Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal
No | Extra word | Substitution (country) | Answer | Explanation |
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1 | overwhe(LMI)ng | MIL (Cyprus) | META(CENT)RES | (TEN CARS MEET) * |
10 | irr(ESPO)nsibly | PESO (Spain) | E(PISTOLET) | LET after POSTIE * |
11 | s(PECI)al | PICE (India) | (PIE)CE | 2 meanings |
12 | dang(EROU)s | EURO (Italy) | R(AS)URES | URES after RAS |
13 | bystan(DER)s | RED (USA) | (FIN)AL | 2 meanings |
14 | sn(OBB)y | BOB (UK) | E(QUID)AE | (STRING + EQUIDAE) * = (DIG EQUESTRIAN) * |
15 | wa(ITIN)g | INTI (Peru) | IN(SOL)E | IN + SOLE(nt) |
18 | i(NTERNE)t | TENNER (USA) | (BUCK)U | BUCK + U(ptake) |
20 | Gle(NEAGL)es | ANGEL (UK) | LA(WING) | LAW + GIN * |
25 | (PLU)mp | PUL (Afghanistan) | (AFGHANI)STAN | (A FAST HANG IN) * |
26 | f(RAIL) | RIAL (UK) | IM(POUND) | P in (I + MOUND) |
27 | murd(ERO)us | ÖRE (Sweden), ØRE (Norway, Denmark) | DE(SKILLING) | (i)DES + KILLING |
28 | pa(WNIN)g | WINN (UK) | A(URE)LIAN | (A RULE) * + IAN |
29 | q(UER)y | URE (UK) | LI(QUID)S | LIQUOR + ID’S − OR |
30 | lov(ELY) | LEY (Romania, Moldova) | (BAN)GS | 2 meanings |
31 | adjutan(T-GENE)ral | TENGE (Turkmenistan) | HET(MANAT)ES | (THE MAN’S TEA) * |
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2 | sle(EPI)ng | PIE (India) | E(PICE)NE | EPIC + E’EN |
3 | c(ARDIN)al | DINAR (Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan) | TEN-(POUND) | (UP TENDON) * |
4 | ve(RDAN)t | RAND (South Africa) | AS(CENT) | A + SCENT |
5 | q(UINTE)ssentially | UNITE (UK) | IG(NOBLE) | (OE + BLING) * |
6 | swi(NGBOA)t | OBANG (Japan) | RI(SEN) | (fai)R IS EN(gendering) |
7 | res(CUE)d | ECU (France) | (CENT)OS | SECOND-RATE * − DEAR * |
8 | Typ(ECAST) | SCEAT (UK) | (UNITE)R | TRIUNE * |
9 | (INQUES)ts | SEQUIN (Italy) | TE(AS)ERS | (no)T + EASERS |
10 | ce(LERI)ac | RIEL (Cambodia) | ES(SEN)TIALS | (SALT IS SEEN) * |
16 | c(ONTEST)s | TESTON (UK) | (BAR)YE | B + A + RYE |
17 | B(ENJA)min | JANE (Italy) | AG(AS)T | A + STAG * |
19 | na(PKI)ns | KIP (Laos) | ELU(AT)E | ELATE + U(se) |
21 | (INW)rought | WIN (UK) | ARM(URE) | URE after ARM |
22 | Japa(NESE) | SENE (Samoa) | S(TALA)G | S(hu)T + A + LAG |
23 | c(ARAP)ace | PARA (Turkey) | (ASPER)GE | GREASE * around P(rotective) |
24 | ma(NIF)estly | FIN (USA) | (CENT)RE | NT in (CE + RE) |