Listener Crossword 4331: Solution Notes
Conduit by Loda
Puzzle explanation
The titles from clue misprints were S, Miriam, Island, The Vodi, Animal Farm, Skytip, God Knows and Youth. The corresponding writers were 49 Updi(k)e, 8 Capot(e), 25 Huxle(y), 2 (B)raine, 2 (O)rwell, 30 (A)mbler, 32 Helle(r) and 34 Wil(d)er, whose missing letters spelt "keyboard". Highlighting of just the KEYBOARD letters was accepted as an alternative to highlighting the whole QWERTY keyboard in the grid.
Clue explanations
Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal
| No | Misprint | Answer | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La(S)hers | LINNS | (N + N + S(oap)) after (L + I(s)) |
| 3 | (M)ite | IOTA | (rad)IO TA(lent) |
| 4 | k(I)lls | SOMAN | (N + AMOS) < |
| 4 | (R)isers | STAIRWELL | (STAR around I) + WELL |
| 5 | b(I)rth | EAN | EN around A |
| 6 | St(A)le | TAAL | T(idal) A(nd) A(rable) L(and) |
| 7 | (M)eal | EATING | (I + AGENT) * |
| 8 | tr(I)cks | CAPOT | CAPO + (erec)T |
| 9 | (S)etters | CYNIC | CY + NIC(e) |
| 10 | Fie(L)d | POA | OAP with the last letter first |
| 11 | c(A)b | TAXI | TAXI(dermal/dermic) |
| 12 | Ma(N)gy’s | MEAN | NAME * |
| 13 | (D)ug | MINED | M + IN + E + FORD − FOR |
| 14 | (T)apped | DIALLED | DIED around ALL |
| 14 | clot(H)ing | DENIMS | (har)DEN I’M S(ure) |
| 15 | P(E)rth | DUPLY | DULY around P |
| 16 | grie(V)es | RUES | R(es)U(rr)E(ct)S |
| 17 | qu(O)te | DISEUR | (RUDE IS) * |
| 17 | o(D)e | DITT | DIT + T |
| 18 | wh(I)n | ULEX | UX around LE |
| 19 | sen(A) | ARMY | AWAY with RM for (A + W) < |
| 20 | mou(N)ting | UPHILL | (H + ILL) after (m)U(m)P(s) |
| 21 | th(I)ngs | SHEAF | SHE + A + F |
| 22 | idio(M)s | SZEKEL | Z in SLEEK * |
| 22 | se(A) | SWUM | (actor)S + W + UM |
| 23 | (L)ute | F CLEF | FC + LEF(t) |
| 24 | Gol(F)’s | GTI | TI after G |
| 26 | m(A)lted | JUNIPER | JUN(e) + I + PER |
| 27 | corne(R) | ASQUINT | AS + QUINT |
| 28 | (M)ass | CERGES | G in CERES |
| 29 | (S)ac | VESICA | ((p)IC(k) + SAVE) * |
| 31 | (K)enya | HYMN | MY < in (H + (croo)N) |
| 32 | Cal(Y)donian | HELLENE | HELL + ENE |
| 33 | la(T)ely | NEWBIE | (BEEN + WI) * |
| 35 | f(I)re | ZEAL | Z + (L after EA) |
| 36 | (P)roper | BENJIE | BENJ + IE |
| 37 | bu(G)s | LERP | LINER − IN + P |
| 38 | m(O)ral | HARM | (t)H(e) + ARM |
| 39 | (D)ashed | EFFING | FIN in EFG |
| 40 | hoo(K)ed | FALX | FA + LX |
| 41 | lo(N)ging | DIE | 2 meanings |
| 42 | (O)f | LAIC | A in LIC(e) |
| 43 | (W)inged | PRECOCIAL | (POLICE CAR) * |
| 44 | Ba(S)que’s | BERET | B + TREE * |
| 44 | pla(Y)ed | BLOWN | DOWN with BL for D |
| 45 | l(O)ng | SARI | SI around (t)AR(e) |
| 46 | F(U)stic | PLANERS | P + LAN(c)ERS |
| 47 | Vi(T)a | LIFE | (E + F + IL) < |
| 48 | T(H)wart | STUMP | ’S + TUMP |