Listener Crossword 4389: Solution Notes
Teeing Off by Nutmeg
Puzzle explanation
For six pairs of six-letter answers, the first halves are entered so as to coincide (downwards), then they diverge left and right, forming inverted T shapes.
Clue explanations
Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal
| Answer | Explanation |
|---|---|
| ABRIM | BR in AIM |
| ACTED UP | A + CUP around TED |
| AGAPE | AGA + PE |
| AGIST | GIS in TA < |
| ALBAN | BANAL with the letters “cycled” |
| ANON | (c)ANON |
| ARCANE | RA < + CANE |
| BARAZA | ARAB < + ZA |
| BARGEE | GEE after BAR |
| BIOMASS | IOM in BASS |
| BRUNEI | homophone of BREW NIGH |
| BRUTES | B + ROUTES − O |
| BULRUSH | BRUSH around U(sefu)L |
| CAMEL | 2 meanings |
| CAVALRY | CALVARY with L moved down |
| COAL TAR | (A LOT) * in CAR |
| EBBING | ERRING with (B + B) for RR |
| FEAST | (vaccin)E in FAST |
| GRANDER | GR AND ER |
| LAID | RAID with L for R |
| MOPPET | PET around MOP |
| NATURAL NUMBERS | NATURAL + NUMBERS |
| OPERATES | REP < in OATES |
| POMADE | PO + MADE |
| POMELO | ME in POLO |
| ROSILY | (p)ROSILY |
| ROSTRA | (TRAITORS − IT) * |
| SAWDUST | (STUD(y) + WAS) * |
| SCALAR | (A + L) in SCAR |
| SCAMPI | CAMP in IS < |
| SENSIBLY | S + BYLINES * |
| SIREN | SIRE + (slai)N |
| SLING | SAILING − A1 |
| STILT | (S + TIT) around L |
| SWAN | SWAN(k) |
| TABASCO | TESCO with (AB + A) for E |
| TARMAC | RAT < + MAC |
| TAROTS | TARTS around O |
| TIE BEAM | BEAM after TIE |
| TIMBRE | MB in TIRE |
| TIPPLE | PP in TILE |
| TWINGE | (lef)T-WINGE(rs) |
| UPSTART | PUT * around STAR |
| URANIUM | (comm)U(nism) symbol written as full element name |
| VANILLA | AN in VILLA |
| VENT | V(ehicl)E N(o)T |
| WARTS | T(hose) in WARS |
| YELP | (PLY around E) < |