PERSONAL STEREO: A cryptic definition of a device providing music while running or walkingĦd Time one's item for cooking - I should get things beaten (7) SIMULACRA: An anagram ( alternative) of MUSICAL with the usual abbreviated artistģd Severe in a uniform, pilot carrying heart down to base (7)ĪUSTERE: Link together A from the clue, the letter represented in the NATO phonetic alphabet by uniform, and pilot or guide with its central letter moved to the end of the word ( carrying heart down to base, in a down clue)ĥd One supplies music to 'Keep On Running' and 'Walk On By' (8,6) HAT TRICK: A whimsical description of pulling a magician’s rabbit out of its hiding place is also the name given to three dismissals in consecutive balls in cricket METHOD: Assembled or gathered with what a builder uses to carry bricksġd Pulling a rabbit out - out, out again and again (3,5)
IDOLS: A homophone ( lecturer’s) of ticks over or runs slowlyĢ6a Passage about translation of 'signors' (8)ĬROSSING: The single letter for about or approximately is followed by an anagram ( translation of) SIGNORSĢ7a Fashion assembled with builder's gear (6) RAPTURE: Record or catch with the Roman 100 replaced by ( out for) the cricket abbreviation for runĢ3a Only partly clear a cheque, that causes irritation (7)ĮARACHE: The answer is hidden in ( only partly … that causes) the remainder of the clue The maybe indicates that the definition is by exampleĢ1a Joy getting record with 100 out for run (7) RAILWAY STATION: Link together protest or scoff, process or procedure, and post or standing. ORACLES: The answer is hidden in the reversal of ( … recalled to accommodate) the remainder of the clueġ4a Animals singer Joe with painless new version (6,8)ĬOCKER SPANIELS: Joe the 60s singer with an anagram ( new version) of PAINLESSġ7a After protest, process post in Euston maybe (7,7) RELIEVE: A verb meaning “experience once more” containing the single letter for the drug ecstasyġ3a Diesel car Opel recalled to accommodate authorities (7) LORD MAYOR: The abbreviations for Liberal and Democrat containing ( capturing) the inner letters of ( heart of) TORY are all followed by a recent Prime Minister and OR from the clueġ2a Experience once more taking ecstasy, and stop (7) TIMES: A double definition, with “by” used here in its mathematical senseġ1a Liberal Democrat capturing heart of Tory PM, or other official (4,5) UPSTAIRS: “Out of bed” with a homophone ( broadcast) of watches intently HUSSAR: An abbreviation for The States inserted in ( cutting) the reversal ( backing) of a flood or outbreakĤa Out of bed, watches broadcast that's on a higher plane (8) Please leave a comment telling us how you got on.ġa States cutting flood backing is cavalier (6) Clicking on a picture will enlarge it or display a bonus illustration and a hover (computer) or long press (mobile) might explain more about the picture. In some hints hyperlinks provide additional explanation or background. Clicking on the answer buttons will reveal the answers.
In the hints below most indicators are italicized, and underlining identifies precise definitions and cryptic definitions. I found today’s puzzle somewhere between chewy and tough, with both the grid fill and the parsing requiring quite a lot of head scratching. BD Rating - Difficulty **** - Enjoyment ***
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