To a Mountain Daisy, To the Toothache, To a Louse and To the De’il are all “addresses” by Robert Burns. The address for Listener entries, 63 GREEN LANE, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, was to be highlighted in the grid.
Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal
No | Answer | Explanation |
---|---|---|
Across | ||
1 | MOUNTAIN DAISY | (UNION DISMAY AT) * |
10 | ERNES | (n)E(a)R (i)N(l)E(t)S |
12 | BINS | 2 meanings |
14 | GALERE | (E + LAGER) * |
15 | ACHED | A + CHED(dar) |
16 | HIT FOR SIX | (FIX THIS OR) * |
17 | THREE-PIECE | (THE + E + RECIPE) * |
18 | TAPES | T + APES |
20 | HOPPERS | (c)HOPPERS |
23 | TOOTHACHE | TOOT + H + ACE around H |
26 | TILL | 2 meanings |
27 | MEAGRE | 2 meanings |
28 | ENATE | (s)ENATE |
29 | LOTI | LOT I (one) |
30 | PLANETOID | (PILOTED AN) * |
32 | LATEENS | LATE + ENS |
34 | SPRAD | PR (pair) in SAD |
38 | POSTAL | POST + A + L |
40 | BANSHEE | (ANS + H(er)) in BEE |
42 | AUTOS | SOT < after (A + U) |
43 | COVEYS | CONVEYS − N |
44 | FEOD | F + DOE < |
45 | SCAIL | C in SAIL |
46 | HERTFORDSHIRE | HEREFORDS with T for E + HIRE; ref. Pride and Prejudice |
Down | ||
2 | ORGIA | (B)ORGIA(s) |
3 | NEAFE | NESCAFE − S/C |
4 | AVER | 2 meanings |
5 | NIE | EIN < |
6 | ASCI | (f)ASCI(nating) |
7 | INHERITOR | (HEROIN TRIP) * − P |
8 | SPECS | SPECIES − IE |
9 | YODELLED | YELLED around OD |
10 | ECHT | BRECHT − BR |
11 | SLOSH | SLO(w) + SH |
13 | NAPPE | PE after NAP |
17 | THREEP | THREE P (pence) |
19 | POETASTER | PO + ET + ASTER |
20 | HARL | CHAR LURED − CURED (surrounding) |
21 | OCEAN | (AE in NCO) < |
22 | ETAT | ETA + T(rek) |
23 | TELEPATH | PATH after L in TEE |
24 | TAIT | TAT around I |
25 | HENS | 2 meanings |
30 | PEASE | AS in PEE |
31 | ESNES | E + S + N + E + S |
32 | LOUSE | L’ + OUSE |
33 | EL | 2 meanings |
35 | PSYCH | P + SY(n)CH |
36 | AESIR | RISE < after A(rmageddon) |
37 | DEIL | (LED + I) * |
39 | TOFT | (wha)T OFT(en) |
41 | AVID | DIVA < |
43 | COO | C + OO- |