It's All In Your Head
The twelve Down entries in the six central columns of the grid are one
letter too long for their spaces. Before entering them, one letter must be
removed from the answer and placed in the gray cell directly above or
below that entry. Crossing answers will help you determine which letter
needs to be removed. All other entries are entered across/down as normal.
When you've finished, the letters in the gray cells will cryptically
describe the task you've been completing.
Across
| 1 | Some servants beginning to polish trophies from deer often (8) |
| 9 | Spoil pound of old fertilizer (4) |
| 13 | Japanese woman, knockout, chases you and I (5) |
| 14 | Vixen and coworkers about to tease, "Love you!"? (7) |
| 15 | Sweetheart left for Japanese theater (3) |
| 16 | Insane extremists residing in giant town in Senegal (6) |
| 17 | Have pointed teeth embedded in orangutan's hide (3) |
| 18 | See me hugging stir-crazy Romanian woman (6) |
| 20 | Theatre fan's character has ill, vivid makeup (3,3) |
| 21 | Shrek remake about running noses (7) |
| 23 | Youth initially with ease uttered quiet expression of disbelief (5) |
| 25 | Spot of trouble (3) |
| 26 | What we did to slices of haddock or lamb to become full? (3) |
| 27 | Even brought back headless puppet bear (3) |
| 28 | Turned over 37 outlaws' leader to policeman (3) |
| 29 | You are abandoning most grim old acts (5) |
| 32 | Violin maker's essentially crisp. Idle? Never (7) |
| 36 | Chief justice squeezed cut lemon (6) |
| 38 | One can be adjusted? No it can't (6) |
| 40 | German man discovered flower (3) |
| 41, 42 | 41, 42Washed Sun editor's convertible (6,3) |
| 42 | See 41 |
| 44 | Twelfth single drops out of highest point after affair (7) |
| 45 | Insult, lacking answer, gets Regina extremely excited (5) |
| 46 | Chuck also has point (4) |
| 47 | Girl may need rubber Trojan (8) |
Down
| 1 | Mostly sing with DJ; turn down appearance in small puppet show (5,3,4) |
| 2 | American love, Spanish love (3) |
| 3 | Sounded short on soda (4) |
| 4 | Its baby cats have no eyes, King Tut (3-3) |
| 5 | Look at the hate (6) |
| 6 | Rice mixed with a large pastry (6) |
| 7 | Broadcasts rare goodbye in Spain (6) |
| 8 | Very much in pain (6) |
| 9 | Warm disgusting fungus (6) |
| 10 | Sailor ought to live eating meat from a calf more than anything else (5,3) |
| 11 | Common arena omission uncovered from watching independent primaries (3,1) |
| 12 | The uncle's building hosted one-time restaurant (12) |
| 19 | Round up real numbers, round down constant to zero (5) |
| 22 | Adapt volume fresh for Bob (8) |
| 24 | Metal brace (5) |
| 30 | Painful howl heard at dessert (6) |
| 31 | Heavily drinking high-quality popular fifth of Carignan (6) |
| 32 | Selection of words from the Reverend's can-cans? (6) |
| 33 | Punish free press (4,2) |
| 34 | North Pole note: "Latest sign of frostbite: Terry's extremities getting number" (6) |
| 35 | Blasted pop, serving up bash (6) |
| 37 | Ointment found regularly in mailboxes (4) |
| 39 | Drill for gold in outskirts of Boise... (4) |
| 43 | ...and in Germany, strip resources (3) |