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Dux by Pedro solution

Latent letters spelled MERVYN PEAKE – the puzzle is tied to his Titus trilogy.  Replacing D, U and X in the three titles (in order) by S (reflected twice in the pattern of bars) gave the new entries.

Separately clued words, with the exception of FLUKE, were combined to form entries giving characters from the trilogy.

Thematic entires

CRAB; c r AB

SQUALLOR; squall or

PIKE; pike(let)

STEER; St. e’er

FLUKE; flu(n)k E

MUZZLE; m (n)uzzle & lit.

DEAD; d(r)ead

YAWN; way (rev.) N

CALF; cal(l) f

ACROSS

10           PEG-BOX; E GB in pox

13           ARA; hidden

14           SON; treason – anag.

A             OUT-TRADING; anag. of TITUS GROAN with D for S

15           LU(M)PY; up in l,y; entered at 38

16           KLEE; cf. keel

17           Z(E)BRA; zB RA; entered at 2

18           BEHOTE; hot in bee

20           CUTTO; cut to

21           (R)USMA; M in USA; entered at 15

22           PILAU; lip (rev.) A U

24           SATYR; SA Tyr & lit.

26           DOD; 2 mngs. + dod(o)

27           SCUM; 2 mngs.

28           QUEY; que(as)y

29           (V)ITAL; it al(l); entered at 17

30           ANOAS; an oas(t)

33           (Y)OUK; O UK; entered at 45

34           AGREE; a gree(t)

36           LODGED; anag. in led

38           (N)ELSO(N); anag; entered at 21

40           YARD; ray (rev.) d

41           (P)IER; i.e. r

43           LEISURABLE; anag.

45           DUNC(E); dun c; entered at 41

46           TEE; tee(thing)

47           DEMEAN; me in dean

B             GRANGEMOUTH; anag. of GORMENGHAST with U for S

DOWN

1              UEYS; cf. suey

2              ST(A)G; stg; entered at 44

3              LOOK ON; lo ‘con’

C             EXULTATION; anag. of TITUS ALONE with X for S

4              ANTERIOR; anag. & lit.

5              TARN; tar(Po)n

6              ES(K)ER; hidden; entered at 33

7              PSITTACUS; it in anag. (9)

8              DONAT; don a t; ref. Robert D

9              ANGLO-AMERICAN; comp. anag.

11           GAME; anag.

12           STEEP; St(r)eep

18           BLAUD; b laud

19           OLDE-WORLDE; initial letters + anag. & lit.

23           PUKED; UK in ped

25           RENEGUER; anag.

31           SLABS; s bals(a) (all rev.)

32           ADDEEM; ad + meed (rev.)

35           GUEUX; gue U X

37           EUGE; (s)egue (rev.)

39           AREA; a rea(d)

41           DEMO; demo(n)

42           NEAT; anag. + 2 defs.

44           H(E)AD; H AD; entered at 6

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