Word Puzzle 105

Word Puzzle 105 – Solution with Explanation

Theme: None.

Clues:

1. Deal with expression of surprise when facing a rebel raid (6)

Myriad, deal (def), my (expression of surprise), when facing (juxtaposition), rebel

(anagram of) raid

2. Vote for substance not the style (8)

Suffrage, vote (def), stuff (substance), not (deletion of) t (the), rage (style)

3. Dull short story in low-key setting (9)

Quiescent, dull (def), short (delete last letter in) scene (story), in (insertion), quiet (low-key)

4. Analysis from history reveals kon’nichiwa is of native origin whereas sayonara isn’t. (5)

    Assay, analysis (def), from (hidden), rest is fodder.

5. Regular quorum during labor unrest (7)

Turmoil, regular (alternate letters in) quorum, during (insertion), toil (labor), unrest (def)

6. Sick about breaking law during conflict (7)

Collide, ill (sick), about (reversal), breaking (insertion), code (law), conflict (def)

7. Neat gulping of very large peg shows attitude? (7)

Posture, pure (neat), gulping of (container), OS (very large), T (peg), attitude (def)

8. Peculiar looking foldout is worth too much (3,2,4,5)

Out of this world, peculiar looking (anagram of) “foldout is worth”, too much (def)

9. Create singularity without energy using acid (7)

Caustic, cause (create), tic (singularity), without (deletion of) e (energy), acid (def)

10. Puppets to fire Gus? (6, 7)

   Action figures, implicit meta, puppets (def), fire Gus (target), one way to get the target is via

  anagram (action) of “figures”.

11. Hit shoemaker promoted apprentice (7)

   Clobber, hit (def), cobbler (shoemaker), L (apprentice), promoted (move L up/left in

  cobbler)

12. After a few drinks, belt a new tune featuring an Irish festival (7)

   Beltane, Irish festival (def), featuring (hidden), rest is fodder.

13. Mock a quiet babe? (6)

   Phoney, mock (def), P (quiet), honey (babe)

14. Secured with 13 and 12 (7)

   Tenable, secured (def), phoney (answer to 13) Beltane (answer to 12) = “phoney Beltane”,

   phoney (anagram of) Beltane.

15. Get disease from Curtain bluff, Antigua or Ladera, St. Lucia say (7,6)

   Seaside resort, get (meta), disease (target), rest is def., one way to get the target is via

  “seaside” anagram (resort).

16. Italy entering pro event with Germany gave up due to sanctions (9)

   Forfeited, I (Italy), entering (insertion), for (pro), fete (event), D (Germany), rest is def.

17. Armed boat left for island in ruins of 16 (9)

   Fortified, armed (def), x left for y (swap x with y in target), so in this case swap E (boat)

  with I (island) in ruins (anagram of) 16 (forfeited)

18. Unpaid Noble (11)

   Outstanding, DD

19. Signed on the top of the line for collateral (6)

   Linked, inked (signed), on (juxtaposition works for both BA or AB), L (top of the line i.e.,

   1st letter in line), collateral (def)

20. Story of small owl and large snake peacefully dwelling in savanna (7)

   Lowland, dwelling in (hidden), savanna (def), rest is fodder.

21. Chooses to discourage booby-traps (10)

   Determines, chooses (def), deter (discourage), mines (booby-traps)