Continuing the run of not-too-tricky quickies today, my only real hold up was 1ac (causing a bit of a groan when the penny dropped). Plenty of clearly signposted anagrams, nice surface readings, etc. Thanks setter.
Definitions underlined.
1 | Transubstantiationalist, for example, is one that’s persistent! (4-4) |
LONG-TERM – cryptic/double definition; transubstantiationalist is an example of a long term! | |
5 | Has a cry of pain, and nauseous, extremely (4) |
OWNS – OW (a cry of pain) and extreme letters of NauseouS. | |
8 | Easy shot only some playing immediately (5) |
GIMME -hidden in (only some) playinG IMMEdiately. | |
9 | Turned to God, and yet unchanged on reflection (7) |
DEIFIED – a palindrome (unchanged on reflection). | |
11 | Capital city, so I see: urban sprawls (6,5) |
BUENOS AIRES – anagram of (sprawls) SO I SEE URBAN. | |
13 | Yon church’s roof (6) |
THATCH – THAT (yon) and CH (church). | |
14 | First date of the year, with north eastern girl (6) |
JANINE – JAN I (January 1st, first date of the year) with NE (north eastern). | |
17 | Bird successfully dealt with by golfer getting labelled (11) |
PIGEONHOLED – PIGEON (bird) and HOLED (successfully dealt with by golfer). | |
20 | Girl has a tan after rambling (7) |
NATASHA – anagram of (after rambling) HAS A TAN. | |
21 | Right to get into dress that’s got bigger (5) |
GROWN – R (right) inside GOWN (dress). | |
22 | A man’s son making disapproving sound (4) |
HISS – HIS (a man’s) and S (son). | |
23 | With ease, shifting very cold water (5,3) |
WHITE SEA – anagram of (shifting) WITH EASE. |
1 | Trademark is piece of wood with circle (4) |
LOGO – LOG (piece of wood) with O (circle). | |
2 | A bin I am moving around the country (7) |
NAMIBIA – anagram of (moving around) A BIN I AM. | |
3 | International medics of present day: a mixed breed (3,3,5) |
THE RED CROSS – THERE (present), D (day), and CROSS (a mixed breed). | |
4 | Odd characters from Rwanda, and not old Welsh county (6) |
RADNOR – odd letters of RwAnDa with NOR (and not). | |
6 | Sound of fan, maybe, with his instantly recognisable rattle initially (5) |
WHIRR – first letters of (initially) With His Instantly Recognisable and Rattle. | |
7 | Skilfully avoid team on stage (4-4) |
SIDE-STEP – SIDE (team) on STEP (stage). | |
10 | How unfavourably (if also unclearly) to view things? (2,1,3,5) |
IN A BAD LIGHT – cryptic definition. | |
12 | A volunteer army steal, if needs must (2,1,5) |
AT A PINCH – A, TA (volunteer army), and PINCH (steal). | |
15 | Barbecue would not be held here — nor is do, strangely (7) |
INDOORS – anagram of (strangely) NOR IS DO. | |
16 | Thor loses nothing with wood hammer (6) |
THRASH – THoR missing the ‘o’ (loses nothing) with ASH (wood). | |
18 | Germans long ago acquired High School (5) |
GOTHS – GOT (acquired) and HS (high school). | |
19 | Ancient language incorporated indefinite article (4) |
INCA – INC (incorporated) and A (indefinite article). |
I’m not overkeen on having two random girl’s names in the same puzzle JANINE and NATASHA.
10 minutes.
Edited at 2016-03-02 07:09 am (UTC)
Thanks!
Brian
Playuppompey
And I’m playing golf tomorrow so hoping for at least three.
Did this in under 30 minutes, held up by carelessly putting Side Show at 7d as temporary measure..
Some nice clues. David
Thank you William for parsing 1ac and 3d. Invariant
And I’m playing golf tomorrow so hoping for at least three.
Did this in under 30 minutes, held up by carelessly putting Side Show at 7d as temporary measure..
Some nice clues. David