Eudoxus answers

Across

1. Playacting – Means putting on. Hairspray is a play, acting means temporary

6. Undecided – Means moot. Anagram of “dunce did” with an e (point) in it

8. Again – Means once more. Turkish official = Aga. in= in

9. Checkmate – Means defeat. Stop = check. Wife = mate

12. Hourly – Means periodically. Elizabeth = Hurley. Take out e, put in o

13. Crafts – Means “makes”. Also means “boats”. Many = c. boats = rafts

15. Aftermath – Means Consequences. a = a. foul = f. period = term. at =at. hospital = h

17. Umami – This is a taste. It’s in the clue: Taste rum. Am I drunk? Can’t

18. Traversal – Means crossing. Anagram of art. states = avers. Ultimate level = l

19. Assessment – Means test. fools = asses. Blokes = men. This goes in ‘st’ for street

Down

1. Paramount – i.e. Paramount Pictures. level – par. A headed Aussie. horse = mount

2. Avuncular – Means Like Tom (as in Uncle Tom). Charlie = c, Newton = n, turn = u, five = v. cnuv is raised. Put this in an anagram of laura

3. Andrew – A man. and = and wife = w. about = re

4. Idiom – Means expression. Idi was a president. second = mo. mo goes upwards

5. Braveheart – The name of a movie. “a” is the heart of “brave”

7. Dress shirt – It may be worn out. Dr = dr, s = ess, Tee = shirt

10. Keri Hulme – She wrote (novels). Second part of show = ‘h’. Anagram of “h like Murder” with “Dr” removed (“in” in the anagram indicator here, meaning in the letters of)

11. Affidavit – Means avowal. a = a crane = davit. Very loud = ff. one = i

14. Cassis – Type of liqueur. Lewis = cs, pole = s, is = is, put ‘a’ inside

16. Elves – Means brownies. The king = Elvis. Take i out and put e in

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