We know the words ‘enunciate’ and ‘announce’ but not many of us may be familiar with
the one at 6d. However, it’s obtainable easily from wordplay. Seasoned solvers will get all
the other Down clues in a ‘read the clue and write the answer’ mode. The Across clues are
also on predictable lines. Altogether, a beginner-friendly puzzle.
Across
1 CLAUSE – c(L)ause – container/contained
4 RECEDE – re, cede – charade
8 RACQUET – “racket” – homophone
9 ESPOUSE – E, spouse – charade
11 AFFIRMABLE – a, f, firm,able – charade
12 NEWT – (went)* – anagram
13 TEETH – te, (the)* – charade with an anagram
14 LISTENER – (linerset)* – anagram
16 CRACKPOT – crack, (top)* – charade with an anagram – For me a ‘crackpot’ is a crazy person. Three dictionaries that I looked up support me; only COD has the meaning “eccentric or foolish person”.
18 PASTE – past, E – charade
20 FAIR – double definition
21 PROTRACTED – (reportatDC)* – anagram
23 ALREADY – Al, ready – charade
24 LIBERAL – double definition
25 NETTLE – (letten)* – anagram
26 RELENT – re, Lent – charade
Down
1 CHAFF – cha, ff. – charade
2 ACQUIRE – “a choir” – homophone
3 STEAMSHIP – steams, hip – charade
5 ENSUE – E, N, Sue – charade
6 ENOUNCE – (-m)en, ounce – charade
7 ELSEWHERE – (heelswhere)* – anagram
10 ABOLITION – (aboilonit)* – anagram
13 TARPAULIN – tar, Paul, in – charade
15 SUPERVISE – super, vi, SE – charade
17 CURRENT – cur, rent – charade
19 SECRETE – SE, Crete – charade
21 PEDAL – (plead)* – anagram
22 EXACT – ex, Act – charade
Isnt this today’s crossword?
Yes.
If the implication in this pithy question is that all the answers should not have been revealed, I understand that the FT crossword is not on any helpline and that no one’s possible earnings are depredated upon by our going the whole hog.
Perhaps, it would have been nicer of you – if you had waited for the next day before hogging it.
I have not committed any faux pas.
I have not flouted any rules that are in practice here.
I have not breached any etiquette.
In my early blogs I was giving only a few answers but later there were some mentions here that there was no harm in revealing all the answers.
I don’t think anyone visits here before solving the puzzle themselves in which case perhaps one can say that the revelation of all the answers acted as a spoiler. Or do they?
Even in the case of other crosswords some answers are held back because on the given day the helpline is on. In the case of the FT puzzle my friends have told me that there was no such phone service so all the answers could be given.
Rishi – you’re right on all counts. The Indy and FT puzzles (and soon, the Guardian) are freely available online and do not have an answer line that people can phone to get solutions. Bloggers can feel free to post all the answers to these puzzles in their posts, or not. It’s their choice.
Yogendran – I’m a little unclear as to why you think Rishi has done something wrong. Could you explain?
I did not mean to imply that anything wrong was done.
Rishi posted the answer to the crossword on the same day
that it appeared.
I look at this webpage regularly, so when i saw (some of)
the answers, it took some of the edge off my pleasure when
i later solved it.
That is all.
Fair enough. But, just so you know, all posts (except for prize puzzles) appear on the same day that the puzzle itself appears.
Thanks,
I figured that when i saw todays entry – already solved.
I learnt to look away carefully before I leapt…
I apologise to Rishi for that (unintentional) aspersion.
I dont actually look at this EVERYday…
No problem. All is forgotten.
Maybe I was a little touchy.