"Greek Myths" Answers

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Answer Explanation to “Greek Myths”

2A Sugar high

‘high’ is anagram indicator

Answer : Argus

4A Operates without a doctor

‘doctor’ is anagram indicator

Operates ‘without’ a = opertes

‘Opertes’ anagrammed gives us Sterope

Answer : Sterope

6A Protection racket which ends in ….

Protection = Lee

Racket which ‘ends’ = T H ( ends of racket and which )

TH ‘in’ Lee  = Lethe

Answer : Lethe

7A …driver’s capture subsequently

Drivers = AA ( Automobile Association )

Subsequently = then

AA capture then  = Athena

Answer : Athena

10A Laos at first was taken over by China

Laos ‘at first ‘ refers to L

L is replaced ( taken over ) by CH ( China)

Answer : Chaos

13A Energy and mass halved after long time

Energy = Chi

Mass ‘halved’ = MA

‘After’ is juxtaposition indicator

This means that ‘long time’ which is ERA comes after Chi and ma

Answer : Chimaera

14A Young Conservatives turning 150 having no second thoughts

Young = Y

Conservatives = C

YC ‘turning’ = CY

150 = CL

No = O

Second thoughts = PT ( postscript )

Answer : Cyclops

1D Chosen by God

Chosen = Elect

God = Ra

By is juxtaposition  indicator

Answer : Electra

2D  Awfully queer as its back for inevitable song!

‘awfully’ is anagram indicator and applies to “queer as”

Its ‘back’ refers to answer being inverted

Inevitable song is “Que Sera Sera” ie whatever will be will be – an inevitability

“Que Sera” is anagram result of ‘queer as’  and ‘sera’ is the result of answer which after reversing gives us ARES

Answer : Ares

3D On the subject of snake-bites, she’s foremost

‘on the subject of’  = RE as in regarding

Snake = boa        boa bites ‘re’ giving us BO  RE A

She’s foremost = S

Answer : Boreas

5D Rhea laboured …

‘laboured’ is anagram indicator

Answer : Hera

8D … for me to be hers’

Apostrophe sign is the container indicator

Me goes into Hers

Answer : Hermes

9D Name I had taken before

Name = N

I had = I’D

‘taken’ is container indicator

Before = ere

Hence we have N   ERE   ID

Answer : Nereid

11D  Oprah’s last instead of her first comeback

‘last’ refers to Oprah Winfrey’s last letter which is Y

‘Instead’ means that we exchange her name’s first letter with Y

SO, OPRAH becomes YPRAH

YPRAH comeback to HARPY

Answer : Harpy

12D  First off – Fate or Accident?

‘first off’ means take off the first letter of Fate which is F

What remains is ATE OR  and ‘accident’ is anagram indicator

Answer : Erato

Jay