Listener Crossword 4612: Solution Notes
Family Man by Duck
Puzzle explanation
The extra letters in wordplay spelt out the cryptic clue “After hint of spring life study flowers in a book”, the answer to which was Buddenbrooks [BUD + DEN + BROOKS], a novel by Thomas Mann.
Clue explanations
Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal
| No | Answer | Explanation [extra letter] |
|---|---|---|
| Across | ||
| 1 | T-SHIRT | (S(hed) + H[A]IR) in TT |
| 6 | HEASTE | HE around [F]EAST |
| 11 | ÉTAGÈRE | [T]EE around GREAT * |
| 12 | RIGHT | [E]IGHT after R |
| 13 | DAHLIA | ([R]AIL + HAD) < |
| 15 | SUEDETTE | (USED TEET[H]) * |
| 16 | IDIOM | IOM after ID[I] |
| 18 | MITHRA | MIT + H + RA[N] |
| 19 | EINE | IN in [T]EE |
| 20 | MATTIE | M[O] + AT + TIE |
| 22 | TRANSE | TRANS[F]E(r) |
| 24 | TO A T | TOA[S]T |
| 26 | EGOITY | EG + O + [P]ITY |
| 27 | MILTS | M + (STI[R] < around L) |
| 29 | ECTROPIC | [I]CE < + TROPIC |
| 33 | DENNET | DEN + ANE[N]T − A |
| 34 | LOS’TE | (LET [G]O + S(penserian)) * |
| 35 | SOLDANS | SOLD + [L]ANDS − D |
| 36 | YPLAST | LAST after Y[I]P |
| 37 | OPIATE | [F]OP + I + ATE |
| Down | ||
| 1 | TEDDIE | D in TE[E] + DIE |
| 2 | STANDING CROP | ST + AND + [S]ING + COP around R |
| 3 | HA-HA | (H + HA[T]) around A |
| 4 | IGLOO | (amb)IG[U](ous) + LOO |
| 5 | TRAUMA | (A + MU + [D]ART) < |
| 6 | HEBE | EH < + B[Y]E |
| 7 | ERUDITE | RUDE * + [F]IT + E(nglish) |
| 8 | AIDE | A + ID[L]E |
| 9 | THE TREATMENT | (THAT TREE) * + [O]MEN + T |
| 10 | ETNEAN | ET + (o)NE + [W]AN |
| 14 | DTHEOL | THE in DOL[E] |
| 17 | IN TOTO | INTO around TO[R] |
| 20 | MATOKES | MA’[S] + TOKES |
| 21 | FEEBLY | FEE + B[I](l)LY |
| 23 | SKIDOO | KID in SOO[N] |
| 25 | TSETSE | SETS in TE[A] |
| 28 | I-AND-I | II around [B]AND |
| 30 | ROTA | RO[O]T + A |
| 31 | PSST | S[O]S in PT |
| 32 | CNAA | A,[K] (ace, king) after ANC < |