A Chessword Puzzle by Radix – SOLUTION
QUEENS
5 ERE initial letters
8 SNY odd letters
12 AET ae + T
17 MAG 2 meanings
25 SAD SA + D
28 ASP as + P
32 GUN G(eelong) + UN
37 AKA even letters
AMAZONS
3 BAR-IRON Bari + NOR <
7 DESERT PEA anagram
15 TRENAIL anagram
19 LEAPER LEA + PER
23 EROTEME E + ROTE + ME
27 UNENVIOUS U + VINE* in NOUS
35 STREAMS S + MASTER*
39 ECHOER E + CHORE*
CRUSADER
1 SLACKEN LAC + K in SEN
10 SAGAMORE SAGA + MORE 3 in the manner of
13 EUGENIST ENG + SUITE*
20 ENTHRALLS ALL in anag TEN HRS
21 ANATASE SATIN in EA all reversed
30 TENEBRAE BR (British Rail) A (before) E(aster) with TENE (grief)
33 LINGERER LINGERIE less ie + R
40 SLIDE REST slenderest replacing END with ID (idem)
EMPERORS
4 LEGLET LEG (on in cricket) + LET
tennis service
6 ESPRIT anag. PRIEST &lit.
11 RANGE N(ey) in RAGE
16 ENEMIES Comp Anag. VIETNAMESE minus VAT*
24 REUSES E replacing O in ROUSES
26 STYLUS STY + L + US
31 REVEL LEVER<
36 STIBINE anagram BEST + IN + I (Italy)
PONTIFFS
2 ACINUS AC (account) + US (one) incorporating IN (to take in)
9 DEBASERS as + er in DEBS
14 SERIEMAS RIEM in SEAS(on)
18 AGENT GEN in AT
22 SECEDE cheesed* minus H (Hungary)
29 ERASABLE ERAS + ABLE
34 LOVE GAME VOLE* GAME (écarté card game)
38 MESSY ESS(ay) in MY
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