Listener Crossword 4021: Solution Notes
Mazy by Salamanca
Puzzle explanation
The chain, which was to be highlighted, of cord, rope, twine, string, cotton and thread allowed one into (and out of) the labyrinth, avoiding occupying any cell in common with the Minotaur. Clue answers in order: residentship, ana, lauf, erick, amines, medick, dere, Eroica, ords, suint, host, stoep, ordeal, TNT, baht, retinae, AWOL, mbira, pillau, roadcraft, sneb, Akira, restringe, knot, auspice, tiki, Bedrock, rec, dram, rare, caballo, siri, improper, peni, tenon, defer, monals, suttle, ties, untames, baa, frati, au naturel, shade, shirr, nong, cot, tondini, packthread.
Clue explanations
Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal
| Answer | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Across | |
| RESIDENTSHIP | (THE + N + SPIDER’S) * about I |
| ANA | Hidden |
| LAUF | L + AUF; the clue should have read “on”, not “from”: confusion between auf and aus |
| ERICK | ERK about I/C |
| AMINES | A (are) + MINES |
| MEDICK | MEDIC + K |
| DERE | DEREPRESS – PRESS |
| EROICA | EROTICA – T |
| ORDS | Plural of (SWORD – ORD) |
| SUINT | (IT + SUN) * |
| HOST | GHOST – G(uest-list) |
| STOEP | (THAT’S OPEN – THAN) * & lit |
| ORDEAL | ORAL about (D + E) |
| TNT | TAINT – A1 |
| BAHT | BAT about H; put on = dressed |
| RETINAE | TINA in REE(l) |
| AWOL | (LOW + A) < |
| MBIRA | (Fir)M + (thum)B + AIR * & lit |
| PILLAU | PILLAR – R + U |
| ROADCRAFT | ART OF CAR D(riving) * |
| SNEB | BENS < |
| AKIRA | AKA about (I + R) |
| RESTRINGE | REST + RINGE(r) |
| KNOT | Two definitions; reference knot for tie |
| AUSPICE | AU + SPICE |
| TIKI | (I + KIT) < |
| BEDROCK | (BE + ROCK) about D(rumming); reference The Flintstones |
| REC | Homophone (WRECK) |
| DRAM | MARD < |
| RARE | RA(w) + RE(d) |
| CABALLO | (B + A) in LOCAL * |
| SIRI | IRIS < |
| IMPROPER | IMP + ROPER |
| PENI | PE + ’N’ + I |
| TENON | Ace + ten gives 21 (pontoon in game of that name) |
| DEFER | REFED < |
| MONALS | SALMON * |
| SUTTLE | Two definitions + homophone (SUBTLE) |
| TIES | Two definitions |
| UNTAMES | NUMA SET * |
| BAA | B(reakdown) + AA |
| FRATI | A RIFT * |
| AU NATUREL | (REAL AUTUMN – M) * |
| SHADE | Two definitions |
| SHIRR | Hidden |
| NONG | N in NOG |
| COT | Two definitions |
| TONDINI | (RENDITION – RE) * |
| PACKTHREAD | (PED + HATRACK) * |