A literary Round by Dysart - Solution
PUCK, MIRANDA, ARIEL, OPHELIA, TITANIA and OBERON, in addition to being
characters from Shakespeare, are all moons of the planet URANUS. OPHELIA, being
out of order, needed to be replaced by UMBRIEL (the name of a gnome in Pope’s The
Rape of the Lock) so that the grid showed the six largest moons in positional order.
Changing the L of cell 30 to N enabled URANUS to be seen.
All names needed highlighting.
No
AC
6
12
13
15
17
18
19
20
22
23
24
25
28
30
33
34
Answer
Clue explanataion
tsarinas
raisin
arnotto
arar
thanah
bootee
urban
meal-man
rash
dal
lento
agapae
Dorian
leper
gyp
nala
TAS(k) around SARIN
RAISIN(g)
ARNO + T(ower) + TO (for)
AR(re)AR
T(rivial) + HH around ANA
BO + O + T(h)E(r)E
(D)URBAN
MEN around ALMA
double definition
double definition (dal = decalitre)
LET ON with N moved forward
AGE around A P(lanet) A(ppearance)
DIAN around [O (on) (tige)R]
REPEL<
GYP(sy)
hidden in (i)N ALA(bama's)
38
39
41
43
45
46
47
48
duetted
hents
sicker
ceases
pals
Goanese
tiller
endgames
DUD around (b)ETTE(r)
HENS around T
double definition
C(rate)S around EASE
SLAP< - winger = pal; slap = hill pass (Scot)
[ON S(t)E AGE]*
T(m)ILLER
EN + DAMES around G(roping)
No
Answer
Clue explanation
DN
1
2
3
4
5
7
8
9
10
11
14
16
21
23
26
27
29
31
32
35
36
37
40
42
44
cratur
washrag
hijabs
asana
Mira
sari
armband
ionomer
attent
sober
Titan
gollop
eloge
darter
peeking
entrism
altered
Edison
pucka
Anselm
assert
usage
easle
epee
Elia
CUR around RAT. Dog = informer (Aus)
WAG around [ASH + R(afters)]
homophone HI/HIGH + JABS
AS(i)AN + A
MI + AR(argon)<
R in SAI
BRADMAN*
[mancin)I MOON R (m)E(rcer)]*
ATT around NET<
SR around OBE
TI(be)TAN
G replaces D in DOLLOP
EE around LOG
TRAD(e)< + RE<
PEEING around K
MIN(i)STER*
(f)ALTERD
SIDE< + ON
CUP< + KA
MANSE(l)L with M placed at end.
ASSET around R(ubies)
(sa)USAGE
[SEALE(d)]*
EE around PE(t)
(th)E + AIL<