Crossword 10 Answers Explanation

EXPLANATION FOR CROSSWORD 10

ACROSS

1.Entrusted with oxidation (4) RUST
hidden clue : ent rust ed  ; 'with' serving as indicator. definition : oxidation

4. Bearing a set away (4) EAST
anagram indicator 'away' ; so a set becomes east ; definition : bearing

6. Just a lake (4) MERE
double definition(dd)

8. A number from Marianne (4) ARIA
hidden clue : M aria nne ; 'from' serving as indicator. definition : a number (song)

11. Troubles Lisa terribly (4) AILS
anagram indicator 'terribly' ; so Lisa becomes ails ; definition : troubles

13. Stickler for detail has new ornament (7) PENDANT
stickler for detail = pedant ; new = n ; 'has' is container indicator ; pe n dant ; def : ornament

14. Join a religious man (3) ADD
dd. a religious man = a DD ( Doctor of Divinity )

16. A pie’s changed colour (5) SEPIA
anagram indicator 'changed' ; so a pie's becomes sepia def : colour

18. Furniture list (5) TABLE
dd

21. Woman’s sudden excursion (5) SALLY
dd

22. Deal with a nice surprise (5) TREAT
dd  deal with = treat = a nice surprise

24. Lose argument about the Baltic, say (3) SEA
hidden indicator 'about'  lo sea rgument ; def ; Baltic,say

25. Very hot without right current (7) TOPICAL
Exclusion indicator is without ; very hot = tropical ; without right (r)
tropical - r = topical = def of current

28. Cultivated in meagre wood (4) GREW
hidden indicator is 'in' ; mea grew ood ; def : cultivated

30. The affair of the bag (4) CASE
dd

31. A novel once more (4) ANEW
dd

32. Won’t change address (4) TOWN
anagram indicator is 'change' ; so wont becomes town ; def : address

33. Pals out on strike (4) SLAP
anagram indicator is 'out' ; so pals become slap ; def : strike

DOWN

1.Gather the pear was cooked (4) REAP
anagram indicator is 'cooked' ; so pear becomes reap ; def : gather

2. Drive the pins round (4) SPIN
anagram indicator is 'round' ; so pins become spin ; def : drive

3. Intends to find method (5) MEANS
dd

4. Swimmer feeling about (3) EEL
hidden indicator is 'about' f eel ing ; def ; swimmer

5. Incline towards nurse (4) TEND
dd

7. Tries to adapt ceremonies (5) RITES
anagram indicator is 'adapt' ; tries becomes rites ; def ; ceremonies

9. About to beat new discount (6) REBATE
anagram indicator is 'new' ; about = RE ; beat becomes BATE ; REBATE = discount

10. Confuse by removing top of oar (5) ADDLE
Exclusion indicator is 'removing' ; oar = paddle ; removing its top we have addle ; def : confuse

12. Part of yacht in auction, say (4) SAIL
homonym indicator is 'say' ; auction is sale ; sounds like sail which is part of yacht

15. Sad about taking everyone to the city (6) DALLAS
reversal indicator is 'about' ; so sad becomes das ; 'taking' is container indicator ;
everyone = all ; das taking all = D ALL AS which is a city

17. Deity in charge of terror (5) PANIC
deity = Pan ; in charge = ic ; panic  = terror

19. Grab unusual crow (4) BRAG
anagram indicator is 'unusual' ; so grab becomes brag ; def : crow

20.Consumed by school, say (5) EATEN
homonym indicator is 'say' ; school is eton ; sounds like eaten ; def : consumed

23. Pull the Spanish cloth (5) TOWEL
pull = tow ; 'the' in Spanish is el ; towel = cloth

24. Notice the location (4) SPOT
dd

26. Recalled about visit (4) CALL
hidden indicator is 'about'  ; re call ed ; def : visit

27. Pale sort of spring (4) LEAP
anagram indicator is 'sort' ; so pale becomes leap ; def : spring

29. Rushed in a trance (3) RAN
hidden indicator is 'in' ; t ran ce ; def : rushed

Jay