Listener Crossword 4497: Solution Notes
Catechism by tnap
Puzzle explanation
The corrections to clue misprints spelt out “Raffiniert ist der Herrgott, aber boshaft ist er nicht” (God is subtle but he is not malicious), a statement made by Albert Einstein. His theory of Special Relativity predicted length contraction (represented by four entries having LLL replaced by L), time dilation (four entries having T replaced by TTT), and mass-energy equivalence according to E = mc2 (four entries being jumbled with E replacing MCC). Treating the title similarly gives ATHEISE.
Clue explanations
Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal
| No | Misprint | Answer | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across | |||
| 1 | fa(R) | ASANA | AS + AN + A |
| 6 | pinn(A) | SHELL-LIKE | SHE’LL + LIKE |
| 11 | (F)ight | VISITE | SIT in VIE |
| 14 | (F)ore | ECOFIN | (CONFINE − N) with E moved to the start |
| 15 | Fruit(I)ly | ANTON | (w)ANTON |
| 16 | sire(N) | DUGONG | (GUN DOG) * |
| 18 | t(I)p | RENTE | RTE around EN(d) |
| 19 | W(E)lsh | CAMBRIC | CAMBRIAN − (A + N) + C |
| 20 | f(R)esh | TATES | TASTE * |
| 22 | In(T)erior | UTES | (c)UTES(t) |
| 24 | r(I)ve | TET | TRIVET with E for RIVE |
| 25 | ho(S)e | SULCAL | (HOUSE CALLS) * = (SULCAL + HOSE) * |
| 27 | (T)ides | NEAPED | NEED around (A + P) |
| 28 | Ma(D)ge | OWL | (l)OW-L(ife) |
| 30 | (E)ast | LUDS | LDS around U |
| 33 | nippe(R) | ELROY | (ELROY + UNIT) * = ROUTINELY *; ref. The Jetsons cartoon character |
| 36 | (H)urt | ILL LUCK | ILL + L + DUCK − D |
| 37 | p(E)ace | CORNI | CORNISH − SH |
| 38 | cha(R)ged | NAPIER | RAN < around (PI + E) |
| 39 | Conve(R)t | INGESTA | (EATING + S) * |
| 40 | sava(G)e | UNTAME | ((GENU − G) around MAT) < |
| 41 | F(O)rmer | ETEN | EATEN − A |
| 42 | marke(T) | SKILL-LESS | SKI + ’S after (SELL + L) < |
| 43 | (T)aunt | SCHMOCK | MOCK after SCH |
| Down | |||
| 1 | v(A)ntage | AVANT | (VANTAGE − G(rap)E) * |
| 2 | (B)ust | CANTICUMS | (MUSIC CAN’T) * |
| 3 | p(E)rt | NITRE | (p)ERT IN(tangible) < |
| 4 | bea(R) | ATTESTED | RAT − R + SET < + TED |
| 5 | (B)e | LEONIE | EON in LIE |
| 7 | fo(O)t | HEDER | HEDER(a) |
| 8 | vote(S) | LOGROLL | LOG + ROLL |
| 9 | (H)ip | KININ | IN after KIN |
| 10 | b(A)rd’s | ENGAOLS | (GLEANS + O) * |
| 12 | (F)og | STEAM UP | S + TEAM UP |
| 13 | No(T)ice | ENTOZOIC | NOTICE * around OZ |
| 17 | d(I)m | OBSCUREST | (C(o)O(k)E(r)S + BURST) * |
| 21 | (S)ated | FULL-LENGTH | FULL + L + ENG + TH(e) |
| 22 | ou(T) | UNCINUS | UNCTUOUS with IN for OUT < |
| 23 | routin(E) | SPECIAL | SPECI(e) + A + L |
| 26 | (R)eckoned | ACCOMPTED | ED after COMPACT * |
| 29 | Sha(N)E | WARNED | WARNE + ’D |
| 31 | Unf(I)lled | BLANK | BLACK with (conservatio)N for C(onservation) |
| 32 | paradisia(C) | ACRES | (paradisi)AC RES(orts) |
| 34 | c(H)eating | LIE TO | LIE + TO(y) |
| 35 | Lus(T) | YEANS | YEN around A + (support)S |