Annotated solutions for Genius 288
All solutions had to be ‘cycled’ before entry in the grid is such a way that the first and last down columns in the completed grid read:
CYCLICAL SOLUTION
Across
1 Ctpi: Pict picked (hom)
4 teersoverS: oversteers OVERS<T>EER + S(ix)
9 Yorkne: Orkney NE(w) YORK (anag)
10 ssiesglO; glossies GLOSS<I(ndependent)>ES
11 Citexpli: explicit X in TIE CLIP (anag)
12 lcaveL: Cavell CAVE + L(ega)L [Nurse Edith Cavell]
13 Llyrogerjo: Jolly Roger JOLLY (party) + ROGER (vulgar)
16 odqU: quod QUO(te)D
17 Iert: tier TIE + (goldfinge)R
19 edantiquaT: antiquated N(ote) in A(dult) QUIT DATE (anag)
22 Ctsexa: exacts EX + ACTS [more than one]
23 tfirespI: Spitfire S(mall) <PIT> FIRE
26 Arasitep: parasite PARAS + (s)ITE(d)
27 nsalmO: salmon SAL<(fil)M>ON
28 Lsschnitze: schnitzels THIN SLICES Z(unknown) less I(ngredient)
(anag)
29 obrN: Brno B<RN>O(nd) [Royal Navy]
Down
2 ttowi: to wit T(he)O(nly)W(ay)I(s) less E(ssex) + T(ense)
3 ickiebr: brickie BR<ICK(y)>IE
4 tyemp: empty EMPTY [empty B<ull>Y = BY]
5 esseivr: ivresse (d)RESS in (d)IVE
6 shillfort: hill forts THRILLS OF (anag)
7 veseado: sea dove SEA(l) + DOVE
8 relleaqua: aquarelle EQUILATERAL less IT (anag)
14 liestgris: grisliest GR (King George) + 1S<LIES>T
15 gredactin: redacting RE<D(epartment)>ACTING
18 tressac: actress aSSERT CAse (hidden rev)
20 artupst: upstart UP<STAR>T
21 quebaro: baroque BAR<O>QUE [with nothing inside]
24 ignde: deign Dane (hom)
25 phmor: morph MORPH(ine)