Polygram by Opsimath

Puzzle explanation

The extra words in down clues gave the instruction “insert lower case Greek letters from Chambers appendix”, so the names of Greek letters were entered as the letters themselves. For phi, either φ or ϕ was accepted (but not upper-case Φ). The completed grid contained all 26 letters of the Latin alphabet and half of the Greek one.

Clue explanations

Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal

No Extra word Answer Explanation
Across
1   WRITER W + RITE + R
6   COMMUNAL (OM + MUN) in CAL
10   CANAPÉ CAN + PEA *
11   MOSAIC 2 meanings
13   MOSSO MOSS + O(vertake)
15   LEPTA LEAPT with A moved to the end
16   SHUNS HUN in SS
17   SNAG GANGS < − G
18   ELIXIR ELI + (ta)X + IR
20   TETANOID ANTIDOTE *
23   DAGOBAS DAGS around OBA
28   OPEN (l)O(o)P (s)E(e)N
30   ANONA ANCONA − C(itrus)
31   MYNA MY + N/A
32   STREAKY STREAK + Y
33   SERAPHIC (HER ASPIC) *
35   ECHIDNA CHAINED *
38   AJAX A + RIOJA + X(eres) − RIO
40   SQUIB (Writer’)S QUIB(ble)
41   TULLE TULL + E(xtremely)
42   ROOMY (YR around MOO) <
43   ELEVEN EL < in EVEN
44   KEBELE KEE(n) around BEL
45   AUDIOTAPES (A POET’S) * after AUDI
46   SETTER 2 meanings
Down
2   RAPHE (sc)RAPHE(ap)
3   INDULGED DELUDING *
4 insert EPOS (vers)E POS(eidon)
5   RESTAURANT CAR (TARTAR SAUCE + N(ea)R) *
6   CASSIS CASS + IS; ref. Mama Cass
7 lower MOLA MOLA(r)
8   NAPOO NAP + O + O
9   AITS AIS around T(hames)
10   CUSPIDOR DIPS < in (CU + OR)
12 case CAPSID CAP + DIS <
14   ON TENTERHOOKS (SHOOK NOT) * around ENTER
19 Greek IONIA I + ON + I + (A(rena) or (aren)A)
21   NAMED NAM + ED
22   INN 2 meanings
24 letters BAR 2 meanings
25   FAR RAF <
26   CYANURET (A CENTURY) *
27   LAY THE TABLE (A BALLET THEY) *
29   POE POE-BIRD − BIRD
32   SAXONS AX(e) in SONS
33 from SOMEGATE SO + MEGA + TE
34 Chambers RULED RU + LED
36   AISLE A + ISLE
37   ZULU 2 meanings
39   JEEP JEE + P
40 appendix SMEE 2 meanings
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