The Odyssey

Clues in this puzzle

Across

• A woven trap for fish or unfaithful lovers (3)
• The foundation of a royal marriage (4)
• A winnowing fan to those who live far from the salt (3)
• A mountain of water sent by an earth-shaker (4)
• A nymph whose seven-year itch involved a captive hero (7)
• The salty domain of an angry, trident-bearing god (3)
• A vessel for mixing wine or catching blood (4)
• A young man searching for his father or his manhood (3)
• A piece of furniture rooted in a living tree (3)
• The first stop on the trip that ended in a Ciconian clash (7)
• An aged gardener waiting for his son to plant the final seed (7)
• Uninvited guests who literally ate a man out of house and home (7)
• The faithful friend who wagged his last upon a master's return (5)
• A rocky pantry filled with giant cheeses and doom (4)
• A projectile thrown by a blinded giant (4)
• What the hero sowed in a fake fit of madness (4)

Down

• A stiff piece of wood only a true king can bend (3)
• The single focal point of an olive-wood stake (3)
• The starting point of a ten-year detour (4)
• What the crew became after a magical appetizer (4)
• A bag-holding host who provides a wind-fall for travelers (6)
• The clever alias that left a giant screaming at nothing (6)
• A rosy-fingered lady who starts every day (4)
• A floral snack that leads to a permanent vacation from memory (5)
• The winged delivery man who brought a moly herb to the table (6)
• A six-headed problem found between a rock and a hard place (6)
• A vertical timber used for both sails and restraints (4)
• The royal disguise that came with rags and a staff (6)
• A blood-drinking shade in the land of shadows (5)
• Singers who offer knowledge but deliver only bones (6)
• A black-painted vessel with a crimson prow (4)
• A permanent souvenir from a youthful boar hunt (4)

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