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Apex 2019 solution

The moving letters spelled out TIDE-WAITER, a possible description of KING CANUTE, who showed how even a King could not turn back the tide.

ACROSS

1              CRES(T)ED; s in Creed

5              KIBBLE(T); B(I)ble in kit

10           REF(I)T; ref t

12           N(I)EIGH; i.e. in nigh

13           ALL-ROUN(D); a + L R in loun

14           (D)LANAI; an Ald. (rev.) + I

15           MENAG(E); me nag

16           (E)TEN; t in e’en

17           GREEN(W)ICH; anag.

19           CLIP(W); lip in cw(m)

20           F(A)ULTY; t for l in fully

21           ZAR(A)EEBA; ZA + a be-e-ar (rev.)

23           LA(I)TY; T in lay

26           N(I)ECK; E in nick

28           UNCOU(T)H; CO u in U H

29           UNS(T)EAL; un steal

30           K(E)YHOLE; y ho in elk (rev.)

31           OKA(E); a in (p)oke

32           (R)EMIGATE; I G in E mate

33           YDRA(R)D; Rd. in dray (all rev.)

DOWN

1              CRAIGFLUKE; anag.

2              RELY; r,e l,y

3              STREETY; tree I sty

4              DOUAI; ou in dai(s)

6              INDY; (w)indy

7              BILL; 2 mngs.

8              LINTIE; it (rev.) in line

9              THIN-WALLED; anag. inc. n

11           BONNY; n n in boy

16           ELECTOR; E lector

18           ELTCHI; el TCH I

19           CAESE; hidden rev.

22           RINDY; i.e. r in dy = dry

24           HULA; hul(k) a

25           WHET; H in wet

27           MAAR; a in mar(e)

The winning clues to TIDE-WAITER were:

1st       

Work to correct returns with unusually irate taxman                                                                                                 Andrew Bremner

2nd       

Do I wade aboard tug with terms of excise order?                                                                                                    Tim Moorey

3rd       

Veteran duty officer drops key into bank                                                                                                                    Richard Morse

 
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