DRUMNADROCHIT is on the shores of Loch Ness, wherein THE LOCH NESS MONSTER is said to dwell. Sightings of NESSIE have been explained as the following: WHALE, DEER, WAKE (of a boat), SEAL, EEL and OTTER.
ACROSS
1 RORSCHACH TEST; anag.
11 ABET; a bet
12 PERU; peru(sal)
13 AUGUR; a U gur(u)
15 CRIB; 2 mngs.
16 WHALEBONE; entered NBONE; anag. & lit.
17 PEDLAR; d l in pear
19 ETHER; (n)ether
21 ESSO; hidden & lit.
23 ERIC; alternate letters
24 DECLINE; Dec line
26 MUTUAL; anag.
28 BROOCH; ‘broach’
29 ONSIDE; on side
31 RECCES; c in reces(s)
33 SPITTER; p in sitter
36 UPON; (Co)upon
38 ROE-DEER; entered ROEE; e in rod e’er
39 TERCE; hidden
44 WIDEAWAKE; entered WIDEAS; a in wide wake
46 SEALYHAM; entered SYHAM; anag. & sort of lit.
47 AITS; (B)aits
48 EERIE; E + Eire (rev.)
49 TEEM; meet (rev.)
50 ICON; I con
DOWN
1 RAPPED; (t)rapped
2 REELED; entered REED; reel Ed
3 STOLE; t in sole
4 HERREN; her re n
5 ARID; a(c)rid
6 CUBISM; cub is M
7 HANK; (s)hank
8 TUBA; tub a
9 SUNNI; in NUS (all rev.)
10 TREACLE; t + anag.
14 PETER; pet ER
18 BRUIT; RU in bit
20 RICE; (t)rice
22 SENSE; anag. of Ness + E
25 COCOA; Co. Co. a
27 UNIT; un(f)it
28 BRUISED; anag. + d
30 DECAL; c in deal
32 SONATA; nos. (rev.) + at a
34 PEWTER; w in Peter
35 RESENT; (p)resent
37 PAYER; p(r)ayer
40 EDDIC; hidden
41 MAIM; m aim
42 OMEN; (w)omen
43 POTTERED; entered PIED; pot te red
45 EACH; (t)each
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