Listener Crossword 4424: Solution Notes
Fieldwork by Ferret
Puzzle explanation
Four symmetrically-placed answers were “cropped” (cut short) before entry to make new words: 14ac, 21ac, 5dn, 24dn. Four others were “rotated” (entered in reverse): 11ac, 26ac, 2dn, 25dn. Finally, the unclued entries GARLIC, BARLEY, CARROT and FALLOW switched places in a clockwise rotation, exemplifying the theme of crop rotation.
Clue explanations
Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal
| No | Misprint | Answer | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across | |||
| 1 | (C)ost | HIRAGE | (pa)H + (Maor)I (olde)R + AGE |
| 5 | (B)ow | SLOPE | POLES * |
| 9 | OVERREACH | EACH after (ROVER with letters “cycled”) | |
| 10 | PREMIER | (R + ME <) in PIER | |
| 11 | SODA | SO + D + A | |
| 13 | FULL-TIME | FUME around TILL * | |
| 14 | DEMON | DON around EM | |
| 15 | TETANIC | (IT CAN’T + E(limination)) * | |
| 20 | MIASMAL | SALAMI * around M(ace) | |
| 21 | BERET | BEREFT − F | |
| 23 | UNPEELED | ((tra)P + EEL) in DUNE * | |
| 26 | RIAS | (Safa)RI AS(tutely) | |
| 27 | LEGIONS | LEG-IRONS − R | |
| 28 | PROVOLONE | PRONE around (VOL + O’) | |
| 29 | o(F) | REGAL | LA(g)GER < |
| 30 | mean(T) | ETTLED | SETTLED − S |
| Down | |||
| 1 | (G)ood | HOPED | (DOPE + H(orse)) * |
| 2 | FEER | 2 meanings | |
| 3 | ARMHOLES | (ALSO HER + (he)M) * | |
| 4 | GRIFFIN | (G + IN) around RIFF | |
| 5 | SCULL | (Weaver)S + CULL | |
| 6 | ORDINAR | (R(ealise) + DIN) in OAR | |
| 7 | PROMISORS | PRO(w) + MISS around OR | |
| 8 | ba(Y)onet | EXSECT | EX + SECT |
| 12 | DEAMINATE | (MADE IN A) * + T(ub)E | |
| 16 | AIR-BUILT | (d)URABILIT(y) * | |
| 17 | REAPING | REAPPEARING − PEAR | |
| 18 | HARD-GOT | (ARED − E) after H + GOT | |
| 19 | (W)it | AMUSER | MUSE in AR |
| 22 | (C)almed | EASED | CEASED − C |
| 24 | EARLY | (n)EARLY | |
| 25 | LOOT | 2 meanings | |