Mint Sauce by Stick Insect

Puzzle explanation

The extra letters from jumbled words in clues spelt out “anagram of the answer and who or what coined it”, explaining the format of the ten thematic clues, whose answers were coinages for which Chambers gives the coiner in the etymology. The puzzle’s title is a synonym of “coin” and an approximate homophone of “source”.

Clue explanations

Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal

No Jumbled word Answer Explanation
Across
1   DOUBLETHINK (+ GEORGE ORWELL) *
11 A + line ← alien RUN LOW (UN + L) in ROW
13 N + tree ← Enter LARCH CH after LAR
15   CHORTLE (+ LEWIS CARROLL) *
16 A + mad ← Adam SCISSOR (IS CROSS) *
17 G + of ← Fog OVUM O’ + V + U(nstable) M(aterial)
18 R + season ← reasons SEA-LIKE SEAL + IKE
21 A + drives ← adviser SERIFS (S + FIRES) <
23 M + India ← Midian NEEMS NE + EMS
24 O + seat ← Oates SOFA SO + FA(r)
25   DROOG (+ ANTHONY BURGESS) *
27 F + share ← afresh SPLIT 3 meanings
30 T + flier ← trifle IBIS I + BIS
32 H + opine ← iPhone JUDEA JUDGE − G + A
35 E + schilling ← chiselling NOSTOS SON < + TO + S
36 A + stops ← potass ASSISTS AS + SISTS
38 N + moor ← moron MUIR IR after MU
39 S + heroin ← inshore MISHNAH MISHA(p) around N + H
41   INSCAPE (+ GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS) *
42 W + born ← brown TENNÉ TEN(d) + NÉ
43 E + amid ← media À RAVIR (D)AVI(d) in ARR
44   SERENDIPITY (+ HORACE WALPOLE) *
Down
1 R + manured ← Underarm DRESSED (MESSED − M) after DR
2 A + entering ← Argentine OUNCE ONCE around U
3 N + nuncio ← Inconnu UNCI (N)UNCI(o)
4 D + croon ← condor LOOSING LOO + SING
5 W + tite ← Tewit TI TREE TITE around RE
6   HOLISM (+ JC SMUTS) *
7 H + Marne’s ← Arnhem’s ILEXES EX in ÎLES
8 O + straying ← Signatory NAGORS GROANS *
9   MCGUFFIN (+ SIR ALFRED HITCHCOCK) *
10 O + amah ← Omaha AHIMSA (AMAH IS) *
12 R + sanction ← Constrain WROKEN OK in WREN
14 W + dishes ← Swedish RAVIOLIS VIOL in RAI + S
19   AVOISION (+ INSTITUTION OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS) *
20 H + latest ← stealth LAO L(atest) A(rmy) O(ppressing)
22 A + radius ← sudaria ARBOURED (l)ABOURED around R
26 T + up ← put VESICA ((cogn)AC IS EV(entually)) <
27 C + dope ← Coped SASSARI ASS in SARI
28 O + letter ← Lorette PSI (PARIS − AR) *
29   TUSHERY (+ RL STEVENSON) *
30 I + wed ← wide INMATE IN + MATE
31   STRINE (+ ALASTAIR MORRISON) *
32 N + love ← novel JOKIER JO + KI(ll)ER
33 E + custom ← costume USANCE US + ANCE
34 D + starter ← redstart DAMSON SAMSON with D for the first letter
37 I + tom ← omit TACIT CAT < + IT
40 T + one ← Note NEVI (O)NE VI(rginia)
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