Listener Crossword 4301: Solution Notes
It’s Over Here! by Jago
Puzzle explanation
The puzzle marked the first stage of the 2014 Tour de France, which took place in Yorkshire.
Clue explanations
Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal
| No | Answer | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Across | ||
| 12 | PEPPERONI | (ONE + (k)IPPER + P(ork)) * |
| 13 | IDYL | (unt)IDY L(ibrary) |
| 14 | NOVA | AVON < |
| 15 | YOWL | Y(ellowhammer) + OWL |
| 17 | PLICA | (ap)PLICA(tion) |
| 20 | ENTIA | TIN * in EA |
| 24 | WANNABEE | WAN + NA + BEE |
| 25 | EPISTLES | (L(etter)S + IS + PETE(r)) * |
| 28 | LIENS | LIE + N + S |
| 31 | ORPIN | OR + PIN(e) |
| 33 | EULER | homophone of OILER |
| 36 | ATONE | A + TON + E |
| 37 | SAGA | (A + GAS) < |
| 38 | TAWA | A WAT(chcase) < |
| 39 | RIGA | RIG + A |
| 40 | ADENOIDAL | (I + DONALD + (b)EA(k)) * |
| Down | ||
| 1 | HANG | HAG around (mor)N(ing) |
| 2 | AGORA | ANGORA − N(eck) |
| 3 | REAN | EA in R(impto)N |
| 4 | OP-EDS | POSED * |
| 5 | AEON | (C)A(p)E (H)O(r)N |
| 6 | EOLIAN | (O’NEIL(l) + A) * |
| 9 | AILS | A(ll) I(llnesses) L(ack) S(ymptoms) |
| 11 | ELATES | TALE < + E + S(omeone) |
| 16 | BANANA | BANANA(s) |
| 19 | ALIT | TAIL * |
| 21 | ABEL | LEBA(non) < |
| 26 | PATIO | PA + T(raining) + IO |
| 27 | TREAD | STARTED * − ST |
| 29 | NEWER | (broke)N + EWER |
| 30 | KNAR | RANK < |
| 32 | IGOR | I + GO + R(igoletto); ref Prince Igor |
| 34 | UTAH | U + HAT < |