Key Signature by Almasti

Puzzle explanation

The puzzle commemorated the folk music collector Cecil Sharp, being published the day before the 100th anniversary of his death on 23 June 1924. He collected his first folk tunes from William KIMBER (highlighted in the grid) in 1899 and went on to publish the associated dances in The Morris Book (also highlighted), the first part of which appeared with Herbert MacIlwaine as co-author in 1907. The extra letters in wordplay of down clues spelt “Cecil J Sharp and HC MacIlwaine”. The last letters of extra words in across clues spelt Country Gardens and Bean Setting, the first two dances described in the book. The puzzle’s title alluded to Sharp’s practice of signing himself C♯.

Clue explanations

Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal

No Extra word Answer Explanation [extra letter]
Across
1 manic DAMASK DAM + ASK
6 Volcano TOP OUT TO + POUT
10 kudu AGOUTI A + GOUT + I’
11 bulletin REHASH RE + HASH
12 fought BOONE BO + ONE
13 clear MEGASSE MESSAGE *
15 justify CANTAB CAN + TAB
18 training GERM (an)GER M(anagement)
20 taramasalata JIBE 2 meanings
22 heller DENIES DENIERS − R
24 woodland AREA AA around RE
25 simple ROE DEER ERODE with first letter moved + (h)ER(b)
27 infection SCARLET FEVER (SCARF + EVER) around LET
30 Salacious POMPEII (POEM + I) * in PI
32 hub NIDI NI around ID
33 game CHEAPO POACHE(r) *
35 Policía ADES AD + ES
36 capstan RO-RO RO twice
38 cheers SUPERB SUPER + B
41 Volume EPONYMS (OPEN MY) * + S(aga)
42 nest DANIO ANI in DO
44 biscuit RACEME CREAM * + E
45 ski VELCRO ((f)OR CLEV(erly)) <
46 satin FLISKS F + SILKS *
47 Teabag UNMEEK KEEMUN *
Down
2   AGO CHI[C]AGO − CHI
3   MOONBEAM MO + ON + BE[E] + AM
4   AUNT [C]AN’T around U(p)
5   STEADY S + TEA + D[I]Y
6   TREEN RE in [L]ENT *
7   PHAGEDENA (HEAD GP [J]ANE) *
8   OASES AS[S]ES after O
9   USSR [H]USSAR − A
10   ABC AB[A]C(k)
14   GRIEF GR + FI[R]E *
16   AIRCON [P]AIR + CON
17   BERE BER[A]TE − T
19   MORRIS (SIR [N]ORM) *
20   JASPER SPE[D] in JAR
21   EARPHONES E in [H]ARP + HONES
23   WEEDER WE + [C]EDE + R
26   EVIDENCE DIVE < + [M]EN + CE
28   LEERY EEL < + R[A]Y
29   TIPS (PI[C] in ST) <
31   LOUDEN UNO[I]LED *
33   CROCI CR + [L]OCI
34   ACMES ACES around [W]M
37   OPAL À L[A] after OP
39   PALM PAL + [I]’M
40   BOO BOO[N]
43   IRE [É]IRE
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