verdi opera set during the 5th century crossword clue

The incredible awareness at the heart of Shakespeare (12,10)Īnswer: EXTRASENSORY PERCEPTION (i.e.the last letter of “senator”), like so: C(RE)ATO-R. “old censor” – he was also known as Cato the Censor) and followed by R (i.e. “about” – think email replies) placed in or “blocking” CATO the Elder (i.e. Author about to block old censor and senator finally (7)Īnswer: CREATOR (i.e.“victory”) wrapped around or “impressing” HIPPER (i.e. “assistant in hunt” who looks after the hounds, it says here). Victory impresses more trendy assistant in hunt (7-2)Īnswer: WHIPPER-IN (i.e.“A bunch of” indicates the solution has been hidden in the clue, like so: WELL-RE(AD LIB)RARIANS. A bunch of well-read librarians wing it (2-3)Īnswer: AD-LIB (i.e.hostility or “hatred”) once wrapped around or “taking in” O (a recognised abbreviation of “old”), like so: P-US-ILL-ANIM(O)US. “quiet” in musical lingo) followed by US (i.e. Solution is P (a recognised abbreviation of “piano”, i.e. Quiet American, sick with hatred, takes in old and timid (13)Īnswer: PUSILLANIMOUS (i.e.informal word for a “sailor”) followed by ANT (i.e. “arthropod”, or critters with segmented bodies and the like). Sailor and solider regularly unload arthropod (9)Īnswer: TARANTULA (i.e.Till next time, stay safe, mask up when asked, and continue giving props to the NHS and key workers everywhere. I purposely avoid the hard sell in these posts, so it’s really nice to see the sales when they ping into my inbox. Thanks once again for the kind words and help, folks, and a special hat-tip to those who have purchased my stuff in recent months. Elsewhere you can find the usual ancient book reviews and a story of mine. If a recent Jumbo has given you the slip, then you might find enlightenment in my Just For Fun page, where I’ve chucked together links to solutions for the past 150+ of these things. You can find my completed grid below along with explanations of my solutions where I have them. A medium-strength offering this week marred by a setter playing nasty.

Verdi opera set during the 5th century crossword clue