Listener Crossword 4361: Solution Notes
Two for the Price of One by Monk
Puzzle explanation
The special cells each contain two cardinal points, indicating the sides of the cell by which the Train Tracks path enters and leaves. Any arrangement of the two letters in these cells was accepted as long as the answer(s) could be read correctly.
Clue explanations
Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal
| No | Answer | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Across | ||
| 1 | THE TOWER OF LONDON | (TOWER + OF + (OLD ON) *) in THEN |
| 13 | RACHIS | CHAIRS * |
| 14 | IAGO | I(mposed) A(nother) G(agging) O(rder) |
| 15 | INSECTS | IN + SECTS |
| 17 | WET BOB | (TO around B) in WEB |
| 18 | MOHS SCALE | MOSS around H + CA + L(arg)E; ref. Kate Moss |
| 21 | OSTIUM | (I MUST) * after O |
| 22 | UNWEARABLE | UNE around W + ARABLE; ref. 12dn |
| 25 | L-DOPA | (DO + (VI)P) in LA |
| 28 | MAINS | 2 meanings |
| 29 | GOBELINS | GO + B + SENILE < − (hop)E |
| 32 | TREE | T(a)R(g)E(t)E(d) |
| 33 | HAEMOCOEL | (searc)H + (LEO + COME A(t)) < |
| 34 | MANSONRY | MARY around (N + SON) |
| 35 | SNOOTY | (Y + TOONS) < |
| Down | ||
| 1 | TRIMURTI | TRIM + URTICA − CA |
| 2 | HAN | HAN(d); ref. Pitman shorthand |
| 3 | THE SAME | HES in TAME |
| 4 | WEST | WETS with ’S moved up |
| 5 | RUSA | RUSSIA − IS < |
| 6 | ORWELLIAN | OR + WELL IN around A |
| 7 | FÊTE | F(ibonacci) (s)E(ries) (es)T(ablish) (hyp)E(rgeometric) |
| 8 | LOBOTOMY | (p)LOY around BOT(t)OM |
| 9 | OBOS | O + BOS(che) |
| 10 | DANIO | DAN + IO |
| 11 | OGPU | (P(usht)U + GO) * |
| 12 | NORMANS | R in NO-MAN’S-LAND − LAND |
| 16 | SHEKEL | S + K in HEEL |
| 19 | ONWARD | O + DRAWN < |
| 20 | CAIRNS | CANS around (I + R) |
| 23 | RANA | RAN + A |
| 24 | EGER | E’ER around (crashin)G |
| 26 | DECO | homophone of DEKKO or DECKO |
| 27 | PIET | P + DIET − D |
| 30 | BOS’N | BOSN(ia) |
| 31 | LOO | LOO(t) |