Listener Crossword 4146: Solution Notes
What It Says by Waterloo
Puzzle explanation
Fragments of answers separated by “and” were to be concatenated in the same grid entry. Fragments separated by “or” were each allocated to one of multiple available entries (in either order). “P and/or A” was treated as both “P and A” (PA) and “P or A” (P, A entered separately).
Clue explanations
Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal
| No | Answer | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| 1a, 68a | TRANSFORMATION | (FROM SINATRA NOT) * |
| 7a, 3d | SORTED | DESTRO(y) * |
| 8a, 33d | MANDATORY | MANDY around ROTA < |
| 11a, 47d | EORL | (E + R(eligion’s) L(iturgy)) around O |
| 12a, 67a | LORN | (squa)LOR N(ow) |
| 13a, 4d, 60d | MORATORIUM | (ORATOR + I) in MUM |
| 14a | MANDE | MAN + D(emonstrate) E(arly) |
| 16a, 49a, 70d | CORMORANT | CAN’T around (R(evel) + ROOM) * |
| 17a, 42a | SORN | SOON with R for O(ut) |
| 19a, 20a, 54a | DORMITORY | (N)IMROD < + TORY |
| 22a, 41d | NORIA | (AIR + ON) < |
| 23a, 26d | SHORT-HANDED | SH + (ANOTHER + D + D) * |
| 24a | CANDOCK | CAN + DOCK |
| 27a, 55a | HANDIWORK | (WEIRD * in HANK) with O for E |
| 28a, 7d | CORSET | (R + TESCO) * |
| 29a | LANDE | (b)LANDE(r) |
| 30a | HANDLE | CANDLE with H for C |
| 32a | SHANDY | SHADY around N |
| 34a | VANDAL | VAN + DAL |
| 36a | CANDY | CAY around ND |
| 37a, 12d | WHORL | WORL(d) around H(oliday) |
| 39a, 61d | PORCELAIN | PLAIN around CORE * |
| 43a, 8d | SANDWORM | (MAN + WORDS) * |
| 44a | BANDA | BAND + A |
| 45a | ISLANDER | I + SLANDER |
| 51a, 48d | EXPLORED | EXPLODED with R for (an)D |
| 53a, 16d | CHICORY | (HISTORY − HIST) after CHIC |
| 56a, 2d | CORAL | CHORAL − H |
| 59a, 9d | THEORY | HE in TORY |
| 61a, 40d, 62d | PANDORA | PAN + (O + R) in DA(y) |
| 63a, 6d | OMNIVOROUS | (OMINOUS around IVOR) − I(diocy) |
| 65a, 29d | POORLY | RLY after POOL − L |
| 66a, 13d | ENORM | ONE < + RM |
| 69a, 35d | FLORAL | (FLOW + RAIL) − W − I |
| 70a, 71d | MANDRAGORA | (DRAGON in MANTRA) − NT |
| 1d | MERCHANDISE | (CARDS HE + MINE) * |
| 5d, 21d | NORTH | RT in NOH |
| 10d | UNDERSTANDING | (UNDERLING − L) around STAND |
| 15d, 38d | HORST | SHORT * |
| 18d, 64d | SFORZANDO | (SF + OD + O) around TARZAN − TA |
| 25d, 69d | FORCED | FED around ORC |
| 28d, 45d | CORIOUS | COUS(cous) around RIO |
| 31d, 52d | LANDLORD | (DROLL around DNA) < |
| 37d, 57d | DOORWAY | (ROWDY + AO) * |
| 39d, 58d | CORIANDER | (D(elight) after IAN) in CORER |
| 44d | BANDY | BAWDY with N for W |
| 46d, 50d | NYNORSK | (N + SKY) * around NOR |
| 56d | CAN-DO | (Ameri)CAN DO(cker) |