A relatively easy puzzle with a good number of clues that are no harder than appear every day in the ordinary cryptic. This is particularly true of the initial down clues where I solved the first seven without pausing for breath. For new solvers (C) = Chambers used to verify part of a clue (S) = starter clue (see memories/solving tips at the top of the page)
Across | |
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1 | OCULARLY – O-CU(LA)RLY; O=love; LA=look!; use of the eyes; |
7 | TAPA – TAP-A; broach=TAP; the singular of “tapas”, delicious Spanish bar snacks; S; |
10 | DISH,AERIAL – (hides)* containg “a” + LAIR reversed; your Sky connection; S; |
11 | SALT,PAN – S(ALT)PAN; ALT=key on keyboard; SPAN=bridge; a depression accumulating (salt); |
13 | IPOH – (HOPI reversed); HOPI=Arazonian Indians; IPOH=capital of Perak, Malaysia; C; |
14 | with 15; MAGNETOSPHERE – (game not)*-SP-HERE; SP=without children; reference earth’s magnetic field; C; |
15 | see 14; |
17 | TELLAR – TE(LL)AR; TEAR=drop; LL=lines; TELLAR=tiller-2=a shoot from a tree stump; C; |
19 | SEA,LACE – SEAL-ACE; SEAL-3=seel=to blindfold; ore-2=seaweed=SEA LACE; C; |
21 | PEREION – (reopen)* surrounding “i”; a crab’s thorax; C; I liked this clue; |
22 | OBEYER – O(BEY)ER; OER=over=above; BEY=Turkish Governor; C; |
23 | with 25; NON-COMPOUNDER – NON-COM + POUNDER; NON-COM=non commissioned officer; pound-3=bruise; a Jacobite; C; |
25 | see 23; |
28 | ARNE – (b)ARNE(t); Barnet is part of London famous for its fair; reference Thomas Arne 1710-1778; S; |
29 | ARAL,SEA – AR-(ALS(o))-EA; and=also; landlocked shrinking lake near Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan; S; |
30 | TRAGACANTH – TRA(GA-CANT)H; deer=HART; GA=Georgia; a gum yielding plant; C; |
31 | EDDO – ODDE(r) reversed; an edible tuber (see “eddoes” in C); |
32 | BEADY,EYE – B(EA-DYE)YE; BYE=extra (cricket); EA=each; DYE=colour; S; |
Down | |
1 | OASIS – O-AS-IS; S; |
2 | CLAPPERBOARD – C-LAP-PER-BOAR-D; CD=Corps Diplomatique; device used to start a “take” when making a film; S; |
3 | LITHELY – LI(THE)LY; THE-1=our; “supply” = “supple” rather than “provide”; |
4 | ASPIRATE – AS-PIRATE; AS=Roman copper coin; reference Estuary English; S; |
5 | LANATE – L(A-N)ATE; woolly; S; C; |
6 | YEGG – Y-EGG; Peter Pincher might one say; S; C; |
7 | TRIN – TR-IN; TR=transactions; IN=home; a triplet (delivery-one of three); S; C; |
8 | PANTALOONERY – PANT-ALO(O)NE-RY; O=zero=duck (cricket); foolishness (lovely word); C; |
9 | ALSO-RAN – A(L-SORA)N; L=line; SORA=rail (bird); C; |
12 | PELVIC – P-ELVI(s)-C; PC=Police Constable=officer; ELVIS (Presley)=The King; S; |
16 | HAVE,UP – H(EVA reversed)UP; HUP=turn right in paddock-speak; C; |
18 | EUROLAND – (our deal + N=Norway)*; the countries using the Euro; S; |
19 | SCOPATE – SCOP(AT)E; SCOPE=opportunity; hairs on a bee’s legs for collecting pollen; C; |
20 | PENALTY – P-(LANE reversed)-(i)TY; S; |
21 | PREACE – P(R)EACE; Romeo=R (phonetic alphabet); old word for squeeze; C; |
24 | MEADE – MEAD-E; famous US General George Meade 1815-1872 who beat General Lee at Gettysburg; S; |
26 | NO-GO – NOG-O; NOG-2=snag; O=ordinary; C; |
27 | DRAB – two meanings; 1=dull; 2=prostitute=tart; |
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