![]() NONSENSE: an anagram (cooking) of SON SEEN + insert (around) the single letter for Noonĩd Forged rod nicely pulling out old engine part (8)ĬYLINDER: another anagram of RoD NICELY but this time subtract the single letter for Old Delete the final letter (ignoring conclusion) from his surname.Ĩd Around noon, son seen cooking tripe (8) GREEN: at least I’ve heard of this writer – one of the greats. Let’s hope most ‘em do if you know who wins the Republican nomination.ħd Naive novelist ignoring conclusion (5) ![]() Never heard of her.Ħd Assumed American chose to support Democrat (7)ĪDOPTED: the single letter for American & for Democrat followed by (support in a down clue) a synonym for chose. STAND: you’re looking for a female French novelist who wrote under a male pseudonym & had a lengthy dalliance with Chopin into which you insert (penning) the last letter (bit) of scripT. PUNCHED: a fruit based drink laced with liquor + the usual abbreviation for the newspaper boss.Ĥd Put up with French writer penning last bit of script (5) Don’t know if a secondary indicator is needed – one of the experts will tell us. Had quite forgotten her parliamentary seat.ĮNCOURAGE: an anagram (changes) of NO EU + (with) GRACE. SPARKLED: box here is a verb masquerading as a noun (think pugilism) + the letter that represents the Greek word for a thousand followed by the single letters for Large, Eastern & Diamonds.ġd Social class describing Liberal MP for Blackburn (6)ĬASTLE: a word for a hereditary class or social group into which you insert (describing) the single letter for Liberal giving you a member of the Wilson government who presented the In Place of Strife white paper that came to nowt. RASHER: the alternate letters (regularly provided) & the pronoun for the woman’s.Ģ8a Box with a thousand large eastern diamonds glittered (8) Good spot for the fodder.Ģ7a Breads regularly provided with the woman’s slice of bacon (6) TERRITORIAL ARMY: an anagram (annoyed) of AT MILITARY ERROR. IDEAS: place a shortened (most of) & somewhat old fashioned term for sweetheart into (concealing) the first word of the clue.Ģ0a Adult crowds half ignored barmy circus performers (8)ĪCROBATS: A from the clue + 50% (half ignored) of CROwds + another informal term for barmy.ĪTTRACT: start with the A in the clue + the final letter of caT (tail after) + another word for stretch or expanse of land for example.ĬURRENT: another word for a dog & a synonym for tore.Ģ6a Soldiers annoyed at military error (11,4) I initially thought it might be some variant spelling for a shortened word for documents but that thinking was clearly 8d.ġ8a Is concealing most of sweetheart’s thoughts (5) The first fairly obvious & the second maybe (de-tails) in the sense of the wordplay device employed at 7d or the practice used on working dogs shortly after their birth. WANDERED: an anagram (ordered) of AND WE followed by a type/colour of wine.ġ5a Sailors might leave these details? (5)ĭOCKS: a double definition I think. Can’t say it was the first definition synonym that sprang to mind.ġ3a Got sidetracked and we ordered wine (8) INTENSE: the usual informal word for hip or trendy + a synonym for stiff or taut. LAUGHED: the single letter for Left + A from the clue + an informal exclamation expressing disgust + the diminutive for Edward. ![]() SECONDARY MODERN: synonyms for inferior & new give you the educational establishment that used to be the destination for those who didn’t do well in their eleven-plus exam.ġ1a Left with a sound of disgust and Edward chuckled (7) MARGIN: place the first letters (initially) of the clue’s opening 3 words into another word for chap giving a word for room or leeway. Please leave a comment below on how you got on with the puzzle.ĬHEAPEST: a synonym of parrot (nowt to do with Polly) in a type of container suitable for treasure perhapsĥa Rubber gloves idiot initially kept in chap’s room (6) In the following hints, definitions are underlined, indicators are mostly in parentheses, and answers are revealed by clicking where shown as usual. It somehow didn’t have the usual feel of one of his & I thought it lacked a bit of humour plus maybe 2 bits of GK in the first 4 down clues was a bit much. I’m not entirely confident that this one is an Anthony Plumb production but it may well be – he does like that fish at 19d. BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***ĭistinctly autumnal here in Harpenden but ought to be able to get a good walk in before the forecast deluge for the next few days.
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