Enigmatic Variations No. 860: AWOL – solution

ACROSS

1 SPARKS; park in SS

6 SUMMERSET; summer + set; DEPART (38a) = SET OFF

11 OPEN; o/p en

12 OISE; (P)oise

13 RE-ENTER; re(s)enter

15 IMIDE; mid in i.e.

16 NEURITE; ne + it in ure

20 BESIDES; (ash)es in bides; SCAT (34d) = BEGONE

21 ATTENTAT; at tent a t

22 SLASHING; shin in slag; SPEND (5d) = LASH OUT

25 TOP-LEVEL; (pe)ople in TV + (chann)el

28 BRERE; re in br + e

30 OTRANTO; (m)o(a)t + ran to

32 FARSI; fars(e) + I

35 SOUROCK; our in sock

36 NORI; nor I

37 EILD; lie (rev.) + d

39 SCEATT; E in scatt(y)

DOWN

1 SHRINAL; shri + an (rev.) + l

3 AGEIST; a geist

4 RAND; R and (A)

6 SERENA; ren(t) in sea

7 UNJUSTLY; un + st. in July

8 MORRISES; mor rises

9 MIDI; I dim (all rev.)

10 REDES; seder (rev.)

14 CTENES; c(ondui)t + anag.

17 STARTS; st. + arts

18 TERRARIA; err in T aria

19 INTENDER; (tra)in + tender

23 GLAIKIT; laik in git

26 OUTSIT; ou + s in tit

27 VERONA; a + a n ore (rev.)

28 HIDEBOUND; I deb in hound; LAIR (24a) = HIDEAWAY

29 FOOL’S PARADISE; anag; POEM (2d) = PARADISE LOST

31 RURP; r in pur (rev.)

33 ARLE; hidden