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Beelzebub 880 solution

The NW-SE diagonal reads CHRISTMAS EVE – the day the puzzle appeared in 2006.

ACROSS

1              (C)YPERACEAE; per ace in anag. – r

10           R(H)ENIUM; e Ni in rum

11           PERON; cf. prone

12           AI(R)TED; it in ae D

13           HOBNOB; hob nob

14           FEN(I); 2 mngs.

15           IMPLETE; hidden

20           MISEN(T)REATED; a in anag.

21           A MILE A (M)INUTE; mi in ale + anag.

24           STARKER; starker(s)

26           (S)PEK; pe(a)k

27           HELD IN; h eldin

28           INT(E)RN; int. RN

29           IRENE; ire ne

30           INNER(V)E; inner E

31           MORIGERAT(E); rig era in mort

DOWN

1              (C)RAFTMANSHIP; raft man ship

2              PE(R)NS; 2 mngs.

3              ENT(I)RELY;  ENT rely

4              RIEM; e in rim

5              AUDIO(T)APE; a U D I 0 ape

6              EPOPOEI(A); 0 Pope (rev.) + i.e. (rev.)

7              ERNES; hidden

8              ROOTLETS; root lets

9              ON BENDED KNE€; K, N in anag.

16           MUR(M)URING; mu RU ring

17           LIMITERS; MIT in lie + RS

18           (S)NEAKIER; nea(r) kier

19           GANG(S)TER; gang ter(m)

22           SALEM; sale m

23           OP€RA; hidden rev.

25           ANNE; anne(X)

 
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