Quick Cryptic 458 by Teazel

Author   jackktPosted on Categories Quick Cryptic
Access is here, if not through the usual channels: http://feeds.thetimes.co.uk/puzzles/crossword/20151210/11393/

10 minutes for this one. In a hurry, so here goes.

Across
1 PAINFULLY – PA (dad), IN (at home), FULLY (completely). Def: with some trouble
6 SIP – P (power) + IS reversed [rejected]. Def: a little taste
8 I ASK YOU – I (me), ASK (make a request), YOU (second person – grammar). Def: ridiculous!
9 UNLIT – UNIT (one) encloses [going round] [back of] {wal)L. Def: dark
10 CONCERT GRAND – CONCERT (recital), GRAND (first class). Def: piano
12 PETALS – Hidden [appearing] in {car}PET ALS{o}. Def: bits of tulip perhaps
13 CUSTOM – Two definitions: practice / tailored to the individual
16 BACKBREAKING – BACK (defender), BREAKING (making burst of speed ). Def: exhausting
19 RIOJA – First letters of R{ed} I{s} O{pened} J{ust} A{wful}. Def: wine
20 POSTURE – Anagram [contorted] of troupe’s. Def: body position
22 BIT – Two definitions: used teeth / little
23 TASTELESS – Two definitions: bland / slightly offensive

Down
1 PAIR – P (quiet -music), AIR (atmosphere). Def: couple
2 IN SHORT – Anagram [mixed up] of RON THIS. Def: briefly
3 FRY – Three definitions: children / (Elizabeth) FRY / (Christopher) FRY
4 LOUVRE – Two definitions: window slat / museum
5 YOUNG TURK – Two definitions: boy from Ankara perhaps (literal) / impetuous reformer (figurative)
6 SALSA – A straight definition (dance) with a cryptic hint based on SALSA also being a sauce
7 POTSDAM – MAD (crazy + STOP ( halt) reversed [over]. Def: here in Germany
11 CELEBRANT – CANT (hypocrisy) encloses [interrupted by] anagram [seething] of REBEL. Def: officiating priest
12 PUB GRUB – Cryptic definition
14 TONSURE – NOT reversed [turning up] SURE (certain). Def: cut – the haircut adopted by some monks etc
15 TEMPTS – TEMPS (office staff) encloses T (time). Def: encourages
17 CLOUT – C (cold), LOUT (oaf). Def: blow
18 BESS – BE (live), SS (ship). Def: Good Queen – BESS
21 SUE – Hidden [some] in {is}SUE{s}. Def: take to court

13 comments on “Quick Cryptic 458 by Teazel”

  1. For 7d I thought “dam” = to halt and crazy = “pots” (as in “potty”) which I wasn’t really sure about.

    Obviously this makes much more sense.

  3. Using laptop (Windows) or Android (HUDL) all I get

    is yesterday’s puzzle. Does anyone have a remedy?

  4. I enjoyed this one as I usually do with Teazel’s offerings. Nothing too testing but I was held up by 19a as I’d put Gurb in for the second half of 12d which made it a tad tricky. LOI 12a as I was trying to make an anagram of Tulips for a while. COD 7d.
  5. Puzzle doesn’t seem to be online, so I had to do the paper version.

    Started off very quick but came to a grinding halt with POTSDAM and CUSTOM. 34 mins in the end.

    1. I got the puzzle on the Times app on my Android phone. I usually need it printed out, so I was pleased to finish it apart for Potsdam. I should have seen the ‘over’ indicator but it was beautifully hidden in the surface.

      Brian

  6. I tend to find Teazel the hardest setter but was rattling through this until I came to a halt with just 7d to go. Main reason for my problem was I had put in suited at 13a. Finally saw the error of my ways.

    Favourite TONSURE.

  7. Loved this puzzle from start to finish. Started doing the QC about 6 months ago and this is the first time I have ever dared post a comment. Am still not the fastest and am generally on a par with Brian but today’s puzzle was a true eureka moment for me. 7d was my first one in and worked at my snail-like pace until LOI 13a. My best ever time of 20 mins – and all thanks to the help of you wonderful bloggers.
  8. Thanks for your kind remarks and congratulations on your achievement today – proof that it does get easier with practice and determination. I hope you will stick around and contribute regularly. Please don’t be afraid to add a name or pseudonym at the end of your posts, or you can open a free Live Journal account and create your own id.

    Edited at 2015-12-10 11:45 pm (UTC)

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