Listener Crossword 4174: Solution Notes
The Dentures of Sherlock Holmes by Salamanca
Puzzle explanation
The title is a false rendering of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the first book of his stories. Some answers similarly had A and V (in that order) removed for the grid entries. Answers to wordplay-only clues were types of teeth (in italics below).
Clue explanations
Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal
| No | Answer | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across | |||
| 9 | N(A)E(V)US | NEXUS − X | |
| 10 | CLERIHEW | HEIR * in (C + LEW) | |
| 11 | OUTTOP | (POTTO around U) < | |
| 12 | CANINE | C + A + N + IN + E | |
| 14 | PONGO | PONG + ODOUR − DOUR | |
| 15 | TSARS | TARS around S(ea) | |
| 16 | SCIAENA | (A + AS NICE) * | |
| 18 | ASPASIAS | AS + PAS + SAI < | |
| 21 | ROAN | ROMAN − M | |
| 22 | WANG | GNAW <, WAN + G | |
| 23 | PREMOLAR | REM in POLAR | |
| 25 | OMNIANA | (NO MANIA) * | |
| 26 | CTENE | COELENTERATE * − (REAL TOE) * | |
| 29 | ST(A)R(V)ER | STORER − O | |
| 31 | NEUTER | TUREEN * | |
| 32 | CRENEL | RENE in CL | |
| 33 | INCISORS | INC(h) + IS + OR + S | |
| 34 | REEL | RE(v)EL | |
| Down | |||
| 2 | RUTA | A after RUT | |
| 3 | ESTER | (lif)E’S TER(rors) | |
| 4 | SCOPS | S + COPS | |
| 5 | ALP | (altitudin)AL P(asture) | |
| 6 | URANISM | (AS IN RUM) * | |
| 7 | ZINGARO | ZING + A + RO | |
| 8 | LENO | L + ONE < | |
| 13 | ASSAM | A + MASS < | |
| 14 | PSI | 2 meanings | |
| 17 | NAANS | N/A + AS around (vi)N(daloo) | |
| 19 | AGIT(A)TI(V)E | (I GET IT) * after A | |
| 20 | SPAREST | TRESPAS(s) * | |
| 24 | EAR | (h)EAR(d) | |
| 26 | CORSO | PROCESSION * − PINES * | |
| 27 | T(A)I(V)ERT | TIER + T | |
| 28 | (A)D(V)ENT | DENT | |
| 30 | SNEE | SNEER − R | |
| 32 | CRU | CRU(x) | |