====== AsRqTuIaSrTe Solution ======
The puzzle is dedicated to **Samuel Finley Breese Morse**, who was a
famous painter of miniatures as well as an inventor. The pattern of
letters from the **long** and **short** words is given by the
Morse code sequence of dashes and dots in the code words.
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<B> Square Pattern Code word</B>
f S i n l A M e U E y L . -. .. --. -- .- enigma
S u n T e R a I s V e E - .. -.-. -.- . - ticket
i n G A s a n D G e E T ..- -. .. - -.-- unity
n T A i B n o n L E s T .-- .-. . .- -.- wreak
l e s B s R E E e n S E ... -. --- ..- - snout
A R a n R g i A n N T a --. . - ..- .--. getup
M a n o E i n T I t E R -. .. -. . - -.-- ninety
e I D n E A T t o E m b .-- .- --. . -.. waged
U s G L e n I o E r R s -.-- . .- .-. -. yearn
E V e E n N t E r D e e -- . -. - .- .-.. mental
y e E s S T E m R e S n ..-. --- .-. - . forte
L E T T E a R b s e n t -- --- .-. ... . Morse
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===== Clue explanations =====
An anterisk (*) indicates a transposal; quotes (") idicate a homophone; square braces ([]) show deletions; <html><i>(italics)</i></html> show comments.
- *image around N[ile] = **enigma** / **Samuel** / **Finley**
- hidden **ticket** / *verist = **strive** / **unease** = un + ease[l]
- **unity** = [F]un [C]ity / *tagged = **gadget** / *sienna = **insane**
- **wreak** = "reek" / **tablet** = *battle / N(in on)S = **ninons**
- sno([Roussea]u)t = **snout** / **breese** / **lessen** = "lesson"
- get up = **getup** / **arrant** = ar(ran)t / A[e]ngin[e]A = **angina**
- **ninety** = [e]XC[esses] <html><I>(Roman numeral)</I></html> / (re + item) rev. = **metier** / **anoint** = [p]ai(no)int
- **waged** = (Dega[s]W) rev. / hidden **ideate** / **entomb** = (net mob)*
- **yearn** = year + n. / lie inside rug* = **uglier** / **senors** = sen[i]ors
- **mental**, double def. <html><i>(genial, mental both mean "relating to the chin")</i></html> / Eve + rev. den = **evened** / **entree**, "on tray" & lit.
- **forte**, double def. <html><i>(clue answer for 7 LONG is METIER)</i></html> / **esters** = [trim]esters / **yes-men** = enemy's*
- **Morse** / **letter**, double def. <html><i>(ref. papal bull)</i></html> / **absent** = AB + sent
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