Listener Crossword 4537: Solution Notes
Rollerball by The Ace of Hearts
Puzzle explanation
The outer ring contained types of wagon, forming a “corral” (ring of wagons). The fifth ring contained “a movable piece of furniture with shelves”, one of the definitions of “wagon” in Chambers. The letters omitted from radial answers spelt out “an enclosure to drive hunted animals into”, another definition of “corral”. The title hinted at a corral as a pen (for cattle).
Clue explanations
Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal
| No | Answer (omitted letters) | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Perimeter | ||
| 6 | KIBITKA | BIT in KITKA(t) − T(ooth) |
| 13 | CAISSON | CA + IS + NOS < |
| 20 | GONDOLA | (GOLD ON A) * |
| 27 | TELEGA | EG in TELA |
| 33 | DEMOCRAT | DRAT around COME < |
| Ring 5 | ||
| 36 | SHELVES | SH + ELVES |
| 37 | MOVABLE | LOVABLE with M for L |
| 38 | PIECE | PIE + CE |
| 39 | FURNITURE | (R + IN FUTURE) * |
| Radials | ||
| 1 | STONER(A)W | STONER + W |
| 2 | CA(N)OEIST | CAST around (O + EI) |
| 3 | CONT(E)ST(E)R | COST around NT + R(enovations) |
| 4 | CHARACI(N) | ARCHAIC * |
| 5 | AR(C)TIIDS | ARTS around ID around I(ndigenous) |
| 6 | SHARK OI(L) | HAS * + R + KOI |
| 7 | CHEERI(O)S | CHE + SIRE < |
| 8 | BUCKLER(S) | BUCK + REL < |
| 9 | INC(U)RVED | INCHED around RV − H |
| 10 | T(R)ACHEID | (HIDE CAT) * |
| 11 | DI(E)-STOCK | DIS + TOCK |
| 12 | AU(T)OMA(T)IS(T) | IS after (AU + O/A around M) |
| 13 | IS(O)CHASM | IS + CHASM |
| 14 | AGAMOI(D)S | A + GAM(e) + O’ + IS |
| 15 | VISITO(R)S | VISIT + OS |
| 16 | SUAS(I)ONS | AUS < + SON’S |
| 17 | SUB(V)ERTS | SOTS with UBER for O |
| 18 | OV(E)RPLUS | (LV + POURS) * |
| 19 | CO(H)ESION | (NOISE + OC) < |
| 20 | CO(U)PLING | COP + LING |
| 21 | COMPA(N)IO(N) | COM + PA + (Eth)IO(pia) |
| 22 | ANAPAES(T) | ANES around (AP + A) |
| 23 | ASCRIB(E)D | CARDS * around IB |
| 24 | A(D)ONISES | O in ANISES |
| 25 | (A)LBICORE | C in BOILER * |
| 26 | FREAKI(N)G | GRIEF * around (A + K) |
| 27 | F(I)RETRAP | FP around (RET + RA) |
| 28 | A(M)PUTEES | A + PUS(hed) around TEE |
| 29 | LITER(A)TE | (LETTER I) * |
| 30 | INTE(LL)ECT | INTERSECT − RS |
| 31 | GUÉRITE(S) | AGUE − A + RITE |
| 32 | TEAR(I)EST | DEAREST with T for D |
| 33 | U(N)BUILDS | (BUD in US) around IL |
| 34 | QUAR(T)ILE | QU + ARIEL * |
| 35 | LIEGED(O)M | (EG + ED) in LIM(a) |