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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