Defeat by Chalicea - Solution
Extra letters gave ‘DIED FOR YOUR WEE BIT HILL AND GLEN’
Scotland’s unofficial national anthem, sung by the CORRIES, refers to Edward’s defeat by Robert the Bruce’s men at Bannockburn. They ‘sent him homeward to think again’
Across: 9 Noma, 10 Lee, 12 Orca, 14 Ill-used, 15 Omrah, 16 Afaras, 17 Nirled, 18 Think again, 19 Assert, 24 Sneesh, 25 Emir, 26 Deism, 28 Bannockburn, 30 Iratest, 31 Tarrow.
Down: 1 Omlah, 2 Waur, 3 Elsan, 4 Rees, 5 Flong, 6 Simian, 7 Corries, 8 Oral, 11 Edward, 13 Cheese, 20 Smirr, 21 Erato, 22 Reney, 23 Tense, 24 Sects, 27 Murl, 29 Kae.
Across: 9 D: NOMA[D], 10 I: L(o)[I](T)E(r)E(d), 12 E: OR + CA[E], 14 D: [D]ILL USED, 15 F: (HARM O[F])<, 16 O: AFAR [O]ASIS less IS, 17 R: RINGLEADE[R]* less AGE*, 19 Y: (STA[Y]ERS)*, 24 O: S[O]N + first letters, 25 U: EM[U] I R, 26 R: DE[R] ISM, 30 W: (ARTIST [W]E)*, 31 E: T[E]AR ROW.
Down: 1 E: (HAL[E] MO)<, 2 B: ([B]RAW (lo)U(ts))*, 3 I: (AL[I]ENS)*, 4 T: [T]REES, 5 H: [H]F LONG, 6 I: [I]S (t)IMI(d) AND less D(aring), 8 L: [L]ORAL, 13 L: CE around HEE[L]S, 20 A: SR around M[A]IR, 21 N: (esp)ERA[N]TO, 22 D: (NERDY E)*, 23 G: [G]EST< around EN, 24 L: SS around [L]ECT, 27 E: MUR[E] L, 29 N: (s)K(i)[N](c)A(r)E.
