Listener Crossword 4875: Solution Notes
Cross-stitch by Alchemist
Puzzle explanation
The corrections to misprints spelt out “all clued stars in order”. The starred cells where pairs of clue answers crossed contained BAYEUX TAPESTRY. At the remaining starred cell, WILLIAM and HAROLD crossed. The Bayeux Tapestry depicts William, Duke of Normandy and Harold Godwinson, Anglo-Saxon King of England, along with a portentous heavenly body that has been identified as HALLEY’S COMET (entered below the grid).
Clue explanations
Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal
| No | Misprint | Answer | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-stitches | |||
| AXING | FAXING − F | ||
| ICE AXE | homophone of (EYE + SACKS) | ||
| PATENT | PA + TENET − E | ||
| STEAD | TE in SAD | ||
| ISLET | IS + LET | ||
| TRANSIT | TRAIT around (N,S) | ||
| ONE-TIME | ON + E + (I MET) * | ||
| ROMEO | RODEO with M for D | ||
| TULIP | PUT < around (L + I) | ||
| UNREELS | RUN * + (S(cared) after EEL) | ||
| ALTER | LATER with A moved up | ||
| ROOTLET | O in ROT + LET | ||
| SEVER | SEER around V | ||
| STELLAR | ST + E(vi)L + LAR | ||
| ELYTRA | (lon)ELY TRA(veller) | ||
| OLDSTER | FOLDER around ST − F | ||
| UPSTATE | UPS + TATE | ||
| TINNED | IN in TN + ED | ||
| BRUSH-UP | RUSH in PUB < | ||
| BUSIED | (S + IE) in BUD | ||
| PROPANE | PA in PRONE | ||
| APHIDS | AP + HID + S | ||
| TESTIFY | TESTY around IF | ||
| PANTRY | PANT + RY | ||
| LAICAL | (L + CAL(l)) around AI | ||
| ACETATE | (CE + TA) in ATE | ||
| OCCUPY | O/C + CUP + (onl)Y | ||
| LYINGLY | (on)LY IN GLY(ndebourne) | ||
| Across | |||
| 4 | M(A)nor | ESTATE | E + STATE |
| 5 | Dar(L)ing | IDOL | (bal)L after I DO |
| 6 | b(L)oom | STAMEN | SN around TAME |
| 9 | Fa(C)ts | DATA | (A TAD) < |
| 11 | vi(L)e | PLATEFUL | P(auillac’s) L(afite) + HATEFUL − H |
| 13 | p(U)ck | PIMPLIER | PLIER around IMP |
| 14 | Fil(E) | RASP | RP around AS |
| 15 | embe(D)s | TSETSE | T(ouch) + E after SETS |
| 18 | (S)ailors | NORN | NO + RN |
| 20 | (T)ake | IODINE | I + O + DINE |
| Down | |||
| 1 | gr(A)ss | REED | DEER < |
| 2 | C(R)amped | PENT | (bi)T after PEN |
| 3 | (S)eat | APSE | A + P(articularly) S(uccessful) E(ndeavour) |
| 7 | th(I)ng | ITEM | I + MET < |
| 8 | co(N)kers | NUTS | STUN < |
| 10 | D(O)wn | ALIT | A + LIT |
| 12 | ta(R)t | FLAN | L(ohengrin) in FAN |
| 16 | (D)irt | SOIL | SO + L after I |
| 17 | (E)lide | OMIT | O + M(esserschmit)T around I |
| 19 | (R)ocks | REEF | RE + FE < |