clashing letters and the misprinted letters as they appeared in the relevant clues. This is shown in the table below.
| Across & Down | Clashes | Misprints | Addition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 & 4 | S + E | co(R)set + curle(W) | 19 + 5 + 18 + 23 = M |
| 10 & 3 | O + E | radi(O)s + unde(F)iably | 15 + 5 + 15 + 6 = O |
| 12 & 5 | E + R | a(V)id + (C)oney | 5 + 18 + 22 + 3 = V |
| 15 & 2 | A + O | S(i)n + he(F)ted | 1 + 15 + 9 + 6 = E |
| 17 & 14 | T + E | (H)ailing + (T)ower | 20 + 5 + 8 + 20 = A |
| 18 & 15 | R + P | (J)ut + scou(T)ing | 18 + 16 + 10 + 20 = L |
| 21 & 8 | N + I | (W)ed + conce(R)t | 14 + 9 + 23 + 18 = L |
| 24 & 9 | P + E | S(L)id + (P)awed | 16 + 5 + 12 + 16 = W |
| 25 & 23 | U + A | (M)uck + Loo(F) | 21 + 1 + 13 + 6 = O |
| 29 & 26 | W + M | (L)ock + U(V) | 23 + 13 + 12 + 22 = R |
| 31 & 22 | A + L | s(I)x + (H)arrow | 1 + 12 + 9 + 8 = D |
| 33 & 16 | X + E | (L)at + ma(D)den | 24 + 5 + 12 + 4 = S |
The 12 clashing cells, in grid order, thus provide the instruction “Move all words”. The final solution was therefore a new fill of the grid using the original answers in new locations, completely eliminating clashes.
Clue explanations
Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal
| No | Correction | Answer | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across | |||
| 1 | co(S)set | NANNYISH | NINNY + ASH, A and I swapped |
| 6 | HOKE | H(am) + OKE; North American usage | |
| 10 | radi(U)s | TERTIALS | TITLE AS * about R |
| 11 | AECIUM | (MU(d) + ICE + A (are)) < | |
| 12 | a(M)id | HERERO | RE in HERO |
| 13 | SAHIBA | AS BHAI * | |
| 15 | S(O)n | ESAU | Hidden |
| 17 | (F)ailing | LEAN-TO | LEPANTO – P |
| 18 | (C)ut | ROSE TREE | RO(d) + SET FREE – F |
| 21 | (L)ed | HENCHMAN | CH in HENMAN; see led captain |
| 24 | S(A)id | OPINED | O + PINE + D |
| 25 | (S)uck | FUSC | Alternate letters |
| 27 | ANDREA | ND in AREA; see meaning of name | |
| 29 | (H)ock | IMPAWN | IMP +AWN |
| 30 | OUBAAS | BAA’S after OU (“or” in French) | |
| 31 | s(E)x | SALIC LAW | (LI + CLAW) after SA |
| 32 | ECHO | EC + HO | |
| 33 | (S)at | EXPANDOR | RODE < about (X + PAN (verb)) |
| Down | |||
| 1 | NYAS | Hidden; “sore” as a hawk | |
| 2 | he(A)ted | NACHOS | CH in NAOS |
| 3 | unde(N)iably | YOU BET | OU in YBET |
| 4 | curle(D) | ETHYLENE | (THE + L(ondo)N + EYE) * |
| 5 | (M)oney | HIRE | H + IRE |
| 6 | HARMAN | ARM in HAN(d); reference policeman | |
| 7 | OLEINS | (Domin)O + LENS about I; other dictionaries confirm “Fats” | |
| 8 | conce(I)t | ECOTOXIC | OX in (CONCEIT * – N) |
| 9 | (S)awed | LEASOWED | LEO SAWED * |
| 14 | (P)ower | PEGASEAN | PEG AS + EAN |
| 15 | scou(R)ing | EPSOMITE | EP + SOMITE |
| 16 | ma(I)den | CREDENCE | C + RED + (MEN – N) + CE |
| 19 | ZILPAH | LIZ < + HAP < | |
| 20 | ENHALO | First and last letters | |
| 22 | (N)arrow | CANULA | LACUNA * |
| 23 | Loo(T) | MARAUD | MUD about (A + RA) |
| 26 | U(S) | AMIE | AM + IE |
| 28 | ASAR | AS + AR | |