Guardian Cryptic 29402 Fed
Thank you to Fed. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Oddly easier having first dealt with revolutionary Big Mac ingredient (9,6) PROCESSED CHEESE : 1st, 3rd and 5th letters of(Oddly) “easier” … Read more >>
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Independent on Sunday 1788 Coot
Thank you to Coot. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Steal animal’s morsel (7) SNIPPET : SNIP(a steal/something of good value/a bargain) + PET(a tame animal kept for companionship or pleasure). … Read more >>
Financial Times 17747 Slormgorm
Thank you to Slormgorm. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. A swine breaking apart stacks of wood (8) MAHOGANY : [ A + HOG(swine/pig) ] contained in(breaking apart) MANY(stacks/piles of). From … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1278 Picaroon
Thank you to Picaroon. Some lovely surfaces here. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Beastly utterance about public house shows pizzazz (5) OOMPH : Reversal of(… about) MOO(beastly utterance, from cattle, … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29379 Pasquale
Thank you to Pasquale. Definitions are underlined in the clues. ACROSS 1. Flimsy stuff mostly rejected by one wanting firm material (6) CALICO : Reversal of(… rejected) “lace”(flimsy stuff/a fine open fabric) minus … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1784 Hoskins
Thank you to Hoskins. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Conservative and liberal creep in embrace (6) CLINCH : C(abbrev. for a member of the Conservative Party) plus(and) L(abbrev. for a … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29372 Fed
Thank you to Fed. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Group of golfers wearing small jumpers possibly getting temporary replacements (8) STOPGAPS : PGA(abbrev. for “Professional Golfers Association”/group of golfers) contained … Read more >>
Financial Times 17721 Falcon
Thank you to Falcon. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Tolerated temperature in a bizarre botanical garden (9) ARBORETUM : [ BORE(tolerated/withstood) + T(symbol for “absolute temperature”, in physics) ] contained … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1270 Carpathian
Thank you to Carpathian. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Drink fortified wine for comfort (7) SUPPORT : SUP(to drink by sips or spoonfuls) PORT(fortified wine, originally from Portugal). Defn: …/the … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1776 Skinny
Thank you to Skinny. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Anticipate chopping all wood (6) FOREST : “forestall”(to anticipate an event and take action to prevent or obstruct it) minus(chopping) “all“. … Read more >>
Financial Times 17672 Flimsy
Thank you to Flimsy. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Leaders from Republic of Venezuela, in shock, producing agreement (8) APPROVAL : 1st letters, respectively, of(Leaders from) “Republic of Venezuela” contained … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29319 Paul
Thank you to Paul. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9. Jab from Ali, one needing cut treated (9) INOCULATE : Anagram of(… treated) [ALI, ONE plus(needing) CUT]. Defn: … with a … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1266 Carpathian
Thank you to Carpathian. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9. Old private moving around Europe working (9) OPERATIVE : O(abbrev. for “old”) + anagram of(… moving) PRIVATE containing(around) E(abbrev. for “Europe”). … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29312 Paul
Thank you to Paul. Definitions are underlined in the clues. (Excuse me for the lateness of the blog.) Across 1. Stop key piercing skin (7) RESCIND : ESC(… for “escape”, a key on … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1772 Filbert
Thank you to Filbert. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. This man’s covered with paint at work (8) THESPIAN : HE’S(“man’s”, using the third person masculine pronoun) contained in(covered with) anagram … Read more >>