Listener Crossword 4902: Solution Notes
Threes by Miles
Puzzle explanation
The letters highlighted in the grid were those from column 10 (the only column without a repeated letter), forming large letters that spelt words defined by the extra words in across clues: PITH (mettle), JUDO (sport), CALF (lout).
Clue explanations
Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal
| No | Extra word | Answer | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across | |||
| 1 | COUMARILIC | (OUMA + RI) in (CLINIC − IN) | |
| 10 | HELE | HELEN − N | |
| 11 | mettle | SONANT | ON in (S + ANT) |
| 12 | UTUS | UT + U/S | |
| 13, 41dn | SMILES | S + MILES | |
| 14 | TEPAL | PETAL * | |
| 15 | LERED | LSD with ERE for S | |
| 17 | sport | ESTS | (NatW)EST S(eries) |
| 20, 4 | FRAMES | FRAME’S | |
| 21 | DOUCET | DOUC + ET | |
| 22 | LOQUAT | LOQ + TAU < | |
| 23 | SIGHED | homophone of SIDE | |
| 29 | TRI-JET | (TRE(e) + ’T) around (I + J) | |
| 31 | ALNICO | OILCAN * | |
| 33 | PURDAH | HARD-UP * | |
| 35, 40 | O’TOOLE | (EO around LOOT) < | |
| 37 | COLA | ACOL with A moved later | |
| 38 | lout | MEHDI | (I’D + HEM) < |
| 39 | INKLE | WRINKLE − W − R | |
| 41 | SOME | homophone of SUM | |
| 42 | PSEUDO | PS + EU(ge) + DO | |
| 43 | PYET | P + YET | |
| 44 | DISCIPLINE | DISCIPLE around IN | |
| Down | |||
| 1 | CAULDS | U(norigina)L in (CA + DS) | |
| 2 | OSTEOID | (OSTEOID + G-G) * = DOGGIES TO | |
| 3 | UHURU | UH-U(h) + RU | |
| 5 | RESET | TREES * | |
| 6 | LOTTO | LOT + TO | |
| 7 | CAPFUL | CAP + FUL(l) | |
| 8 | KNAR | RANK < | |
| 9 | ATLATL | ATL + ATL | |
| 13 | IDÉES | I’ + DEES | |
| 16 | ECHOIC | CHOICE with letters cycling | |
| 18 | SLOT | L(icensee) in SOT | |
| 19 | SQUIRE | 2 meanings | |
| 24 | DHOL | DH + OL(d) | |
| 25 | BRUME | BRUM + E(nshrouded) | |
| 26 | BEADMAN | BE ADMAN | |
| 27 | KATIPO | (OK around PITA) < | |
| 28 | SNOKED | (KO in DENS) < | |
| 30 | THIEVE | HIE in TV + E | |
| 32 | COEDS | CO + (b)EDS | |
| 33 | PALPI | PAL + PI | |
| 34 | DHOTI | HOT in DI | |
| 36 | ONST | ONSET − E | |