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Enigmatic Variations No. 716 – solution

Misprints spelled EMOTICON; the basic smiling emoticon 🙂 was in the grid as CO(L)ON, DASH and BRACKET.  The L of COLON was left unshaded for obvious reasons.

 

ACROSS

1              SMART ALEC; mart in sale + c

13           CADEAUX; cad (b)eaux

14           ALOE; alo(n)e

15           FORTLET; for t let

16           VISAGE; sag in vie; facE

17           RI(B)IBLE; ri(s)ible

18           EN(C)YCLIC; NYC in Eli C

20           O(R)LOP; polo (rev.)

22           HIPT; P in hit

24           GELA(DA); a leg (rev.)

26           (H)IC(C)UP; I cup

30           STEP; pets (rev.); Mount

32           RE(N)EW; wee r (all rev.)

33           COAL(E)SCE; coal + initial letters

34           SUN-LAMP; anag; brOwn

36           S(T)UPOR; sup or

39           PRAIRIE; r air in pie

40           RODE; rod e

41           SECONDO; i.e. second O of Rigoletto

42           JANSENIST; anag.

DOWN

1              SCAVENGER; sc. avenger

2              MATINEE; a tine in me

3              ADDS; ad DS

4              REPAYS; RE pays

5              TANG; tang(a); hInt

6              AURELI(A)S; a + anag. + is

7              EUOI; E + IOU (rev.); Cry

8              CAR(B)ON; car on

9              SATI(R)IC; anag. + c

10           ALL BL(ACK)S; anag. inc. l

11           COELOM; e,l in coom

12           FETE; t in fee

17           RIP(S)TOP; RIP top

19           (CO)L(ON)NADE; anag.

21           PEPPER POT; pep per pot

23           T(H)E ASHES; tea + shes

25           ATELIER; ate lie r; studiOs

27           UNCORDS; anag.

28           NEURON; U r in neon

29           SWARAJ; a R in jaws (rev.)

31           T€UTON; tut on

34           SPRY; spr(a)y

35           MICA; C in aim (rev.)

37           (T)ICE; 2 mngs.

38           PENI; pen I; coiN

 
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