Listener Crossword 4124: Solution Notes
Travel Guide by Aedites
Puzzle explanation
The grid represents the Glasgow Subway, consisting of a ring of stations on both sides of the Clyde River. Clockwise from the SE corner, the stations (and extra words from clues) are St Enoch (cost/Hen), Bridge Street (Bridget/trees), West Street (We test/rest), Shields Road (shale/sordid), Kinning Park (rank/pink gin), Cessnock (cocks/sen), Ibrox (rib/ox), Govan (go/van), Partick (tap/rick), Kelvinhall (hall/Kelvin), Hillhead (Ill/He had), Kelvinbridge (bred link/Give), St George's Cross (gores/gets cross), Cowcaddens (Cows/danced), Buchanan Street (Etruscan/Theban). Letters in the X cells spelt GLASGOW. Misprints in clues spelt UNDERGROUND CIRCLE.
Clue explanations
Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal
| No | Answer | Extra or misprint | Explanation (with corrected word) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across | |||
| 1 | COLLABORATIVE | c(U)rve | (I CARVE BALL TOO) *; (carve) |
| 10 | KNAVE | Ill | KN + EVA < |
| 11 | DREAM | dea(N) | REAM after D; (dead) |
| 12 | GONAD | hall | GOD around NA |
| 14 | OSAGE | bred link | O + SAGE |
| 17 | ENEMA | tap | ENEMY with A for the last letter |
| 18 | VALUE | gores | VAL + (q)U(e)E(n) |
| 19 | NERO | (D)ome | ONER with first letter moved to the end; (Rome) |
| 20 | NAOMI | m(E)ss | (I(rate) + MOAN) <; (miss) |
| 22 | TEAR | Cows | 2 meanings |
| 23 | HAUTBOY | (R)ipe | HAUT + BOY; (pipe) |
| 25 | FAERIE | Go | FAE + RIE(n) |
| 27 | POSEUR | Etruscan | (SO PURE) * |
| 30 | VERSANT | slan(G) | 2 meanings; (slant) |
| 33 | GILA | rib | (a)GIL(e) + A |
| 34 | OHMIC | (R)an | O(live) H(ill) M(an) I(n) C(ircles); (man) |
| 36 | LYON | cost | (sore)LY ON(e) |
| 39 | LAIUS | cocks | CAIUS with L for the first letter |
| 40 | ETUDE | Bridget | DUET * + E(xtra) |
| 41 | CRYPT | rank | CRY + PT |
| 42 | LYCEE | We test | CE in ELY * |
| 43 | MOGUL | p(O)le | 2 meanings; (pile) |
| 44 | DWEEB | shale | W, E in BED < |
| 45 | PRISONERS’ BASE | ro(U)t | SON in PRIER’S + BASE; (root) |
| Down | |||
| 1 | COGENT | ma(N)e | C/O + GENT; (male) |
| 2 | OZONE | rick | ONE after (O’ + Z) |
| 3 | LINER | Kelvin | LINE + R |
| 4 | ANDANTINO | Me(D)al | (f)ANDANGO − G around TIN; (metal) |
| 5 | BAOBAB | He had | AB after (BA’ + OB) |
| 6 | REALM | Give | REAL + M |
| 7 | TREATY | gets cross | TREY around AT |
| 8 | VANUATU | danced | VAN + A’ in (t)UTU |
| 9 | EMPEROR | Theban | PER in ROME < |
| 13 | AMOUR | (C)ove | CLAMOUR − CL; (love) |
| 15 | SHOOT-’EM-UP | s(I)tter | SHOO + (ME in PUT) <; (setter) |
| 16 | ELEVEN | tea(R) | EN around LEVE; (team) |
| 21 | ISOSCELES | (C)ot | (CHOICES LESS) * − CH; (not) |
| 24 | AEOLIC | e(L)ected | (CIA around LOE) <; (erected) |
| 25 | FOG LAMP | van | MEGAFLOP * − E |
| 26 | AVIATOR | ox | ROTA < around VIA |
| 28 | SALTY | rest | SALT + (da)Y |
| 29 | CAUCUS | sen | CAUS(e) around CU |
| 31 | RIOTER | sordid | (PIERROT − P) * |
| 32 | SNEEZE | b(E)ast | homophone of SNEES; (blast) |
| 35 | HAYDN | pink gin | D(rink) N(ifty) after HAY |
| 37 | YUCCA | trees | Y(ew) U(nder) C(careful) C(ontrol) A(id) |
| 38 | ODETS | Hen | ODES around T’ |