Listener Crossword 4514: Solution Notes
Cordon by Colleague
Puzzle explanation
Ring 5 contained Schafe können sicher weiden, the original German title of the aria Sheep May Safely Graze by BACH (appearing in the centre circle). The cordon of shepherds in Ring 1 are from As You Like It (Corin, Silvius), The Seven Books of the Diana, a pastoral romance by Jorge de Montemayor (Delio), Far from the Madding Crowd (Gabriel Oak), Genesis 4:2 (Abel), Nod, a poem by Walter de la Mare (Old Nod), and The Winter’s Tale (Dorcas, Mopsa). The following alternatives were also accepted: Delis, a shepherd said to be the father of Osman, founder of the Ottoman Empire; Mousa, an Arabic form of Moses, who spent some time as a shepherd (Exodus 3:1).
Clue explanations
Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal
| No | Answer | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BESOMED | SOME in BED |
| 2 | OSMOSE | OS + MOSEL − L(ikely) |
| 3 | ECHOER | E + CH + O + E(mperor) + R |
| 4 | CHANCE | N in CHACE |
| 5 | ALMAHS | ALMA + HS |
| 6 | SHAMUS | SUS around HAM |
| 7 | DORSAL | L after (DORAS with last letters switched) |
| 8 | SALUTE | UT in (S + ALE) |
| 9 | LET-OFF | 2 meanings |
| 10 | INFEFT | INF + E + FT |
| 11 | MOLEST | MOTELS * |
| 12 | GROMET | ME in GROT |
| 13 | ANKLES | NK in ALES |
| 14 | BAULKS | BALKANS around U − AN(y) |
| 15 | DROOKS | D + ROOKS |
| 16 | IROKOS | ROK in IOS |
| 17 | ANGLER | (m)ANGLE + R |
| 18 | LALANG | ALL * + ANG |
| 19 | GOONEY | GOON + FEY − F |
| 20 | AGNOSIA | A + SONG < + I + A |
| 21 | SKIERS | KISSER * |
| 22 | CHORES | C + HORS around (fl)E(et) |
| 23 | SALOON | LOO in SAN |
| 24 | RAYONS | RAY + O + N + S |
| 25 | CASSINI | CASSINO with I for O |
| 26 | SANSAS | SALSAS with N for L |
| 27 | ADONIA | ADONAI with I(con) moved toward the front |
| 28 | ANUBIS | A + NU + BIS |
| 29 | ESTOCS | ES + TO + CS |
| 30 | SCHOOL | SHOOL around C |
| 31 | SHADES | (darknes)S + HADES |
| 32 | OAFISH | O/A + FISH |
| 33 | LOWSES | BLOWSES − B |
| 34 | VISNES | (SENSITIV(e) − IT) < |
| 35 | ICKERS | SICKER with first letter moved to the end |
| 36 | RESUME | 2 meanings |
| 37 | SWEEPS | S + WEE + PS |
| 38 | ROWMES | MOWERS * |
| 39 | OJIMES | SEMI-JO < |
| 40 | PENSUM | PEN + SUM |
| 41 | SILOES | (I(nsurgents) + O + LESS) * |
| 42 | ABOLISH | SH after (A + BOIL *) |
| 43 | DROWSE | SWORD < + E |
| 44 | LOORDS | LOO + RD + S |
| 45 | GEALED | GE + ALED |
| 46 | FLANGE | FLAN + G + E |
| 47 | OARING | OA(Ps) + RING |
| 48 | ADDING | (m)ADDENING − EN |