MENDED: The single letter for motorway with closed or overġ4d Meat around noon comes with its rewards (8)īENEFITS: Some cow meat containing ( around) the single letter for noon is followed by ITS from the clueġ6d Runner miles north of German city, for example, going over river (9)
#Old call to arms crossword crack
LANCE: A cord that might close a shoe containing ( restricting) the chess abbreviation for knightħd Melt old penny I found with small crack (8)ĭISSOLVE: Concatenate the abbreviation for an old penny, I from the clue, the clothing abbreviation for small, and crack or work out HOLSTERS: An anagram ( tailor) of LOST HER with the first letter ( initially) of SLEEVES INTERCEDE: An anagram ( … ’s drunk) of CIDER TEENĪRCH: The second word of the clue hides the answerĥd Tailor lost her sleeves initially - arms go in these (8) OPINION: The cricket scoring abbreviation for over is followed by a poetic noun meaning wingĬLEAN: A container also known as a tin containing ( including) the clothing abbreviation for large and the letter representing the base of the natural logarithms TELEGRAPH: An anagram ( ordered) of THE LARGE containing ( round) the physics symbol or powerĢ8a Swindle day after coin value reduced (12)ĬONCENTRATED: Fuse together a swindle or scam, an almost worthless coin, value or assess, and the single letter for day UTTER: A short-range golf club minus the map abbreviation for parking ( with no parking)Ģ7a Ordered the large round power cable (9) REASON: The reversal ( repelled) of the abbreviation for Queen Elizabeth is followed by A from the clue and a male relative OFFICIAL: Link together a (3) synonym of from (as in “jumped from a bridge”), the abbreviation for a former chemicals company, and ALWAYS minus another word for manners (… has no manners)Ģ3a The Queen repelled by a relative's motive (6) NOBLES: A slang verb for bribes minus its centre letter ( heartlessly)ġ5a Conservative found entertaining politician screwed up (8)ĬRUMPLED: The single letter for Conservative with a synonym of found (as in “the judge found he was guilty”) containing ( entertaining) a usual abbreviated politicianġ8a Pleased with sandwich's first filling (8)ĬONTENTS: Pleased or satisfied with the first letter of SANDWICHġ9a Snake bites left two Europeans numb (6)ĪSLEEP: The snake associated with Cleopatra containing ( biting) the single letter for left and two copies of the single letter for EuropeanĢ1a Administrator from former chemicals company always has no manners (8) Attach its S from the clue before reversing the letters STRESSED: The reversal ( turned) of what fool defines by example ( perhaps). IGNORE: The first two words of the clue with their initial letters deleted ( leaders dismissed) NOISE: A sensory organ containing the Roman one (… one ’s enthralled) IDENTICAL: An anagram ( lost) of IN CITADELġ0a Sound from organ - one's enthralled (5) ONCE IN A WHILE: An anagram ( …’s barking, as in crazy) of LIE CANINE WHO Please leave a comment telling us how you got on.ġa Sometimes lie with canine who's barking (4,2,1,5) Clicking on a picture will enlarge it or display a bonus illustration and a hover (computer) or long press (mobile) might explain more about the picture. In some hints hyperlinks provide additional explanation or background. Clicking on the answer buttons will reveal the answers. In the hints below most indicators are italicized, and underlining identifies precise definitions and cryptic definitions. It felt different to most recent Tuesday puzzles, so perhaps it’s a visitor to the slot? It all made for a rewarding and enjoyable solve. And with that done there remained a couple of parsing challenges to figure out. I needed to make several passes though the grid, picking up a few answers each time, until the puzzle was completed.
I found today’s offering trickier than the average Tuesday puzzle. BD Rating - Difficulty **** - Enjoyment ****
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