RIPOSTE - a lurker hiding in the first three words of the clue The Crystals were unaware of this and were stunned to hear a DJ announce the debut of their new single!ġ5d Desperately determined in entrance and exit (2-2-3)ĭO-OR-DIE - an entrance to a house or other structure followed by an exit from this earthly existenceġ7d Letter I posted contains quick and clever reply (7) TAKE IT ON THE CHIN - If a boxer fails to block a punch to the head, he may do thisĨd Items of cut glass? Shed tears, booth having only one left (7)ĬRYSTAL - to shed tears followed by a booth or stand missing its final letter here’s something to feast your eyes (and ears) on from the record producer we are to encounter in 14d the single was actually recorded by Darlene Love and the Blossoms but credited to the Crystals (who were touring at the time) in order to get the record on the market ahead of a version recorded by Vicki Carr. NINJA - place the usual indication for at home in the abbreviation for New Jersey then append A(rea)ħd Suffer defeat stoically, as most boxers do? (4,2,2,3,4) LIKE CRAZY - enjoy or find pleasure in followed by nuts or insaneĦd Martial art expert‘s home in New Jersey area (5) LOOSE - to miss or fail to take advantage of (an opportunity, for instance) clasping the ring-shaped letter MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD - string together a word meaning heart or centre, a poetic term for frequently, a brave person, the A from the clue, and a D(emocrat)ģd Messenger, out of uniform, going round with culinary herb (9)ĬORIANDER - remove the letter represented by uniform in the NATO phonetic alphabet from a messenger wrap the result around a synonym for with
TIE UP - a link or bond followed by the usual adverb denoting at universityĢ2a Imitate Cockney at speech indoors, badly (4,4,7)ĭROP ONE’S AITCHES - an anagram (badly) of AT SPEECH INDOORSĢ3a Tiresomely long finish, not so great (7)ĮNDLESS - finish or come to a conclusion followed by an adjective denoting smallerĢ4a Set out from Scottish island, gillie initially heading for England (7)ĪRRANGE - a Scottish island in the Firth of Clyde followed by the initial letters of Gillie and Englandġd Disasters involving upper-class holidays at sea (7)ĬRUISES - disasters (or, at least, emergencies) into which one must inject the usual letter denoting upper-classĢd Brave person, a Democrat, following heart - frequently moderate, politically? (6-2-3-4) OVERSIGHT - a preposition meaning concerning (“ an argument **** who was at fault“) and a noun denoting visionĢ1a Secure, having connection at university (3,2) RHYMESTER - an anagram (merry) of MET and SHERRY the answer is perhaps the slangy Eastender from 22aġ8a Innocent mistake concerning vision (9)
SCOWL - a hood follows the initial letter of Shower as the definition, lower means to look angry or gloomyġ5a Put off head of team feeding animals (5)ĭETER - the initial letter of Team is ingested by some ruminant mammalsġ6a Would-be poet met merry with sherry! (9) SNOWDONIA - start by lining up an adverb meaning at this moment, a verb meaning to assume or put on (the robes of office, for instance), and a Roman one then, insert the result in the abbreviation for South America SALSA - start with a short conjunction meaning when followed by all but the final letter of a young woman then reverse the whole lotĮUCHARIST - an anagram ( arranged) of HIS CURATEġ2a At the moment, assume one is in South American national park (9) UNDER LOCK AND KEY - an anagram ( wrongly) of the first four words in the clueġ0a When young woman briefly returned for a dance (5) LUNATIC - join together our usual learner driver, a French indefinite article, the A from the clue, and a twitchĩa Cranky duke, led on, wrongly imprisoned (5,4,3,3) Please leave a comment telling us what you thought of the puzzle.ĬOMICAL - the abbreviation for colonel imbibing a flaky mineralĥa Eccentric learner driver, a Parisian with a twitch (7) The answers will be revealed by clicking on the ANSWER buttons. In the hints below, underlining identifies precise definitions and cryptic definitions, and indicators are italicized. I thought that many of the surface readings were truly outstanding. What today’s solve lacked in endurance, it more than made up for in enjoyment. While I solved this puzzle, a violent thunderstorm raged outside dumping torrential amounts of welcome rain on my parched garden. Greetings from Ottawa, where the weather remains unsettled. Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29402 Hints and tips by Falcon
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