Tuesday, 8 September 2026

Solution to Uncommon Sense by Vagans

 Uncommon Sense by Vagans - Solution

The twelve alternative entries are UK equivalents of US counterparts indicated by the wordplay of their clues. The unclued entries AMERICA ENGLISH BRITAIN reference the saying "Two nations divided by a common language".

  

ACROSS:

Across:

1 AS WAS

1 A SWAS(tika)

4 BRACES

4 W/P for SUSPENDERS: (NUDES PRESS)*

10 BAGPIPER

10 BAG PIPE (bee)R

12 GAEA

12 A(chaeans) in AGE*

13 EAR-HOLES

13 EAR HOLES

14 BIER

14 IE in BR

15 RADS

15 R ADS

17 CORGI

17 COR + GI

19 UBER

19 Double definition

22 UNIATE

22 AUNTIE*

24 CHOCO

24 CH OC O

25 SCION

25 CI in SON

27 ENGLISH

unclued

30 SPENT

30 P in SENT

34 ANEAR

34 ARENA*

35 WACKER

35 W ACKER(s)

37 ISN'T

37 I(n)S(a)N(i)T(y)

38 GRILL

38 W/P for BROILER: OIL in BRER

40 BOOT

40 W/P for TRUNK: (NUR in KT)<

41 E-CIG

41 Hidden

42 CLITELLA

42 LIT in CELLA

43 TAP

43 W/P for FAUCET: (OUTOFPLACE)* - (POOL)*

44 WAKEFULLY

44 WAKE FULLY

45 SUNSET

45 S UNSET

46 SAYON.

46 AY in SON

 

 

DOWN:

 

1 AMERICA

unclued

2 WARDROBE

2 W/P For CLOSET: LOSE in CT

3 SPOT

3 Double definition {French satellite SPOT}

4 BILL

4 W/P for CHECK: "CZECH"

5 AESCULINS

5 NIL< in SAUCES*

6 CROONS

6 "CREW" NS

7 SAIGA

7 SAGA round I

8 BEE

8 BEE(tle)

9 GARDEN

9 W/P for YARD:  DRAY< {Garden of Eden}

11 PETROL

11 W/P for GAS: G(ets) A(uto) S(peeding)

16 ATHAPASCAN

16 (CHAP AT NASA)*

18 RICH

18 IC in RH

20 BON

20 NOB<

21 EGG

21 EG + G(ame)

23 TOMATO

23 TOO round MAT

26 ICE LOLLY

26 W/P for POPSICLE: POPS ICE round (hote)L

28 SANCTUS

28 (TACTFULNESS)* - FELT*

29 BRITAIN

30 W/P for CANDY: hidden

30 SWEETS

31 ERR in TAN(ach)

31 TERRAN

unclued

32 TRICKS

32 R in TICKS

33 FILLE

33 FILLE(t)

36 CHIPS

36 W/P for FRIES: F(i)R(m)I(t)E(m)S

39 LIFT

39 W/P for ELEVATOR: (TO REVEAL)*

 



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