Listener Crossword 4652: Solution Notes
8 × 8 by Phi
Puzzle explanation
Corrections to the misprints in clues spelt out “Lennon and McCartney”, who wrote the song When I’m Sixty-Four (hinted at by the puzzle’s title). The song’s lyrics “Will you still need me, Will you still feed me” were highlighted in rows 3 and 8 of the grid, with NEED/FEED using the cell that contained both N and F.
Clue explanations
Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal
| No | Misprint | Answer | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eights | |||
| ALGERINE | A + LINE around GER | ||
| BELLY-GOD | BELL + DOGY < | ||
| BERYLLIA | BE + RY + LL + A1 < | ||
| DISAGREE | (DIRE + E) around SAG | ||
| ERGATIVE | ER + GAVE around IT < | ||
| FOOTBALL | FOOT + BALL | ||
| GO TO SEED | GO TO SEE + D | ||
| IN CAMERA | AMERICAN * | ||
| NOT AT ALL | (TATA after NO) + LL | ||
| OBI-WOMAN | (OW + OMAN) around (B + I) | ||
| PATARINE | PAINE around TAR | ||
| POTTAGES | PAGES around OTT | ||
| SENSUOUS | ES < + NOUS around US < | ||
| STROWING | WORTS < + IN + G(arden) | ||
| TELOMERE | (ELM TREE) * around O | ||
| TROUSERS | SORT < around USER | ||
| Across | |||
| 2 | (L)ays | BETS | BEATS − A |
| 4 | Ris(E) | REBEL | REEL around B |
| 5 | re(N)t | RENTER | ENTER after R |
| 6 | Ti(N)y | MINI | (su)M IN I(nvestments) |
| 7 | h(O)t | AGUE | U in (m)AGE |
| 9 | la(N)d | ÉIRE | E + IRE |
| 11 | gr(A)ve | AGRA | AGORA − O |
| 13 | pu(N)k | MOSH | MOS + H(ockey) |
| 14 | crow(D) | GATE | G + ATE |
| 15 | (M)ountains | PARAMO | PAM around (A + R) + O |
| 16 | Pla(C)e | BIOTA | IOTA after B(oeing) |
| 17 | (C)loth | TOGA | T(orpor) + AGO < |
| Down | |||
| 1 | b(A)sting | SEWING | S(yndicate) + EG around WIN |
| 3 | t(R)ee | PEAR | PEARL − L |
| 7 | gen(T) | ADAM | ADA + M(aking) |
| 8 | Fin(N) | ESTH | (tornado)ES TH(reaten) |
| 10 | Gon(E) | ENTÊTÉ | TET in ENE |
| 12 | fl(Y) | GNAT | TANG < |