Tan Goes So Stripey by Vismut
Every across clue has a redundant word to be removed before solving. Read in normal clue order the first and last letters are merged titles and a brand, all of which feature a character of the same heritage. Every down clue yields an extra letter from the wordplay not to be entered in the grid. Read in normal clue order these identify how and which cells to fill.
Across
4 Swallow frightful humour in posh pub (6, 2 words)
13 Dressing mad billionaire inventor leaving Berlin in disarray (5)
14 Currency seen in Frisco off in a gents (7)
15 Coarse Egyptians belonging to sect? (6)
16 Scale and slow viol putting first tango couple in last place (6)
17 Grass, heroin and ecstasy - Fibonacci with space for whiskey (7)
18 Dad and Georgia eavesdrop daughter called for (5)
21 Cut mix of Yes and INXS cd to include cover of Touch (7)
23 Peterborough’s widest wingers run about and have a shot in social division (7)
24 German songs and Heidi story from the right socialist (6)
27 Nuisance pochard caused terrible kerfuffle initially (7, two words)
30 John tense after brothers brought back disease (6, two words)
32 Supporters swap sides in impromptu runs (7)
33 Most like chicken product nibble with longest limbs trimmed (7)
37 Light tackling rule dropped for university match (5)
39 Flying attack from Lindbergh frightened Irish hiding fighter plane (7)
40 Estimate half of Orkney Island inside The Old Terrier (6)
41 Bishop larked about, as light lowers for writer (6)
43 Ask briefly inside Ocado about emergency room restorer (7)
44 Colder, more risqué Othello not without issue (5)
45 Overlooking last of homework photos, dusk across Norway not posted (6)
Down
1 Texture without note in African music (3)
2 Idiotic Chile porn in cards (8)
3 Giving up last month in failed drug administered (8)
5 Era after lots crowned (7)
6 Rodents spinning marble and rolling up lead eggs (9, two words)
7 Something old-fashioned in Iceland’s images (5)
8 Children decapitated mustelids (4)
9 Access to north of the border gentian flowers (6)
10 Noise from the tickled prisoner, that’s disgusting! (5)
11 Round’s two under, score finally awry at St Andrews (5)
12 Oddly overlooked shifted location’s old lock arrangement (9)
19 Another open heart surgery, but not raging hunger for this! (9, two words)
20 Raised amount to get a house in Provence (3)
22 Below clue about priest I read about family of swimmers (9)
25 Uncharitable grasping granny putting up old penny lavatory outside (8)
26 Teases terribly hosting Aussie news for curvy stars (8)
28 College god leading vibrant bands (7)
29 Adolescent slid downhill, not the first (3)
31 North American cocktail puts out 50% of lights (6)
34 Turn lad protecting Earth sentimental (5)
35 Parochial makes faces splurging out pig shed (5)
36 Upside down lid over prince and wild goats (5)
38 Razor found in Vandyke central (4)
42 Rook’s piercing peck topped fluff (3)
Entries
To enter this competition, input your solution into the website at https://cc.vellender.com before 8th May 2025. The first correct entry drawn from the hat will receive a book from the Chambers range, which has been donated by Chambers.
To enter this competition, input your solution into the website at https://cc.vellender.com before 8th May 2025. The first correct entry drawn from the hat will receive a book from the Chambers range, which has been donated by Chambers.
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