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scchua 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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
Thank you to Guy. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. An hour after midnight, Ingrid finally satisfied (6) ATONED : [AT ONE](… o’clock/1 a.m., an hour after midnight) + last letter … Read more >>
Thank you to Pasquale. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Is there a connection amongst the foursome Sue, Don, Bob and Ann? Besides being 3-letter short versions of longer names. Across 7. William … Read more >>
Thank you to Pasquale. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9. Spaceman got nr. Mars, going off course (9) ARMSTRONG : Anagram of(…, going off course) GOT NR. MARS. Defn: … who … Read more >>
Thank you to Paul. This is one for the birds. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Little character shown by husband in corporation occupying permanent residence (3,5) TOM THUMB : [ … Read more >>
Thank you to Tees. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9. Room tiny arachnid enters backwards — it has four dimensions (5-4) SPACE-TIME : SPACE(room/area or volume that is available for occupation) … Read more >>
Thank you to Aardvark. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. This writer’s work, wicked, brought about complaint (6) MYOPIA : MY(first-person possessive pronoun, as used self-referentially by this writer) + OP(abbrev. … Read more >>
Thank you to Bartland. Definitions are underlined in the clues. A Happy New Year to one and all. Across 1. Aggressive former royal, one with beef (7) BUTCHER : BUTCH(aggressive/macho) + ER(abbrev. for … Read more >>
Thank you to Brendan. Definitions are underlined in the clues. There are numerous references to things Roman, Latin, and American, though I can’t come up with a connection for all three. Across 8. … Read more >>
Thank you to Tees. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Innocent Bobby binding hand initially cut (4,4) LAMB CHOP : LAMB(an innocent/a simple person) + COP(a police office, nicknamed a “bobby” … Read more >>
Thank you to Bartland. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Little Mama gets the smallest portion (7) MINIMUM : MINI(describing a miniature/a little version of something) + MUM(like “mama”, a familiar … Read more >>