Annotated solutions for Genius 240NEWS | 14 May 2025* in the completed grid the first letters of the solutions in numbered order run from A to Z
citadels D(ate) in ELASTIC (anag)
russet (t)RUSS/E(nergy)/(pu)T
neurones N(ationalist)ONES
neeps N(orth)S(outh)
quintet QUIET
docents DO + CENTS
ironsmiths I (current) + RON + SMITHS [Maggie & Delia]
esteem MEETS/(decre)E (rev)
kora K OR A [KenyA]
xenogenous E(uropean)/GONE/X (rev) + NOUS
Hugo HUG(e)/O
mandir MAN + RID (rev)
aurora AURA &Lit
vaunts V (5/quintet) + AUNTS
lairiest ES in (b)LAIRIT(e) [‘es’ = are/art in French]
gharries G(overnment)/HARRIES
orangery ORANG//(v)ERY
ziti ZIT/I(taly) &Lit
oppos SOP (rev) after OP
petuntze PET + Z(o)E
taxers SAT (rev)
journalese JOURNE(y)
wont NOW(rev)/T
bourtree BROT(h)ER/U(rban)E (anag)
shtetl L(eft)/TETHS (rev)
unactive U + NAIVE
firkin F(ellow)/IRKIN(g)
yesteryear YYEARAuthor: Source
