"Writers" Answers

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Answer Explanation to “Writers”

1A Ape goes bananas- so into it

“goes bananas” is the anagram indicator

So  APE becomes AEP

“into” is an insertion indicator

 So goes into AEP

AE SO P

Answer : Aesop

4A Turn one guinea to thousands

Guinea = RG

One = I

Turn IRG = GRI

Thousands = MM

GRI MM

Answer : Grimm

6A Cheap energy that James will welcome

Cheap = Low

Energy = E

James will = James’ll

JAMESLL welcomes LOW E

JAMES LOWELL

Answer : James Lowell

8A Old king has eminence

Old king = COLE

Eminence = RIDGE

Answer : Coleridge

10A Out with a penny, in with a pound to make a killing!

Penny = P pound = L

KILLING is the result of taking out a penny (P) and putting in a pound (L)

KI(L) LING is derived from KI(P) LING

Answer : Kipling

11A Weak acid in soaps,say

Weak acid = HOCL

Soaps,say = SOPES

HOCL in SOPES gives us SOP HOCL ES

Answer : Sophocles

2D Prophet speaks, peeps later

Prophet = Samuel

‘Speaks’ is a homonym indicator. ‘later’ is a juxtaposition indicator

PEPYS sounds like “peeps”

Answer : Samuel Pepys

3D Pawn a king holds behind

Pawn = P  king = K

Behind = astern

P  ASTERN  A K

Answer : Pasternak

5D Look! That’s what Mary’s about!

Look = LO

MARY about LO

MA LO RY

Answer : Malory

6D  Jack Young possessed nothing to shout about- master recalled

Jack = J  Young = Y

JY possessed nothing ( O) gives us JOY

Shout = CRY

Master = ACE 

ACE recalled = ECA

CRY about ECA = C  ECA  RY

Answer : Joyce Cary

7D Expression of disgust follows another one around

Expression of disgust = UGH

UGH follows ( comes after ) another one

Another expression of disgust = AW

AW around = WA

Answer : Waugh

9D Hamlet, finally, was embraced by his countryman

 Hamlet , finally = T

His countryman = DANE

DANE embraces T

Answer : Dante

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