PLEASE – P ( Property “initially”) LEASE (let)Ĭlairvoyant touring London sees crime (6)įELONY – FEY (clairvoyant) touring LON(don). The plural of opus (work, in Latin) can be opuses or opera. OPERA – double definition, I suppose, just about.

$1+2=21 puzzle 2+3=36 brain out$

As in a flap on a wing that controls how much a plane will bank/tilt.Īnimal taking the writer into California (5)ĬAMEL – taking ME (the writer) into CAL(ifornia)Ĭriminal locates impure silver perhaps (8,5)įrench in luck having missed initial boost (7)ĮNHANCE – EN (French for “in”) c HANCE (luck) missing the initial Some very nicely misleading definitions (such as 1ac and 12d), along with tricksy wordplay and good surfaces (19ac being my favourite) made for a lovely puzzle – many thanks to Wurm!ĪILERON – IN A ROLE changed. No major hold-up at the end either, to make a pleasant change: 8.39 (with several unparsed).

I struggled a bit with the acrosses, only getting five on the first pass, but the downs were more forgiving. A quality puzzle, pitched a touch on the harder side of average.