Listener Crossword 4156: Solution Notes
V by Parsnip
Puzzle explanation
The first three lines of Dylan Thomas’s villanelle “Do not go gentle ...” were represented as follows.
- “Do not go”: Extra words in five clues were synonyms for “do” which had to to replace synonyms for “go” in five other clues
- “gentle into that good night”: The top row highlighted, containing MAGGOT (a gentle) surrounded by HOW (that) and BYE (goodnight).
- “Old age should burn”: The entry GAOLED highlighted as a jumble of OLD AGE.
- “rave at close of day”: The entry STORMY highlighted as STORM (rave) + (da)Y.
- “rage against the dying of the light”: Spelt out by corrections to misprints.
Clue explanations
Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal
| No | Misprint/extra | Answer | Explanation [DO for GO] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across | |||
| 1 | Bar(R)ow | HOW | H + O’ + W |
| 11 | fiddle | AREOLAR | ((AR + SCHOLAR) around E) − SCH |
| 12 | treat | DRAY | A in DRY |
| 13 | H(A)rd | FIERY | FRY around IE |
| 14 | (G)unk | SLIME | LIMES with S moved to the left |
| 16 | Lif(E)’s | BLACK CAP | BLACK + C + AP |
| 17 | pe(A)ky | HIGH-LEVEL | HIGH + L + EVE + L(essons) |
| 19 | (G)old | ENGILD | GIN * in ELD |
| 21 | do(A)ble | ENABLE | B in (E + N + ALE) |
| 22 | f(I)lling | CARIES | (ACER IS) * |
| 24 | air(N) | FERRIC | FER(e) + RIC(h) |
| 25 | fu(S)e | INTEGRATE | IRATE around GENT * |
| 27 | too(T) | LAVATORY | LAVA + TO + RY |
| 30 | rela(T)ed | IRAQI | IRA + QI |
| 31 | t(H)is | VIREO | VIDEO with R for middle letter |
| 33 | thrive | NOTT | TON < + T(o) |
| 34 | MIDGARD | (MARG DID) * [TREAT for JOURNEY] | |
| 35 | gamin(E) | HOYDEN | DEN after HOY |
| 36 | wal(D) | DYE | D(isne)Y + E |
| Down | |||
| 1 | HAFT | F in HAT [NOTE for SHOT] | |
| 2 | ORIGINAL | O + RIG + IN + A + L [FIDDLE for GAME] | |
| 3 | Tin(Y)’s | WEE | EWE with first letter moved |
| 4 | CG(I) | MORPH | M + OR + P(ersonal wealt)H |
| 5 | ca(N) | GAOLED | GAL around O + ED |
| 6 | Le(G)’s | GREAVE | (VEGA + (Ach)ER(nar)) * |
| 7 | Gr(O)ss | OBSCENE | SCEN(t) in (OB + E) |
| 8 | tri(F)les | BRIC-A-BRAC | BR + (A + BRA) in ICC |
| 9 | take | YAMA | MAY < + A |
| 10 | sigh(T) | EYEPIECE | EYE + PIECE |
| 15 | (H)atter | AGGRAVATE | (V + A) in (AG + GRATE) |
| 17 | j(E)st | HECKLING | (HK + LI) around EC + NG |
| 18 | SLITHERY | (THRIVE * in SLY) − V [THRIVE for HARMONISE] | |
| 20 | (L)iver | LENTIGO | (NILE GOT) * |
| 23 | W(I)ndy | STORMY | (’S + MY) around TOR |
| 24 | a(G)low | FERVID | (V(ictory) IF + RED) * |
| 26 | (H)ave | REIGN | G in REIN |
| 28 | AROW | A + R + O’ + W [TAKE for BET] | |
| 29 | note | LODE | LO(w) + DE(g) |
| 32 | (T)op | RAD | (clea)R A D(umpster) |