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# | Clue | Solution | Explanation |
1 | An ogre you press anonymously. (4) | GREY | hidden answer; PBEM press may be grey |
4 | You can't lose with a musty husband! (9) | STALEMATE | charade |
6 | Thrust a blade. (4) | STAB | hidden answer |
10 | Bag a zine? (5) | POUCH | double definition |
11 | Aim near the Russo-Turkish corridor. (7) | ARMENIA | anagram |
13 | English city, Baltic region, Swedish actress, or Roman numeral? (3) | LIV | four definitions (Liverpool, Livonia, Liv Ullmann, 54) |
15 | As I hurry, a gaunt empire vanishes. (7-7) | AUSTRIA-HUNGARY | anagram |
17 | Steer it erratically toward the Adriatic coast. (7) | TRIESTE | anagram |
19 | Home of a Puccinian, or home of the Boii? (7) | BOHEMIA | operatic allusion |
20 | See Proust putting out a disruption. (7,7) | CUTTING SUPPORT | anagram ("see" = c) |
24 | Pairs us with a junker state. (7) | PRUSSIA | anagram |
26 | Spenders stop the messages. (8) | ENDPRESS | anagram; PBEM order |
29 | It's more than a hamlet. (7) | DENMARK | Shakespearean allusion |
30 | Below the Alps it lay, and it still does! (5) | ITALY | anagram |
31 | Instant for embracing the evil half, or just a phase? (8) | MOVEMENT | "moment" contains "ev" |
34 | Bridge is falling down. (6) | LONDON | nursery rhyme |
35 | College degree for young pitcher who loves the game. (9) | DIPLOMACY | DIPLOMA-CY (Young) |
2 | An invasion from here would pee off eastern Germany. (6) | RUSSIA | (P)RUSSIA |
3 | Why are there 2 turns? (4) | YEAR | anagram ("why" = y) |
5 | I munch a German city. (6) | MUNICH | anagram |
6 | Try the pulp scene; you'll want eighteen! (6,6) | SUPPLY CENTER | anagram |
7 | Stab here! (4) | BACK | definition only |
8 | Tilt a can in the ocean. (8) | ATLANTIC | anagram |
9 | Don't give up, sister! (6) | RESIST | anagram |
12 | Tree tar going backwards. (7) | RETREAT | anagram |
14 | Chromatic aberration, or perhaps the square of standard deviation. (8) | VARIANTS | PBEM variants; "variance" is homophone |
16 | Is it a lump or a short watery arm? (3) | GOB | GOB = Gulf of Bothnia |
18 | Angled island. (7) | ENGLAND | historical allusion |
21 | Strut if you feel secure. (5) | TRUST | anagram |
22 | A point on the Med. (8) | PIEDMONT | anagram within definition |
23 | Move, hold, support, convoy, or derange. (5) | ORDER | hidden answer |
25 | Sing? No. Join a game? Yes. (6) | SIGNON | anagram; PBEM order |
27 | I feel I'm in a terrific position to get rid of a foe. (9) | ELIMINATE | hidden answer |
28 | Loud and soft bounce. (8) | STANDOFF | anagram ("loud" = f) |
32 | Man with a letter. (4) | "man" defines homophone | |
33 | He's a friend, y'all! (4) | ALLY | anagram |