| No |
Def |
Answer |
Explanation |
| ACROSS |
| 5 | | WARDEN | (GARDEN – G) after W (= won) |
| 10 | 9dn | TEASPOON | yesterevening: (SITE + GREEN + ENVY)* |
| 13 | | LABOR UNION | (ON + ALBU(m) + INTRO – T)* |
| 14 | | POON | POOCH – (O + CH) + ON |
| 15 | | BALATA | TA after (A LAB) < |
| 16 | | HUSTLE | THUS* + LE |
| 18 | | HEWN | (haymo)W moving inside WHEN |
| 19 | | EVACUANT | (Carlisl)E + V + A + CAN’T about U; “number nine” is military slang for a purgative |
| 21 | | ONCE-OVER | Two definitions and ONCE (l)OVER |
| 27 | | CYTE | Homophone (CITE) |
| 29 | 6dn | BEDPAN | acyclic: A + YC in CLIC(k) |
| 30 | | MILIEU | (IE + U) after homophone (MEAL) |
| 31 | | CAPI | PI after CA |
| 32 | | CHERRY-BOBS | CHER + RY + BOBS |
| 33 | 10ac | EROGENIC | teaspoon: (ONE’S + POAT (= me))* |
| 34 | | ILKLEY | ILK + LEY |
| DOWN |
| 1 | 33ac | STAPHYLOCOCCI | erogenic: (CINE GORE) < |
| 2 | | EELPOUT | (h)ELP OUT about E |
| 3 | | CALYPSO | PLAYS* in CO |
| 4 | | NEBULAE | NE about (BLUE* + A) |
| 6 | 1dn | ACYCLIC | staphylococci: SHY about TAP + LOCO + CCI |
| 7 | | ROBIN HOOD | ROB + IN + ’HOOD; semi & lit |
| 8 | | EMBRUTE | (BR + UTE) in EME |
| 9 | 28dn | YESTEREVENING | wiled: (I LED) after W |
| 11 | | IRANIAN | Cryptic definition, referring to city rather than wine |
| 12 | | DONEE | ON in DEE(d) |
| 17 | | PHENOL RED | HELD ROPE* about N |
| 20 | | VACATUR | VACANT URN – (N + N) |
| 22 | | NYMPHAL | HOLY MAN*, with P for O |
| 23 | | UP A TREE | (RECUPERATE – REC)* |
| 24 | | TENTIGO | (11 – 1 =) TEN + TIG + O’ |
| 25 | | STAMNOI | Composite anagram: ONE OF + STAMNOI → SAFE + NO MOTION |
| 26 | | CLOISON | CON about LOIS (Lane) |
| 28 | 29ac | WILED | bedpan: BAND EP* |
