The moving letters spelled out TIDE-WAITER, a possible description of KING CANUTE, who showed how even a King could not turn back the tide.
ACROSS
1 CRES(T)ED; s in Creed
5 KIBBLE(T); B(I)ble in kit
10 REF(I)T; ref t
12 N(I)EIGH; i.e. in nigh
13 ALL-ROUN(D); a + L R in loun
14 (D)LANAI; an Ald. (rev.) + I
15 MENAG(E); me nag
16 (E)TEN; t in e’en
17 GREEN(W)ICH; anag.
19 CLIP(W); lip in cw(m)
20 F(A)ULTY; t for l in fully
21 ZAR(A)EEBA; ZA + a be-e-ar (rev.)
23 LA(I)TY; T in lay
26 N(I)ECK; E in nick
28 UNCOU(T)H; CO u in U H
29 UNS(T)EAL; un steal
30 K(E)YHOLE; y ho in elk (rev.)
31 OKA(E); a in (p)oke
32 (R)EMIGATE; I G in E mate
33 YDRA(R)D; Rd. in dray (all rev.)
DOWN
1 CRAIGFLUKE; anag.
2 RELY; r,e l,y
3 STREETY; tree I sty
4 DOUAI; ou in dai(s)
6 INDY; (w)indy
7 BILL; 2 mngs.
8 LINTIE; it (rev.) in line
9 THIN-WALLED; anag. inc. n
11 BONNY; n n in boy
16 ELECTOR; E lector
18 ELTCHI; el TCH I
19 CAESE; hidden rev.
22 RINDY; i.e. r in dy = dry
24 HULA; hul(k) a
25 WHET; H in wet
27 MAAR; a in mar(e)
The winning clues to TIDE-WAITER were:
1st
Work to correct returns with unusually irate taxman Andrew Bremner
2nd
Do I wade aboard tug with terms of excise order? Tim Moorey
3rd
Veteran duty officer drops key into bank Richard Morse
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