Fieldfare

2675: Over the sea

issue 12 October 2024

The unclued lights give various things which two lovers took or used on their journey. These include two of three words (one split over two lights) and one of two. The name of one lover is hidden in the grid and should be highlighted. Ignore two accents.

Across

1              In a way, round university stifle speech (8)

6               Almost extinguish not initially far distant light (6)

11            Commotion as Irish stick said to need strapping (5-5)

12            One fool, with hidden conscience (5)

13            Bard’s to efface mild sin, reforming (7)

15            Hot wind no friend to Honduras (5)

16            Is worried about pillar of ice (5)

17            Old food allowances to leave college (6)

22            Singing group’s delight with beat (4,4)

23            Liberal Republican Society smothered in lots of love and alcohol (7)

27            Mouthful, one stinging, that hurts to be swallowed (7)

28            Bat: smooth it with constant working backwards (8)

34            Signal alert about work for negligent guardian of flock (2,4)

35            More than a bit in Durham coalmine? (5)

38            Like a fruit in the shade? You turned on ape (7)

39            One town ripped asunder (2,3)

40            Acclaimed a confused person from Scots school (10)

41           Trap half open, setter quiet (6)            

Down

2               Queen cross with suite short of clothing added rooms (6)

4               Charity receives nothing on time, practically (6)

5              Part of liturgy repeating in a circle (4)

7              Walk in garden, finally stroll into a shelter (5)

8               Run through a fully-developed part of motor (8)

14            Island NATO for example picked up, European for years (7)

16            Accompany to door, and look through the glass? (3,3)

18            Excitedly interrupted cadences at first giving musical effect (6)

19            Dear chap, oxymoronic member of network? (3,3)

20            Amateur left two articles about a hollyhock (7)

21            One believes in a single principle, but a second isn’t wrong (6)

24            Attractive person attached to The Spectator (6-2)

29            Crippled, finally preach Letter to the Hebrews (6)

30            Wannabe liana reduced to a...

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