On radio, I’ll identify facial feature (6)ĮYELID - EYEL, which in the answer sounds like ( on radio) I’ll, plus ID (identify) PEDIGREE - RIPE EDGE, anagrammed ( suspicious) TENSE - A double definition, the second grammatical PORTICO - PORT (Hull, say) next to ( associated with) I (island) + CO (firm) MASTERMIND - MA’ S (mother’s) + TERM (period) + IN + Dominica’s first letter ( capital)Ĭovered area in Hull, say, associated with island firm (7) One organising mother’s period in Dominica’s capital (10) For clarity, I omit most link words and some juxtaposition indicators. In the explanations, quoted indicators are in italics and I’ve capitalised and emboldened letters which appear in the ANSWER.

I’ll be interested to see how you found it.ĭefinitions are underlined in the clues below. I took about 25% longer than average, which is unusual for me on a Monday. 9a and 4d sent me on a less happy train of thought, so I will turn my attention back to the here and now. 17a is my firm favourite today as I’m currently popping round daily to feed and cuddle a colleague’s two truly adorable animals.

1+2=21 puzzle 2+3=36 brain out