MEGA - remove the initial letter ( face) of the last character in the Greek alphabetĢ4a Bail out sailor, a pantomime hero (3,4)ĪLI BABA - an anagram ( out) of BAIL, the abbreviation for a mid-level sailer in the Royal Navy, and the A from the clueĢ5a Condiment that may be given a shaking before starter in restaurant? (7) NEW ORLEANS - this battle in the War of 1812 could be used by a setter to clue SALERNO GOTHIC - an attempt or turn in a board game and a word meaning opaque or difficult to see through from which the final letter is removed ( mostly)Ģ1a Battle involving the British? Could it be Salerno? (3,7) POINT OUT - a fielding position in cricket and a word meaning elsewhere or away (from home or the office)ġ8a Attempt mostly opaque sort of novel like ‘Frankenstein’? (6) TEASER - a lurker concealed in the final three words of the clueġ5a Carry weapons to support members (4,4)īEAR ARMS - a word sum of a word meaning support and some anatomical membersġ7a Indicate fielding position elsewhere (5,3)
WELL I NEVER - a four-letter word for justifiably (“XXXX-founded suspicions”), a two-letter word for popular, and a four-letter word for alwaysġ4a Tricky question brought to light in quite a sermon (6) RUBBERY - prune the abbreviations for son and husband from the front of another word for undergrowthĮTON - reverse ( returned) a musical registerġ2a Justifiably popular, always? Goodness gracious me (4,1,5) MOTHER SUPERIOR - a charade of M(ale), a different member of a pair, and higher in rankĩa Look angry pointing to blot on the landscape (7)ĮYESORE - link together words meaning look (at) and angryġ0a Like tyres found in the undergrowth, son and husband ditched? (7) Please leave a comment telling us what you thought of the puzzle.ġa Religious person, male, one of two higher in rank (6,8) 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 searched in vain for a third Quickie pun -however, I almost invariably fail to find them.
However, it is still fun to revisit old friends. I would say that today’s puzzle from Campbell is situated toward the easier end of his range and contains a number of clues that one might call ‘old chestnurs’ or perhaps ‘golden oldies’. He will be in this spot for the following two weeks.
You are seeing me for the second week running as I have swapped today’s assignment with pommers. Greetings from Ottawa, where we are experiencing a day or two of extremely balmy temperatures. Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29857 Hints and tips by FalconīD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
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