PITT: This historical Prime Minister is hiding as part of ( to an extent) of the remainder of the clueĢ7a Begrudge start of drop in salary for now (7-3) STEPSISTER: The reversal ( flipping) of "kisses and cuddles" is followed by a senior nurseĢ6a Prime Minister's leadership - it tarnishes, to an extent (4) RHEA: A homophone ( reportedly) of raise from a young ageĢ5a Relative kisses and cuddles flipping nurse (10) SCREEN: The cricket abbreviation for caught and the chess abbreviation for rook are placed together in a verb synonym of spot, and that's all followed by the rear letter of GARDEN SAUCEPAN: Link together cheek or lip and a verb meaning criticise harshlyĢ2a Vet caught rook in spot by rear of garden (6)
INTERMEDIARY: An anagram ( at sea) of IN DREARY TIMEĢ1a Cheek to criticise cooking equipment (8) The definition is Nice woman – the capitalisation is important MADEMOISELLE: A synonym of annoyed is followed by an anagram ( deviously) of ME LEO LIES. The answer is a phrase that could be interpreted as a way to obtain "worth" from an anagramġ5a Nice woman annoyed with me, Leo lies deviously (12) GRUB: A double definition, the first being an informal word for foodĭELUDE: A bloke like The Big Lebowski containing ( about) "the" in Spanish
Please leave a comment telling us how you got on.ĪBLE SEAMAN: An anagram ( cooked) of BEANS A MEALĪCNE: An expert containing ( penning) the single letter for noteĩa Cool nun is working out, keeping very fit (10)ĬONVULSION: An anagram ( working out) of COOL NUN IS containing ( keeping) the single letter for very 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 easily earned an extra star for enjoyment. There were also a few of those satisfying clues where a non-obvious answer emerges from following the instructions in the wordplay. I thought today's crossword was a beautifully crafted set of varied clue types with great surface readings. Some weeks charade-type clues dominate the puzzle and I struggle to hint them without repeating myself (put together, glue, cement, chain, assemble, amalgamate, marry, join, link, follow, concatenate, …), but not today. BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ****
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