Listener Crossword 4835: Solution Notes
B Is for … by Piccadilly
Puzzle explanation
The extra letters in the jumbles from asterisked clues spelt out “French wines”. The top and bottom rows of the grid read FIND A BOTTLE AND A WINEGLASS. Tracing BEAUJOLAIS and BURGUNDY formed the shape of a bottle in the upper half of the grid and BEAUNE and BORDEAUX similarly formed a wineglass in the lower half.
Clue explanations
Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal
| No | Answer | Explanation [extra letter in jumble] |
|---|---|---|
| Across | ||
| 3 | BAND | (Derisio)N in BAD |
| 8 | LATE | L + ATE |
| 11 | ABJURER | AB + homophone of JUROR |
| 12 | ALONG | ON [F]LAG |
| 13 | LAZY | CRAZY with L for CR |
| 14 | IDOLATER | (rep)EL A TOR[R]ID |
| 15 | GOWNED | G(irls) + OWNED |
| 16 | BISTRO | (ali)BIS TRO(ublingly) |
| 17 | GRUESOME | ROGUE SE[E]M(s) |
| 21 | AIRCREW | I[N] WEAR CR(avats) |
| 24 | MENU | MEN + U |
| 25 | ALOE | (c)A(n) L(o)O(s)E(n) |
| 26 | AROUSED | CAROUSE − C + ’D |
| 27 | GOURMETS | (GUEST-ROOM − O) * |
| 30 | ROUTES | ROUT + E(njoy)S |
| 32 | GOBLIN | ON BIG [C]L(ub’s) |
| 33 | ALSATIAN | (ALI + AN) around SAT |
| 34 | ÉIRE | (Za)IRE [H]E |
| 35 | ALGID | (DIG + LA) < |
| 36 | ANNUALS | LA[W]N AS NU(rseryman) |
| 37 | DAWN | D(epilate) + AWN |
| 38 | GALE | G + ALE |
| Down | ||
| 1 | FRANKALMOIGN | MAKING A FLOR[I]N |
| 2 | BINDI-EYE | BIND + (cact)I + EYE |
| 3 | LUNGE | E after LUNG |
| 4 | GAZED | GA + ZED |
| 5 | AURIFORM | AU + (ear)R(ing) + I + FORM |
| 6 | BORROWER | BOR + ROWER |
| 7 | LAST | S(train) in LAT |
| 8 | ELATION | (r)ELATION |
| 9 | MATELOT | MATE + LOT |
| 10 | AGROBUSINESS | GRAINS O[N] BUSES |
| 18 | NAUSEOUS | NEO around AUS + US |
| 19 | GONDOLAS | (LADS GO ON) * |
| 20 | MISRULES | MISS around RULE |
| 22 | ROTUNDA | (M)AD[E] TO RUN |
| 23 | CASE LAW | AS WA[S] CEL(ebrated) |
| 28 | BUGLE | BUG + LE |
| 29 | AXIAL | (fl)AX I AL(ign) |
| 31 | TITI | TIT + I(vy) |