After that insert (in) U(niversity) and a C ( Course beginning).ġ9d Plant with unpleasant odour produces fake medicine (7) INVESTIGATE: To lay out or venture some money followed by I (one) and then a door or entrance.ġ8d Teach English University course beginning in time (7)ĮDUCATE: Start with E(nglish) and then time as is a specific day. It’s an anagram (doctor) of TO POSE CHEST.Ĩd Voyage for ships’ companies, we hear (6)ĬRUISE: The voyage sounds like (we hear) more than one ship’s company. STETHOSCOPE: This instrument is indeed one that a doctor may use to examine your chest. It’s one letter for about followed by a word meaning when (2) and then two letters for about and then the first half of DEad.ħd Doctor to pose with chest instrument (11) STOIC: A word meaning stay or cease with the P removed (no Parking) followed by the usual letters for In Charge.ĥd Relevant support in Apple’s first operating system (7)ĪPROPOS: Start with A ( Apples first) and the abbreviation for an operating system and insert a support, not a 15a but another one.ĬASCADE: Falls as in waterfalls. UNEATEN: U (last or ormol U) followed by a word meaning to trim or tidy up.ģd Alluring birds with ale, drunk, on Ecstasy (9)ĭESIRABLE: Anagram (drunk) of BIRDS ALE followed by E(cstacy).Ĥd With no parking, stay in charge of patient (5) Unusual to have the same definition in consecutive clues. Not sure that the second ‘part of’ is strictly necessary.Ģ5a Stroke initially soothing after worries (6)ĬARESS: An S (initially Soothing) goes after some worries.Ģ6a Show criminal’s almost expected before court … (7)ĬONDUCT: Crosswordland’s favourite criminal (3) is followed by a word meaning expected without its last letter (almost) and then an abbreviation of court.Ģ7a … villain’s given time by judge for show (11)ĭEMONSTRATE: A charade of a villain or monster, the S from the clue, T(ime) and lastly a word meaning to judge or value. The answer is hidden (part of) in CALF OR ELEGANT. PLUMAGE: Span as in life span is placed after a word meaning prize or excellent.Ģ4a Part of calf or elegant part of limb (7)įORELEG: A lurker. The sandwich involves crispy bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise – I had one for lunch yesterday. It’s the French indefinite article placed inside (filling) a type of sandwich. OCEAN: Anagram (capsized) of ONCE placed around (crossing) the A from the clue.ġ5a Money that is admitting Queen supporter (9)īRASSIERE: A northern slang word for money is followed by the Latin abbreviation meaning that is with the usual letters for the Queen inserted (admitting).ġ7a Most macabre secret unfolded about meat dish? (9)ĬREEPIEST: Anagram (unfolded) of SECRET placed around (about) something which might be a meat dish but could contain just about anything, hence the ? on the end.Ģ0a Dull sandwich has a French filling (5)īLUNT: Dull meaning not sharp. Shows Shrek in a new light methinks!ġ3a Officer roughly put leader of terrorists in torment (7)ĬAPTAIN: A two letter abbreviation meaning roughly or about is followed by a word for torment with a T (leader of Terrorists) inserted (in).ġ4a Once capsized crossing a body of water (5) I didn’t know about the man-eating bit before but here’s the definition from Collins – ‘ a giant, usually given to eating human flesh’. OGRESS: Take the usual two letters for a (steam) ship and the Latin for so or therefore and reverse the lot (overturned). TUREENS: A French word meaning you followed by a word meaning scoff or look down on but it’s reversed (over).ġ0a Ship so overturned by man-eating monster (6) OUTDISTANCE: Anagram (thrashing) of COST UNITED A.ĩa You French scoff over large dishes (7) You can also add your assessment by selecting from one to five stars at the bottom of the post. Please leave a comment telling us what you thought. The definitions are underlined in the clues and the answers are under the “click here” buttons. There are a few tricky bits but enough gimmes to get you going so I don’t think it will frighten any horses too much.Īs usual the ones I liked most are in blue. However, not much in the way of innuendo and there are six anagrams which is unusual. I’m pretty sure that this one is a RayT puzzle as all the indicators are there. Hola from the Vega Baja where spring seems to have arrived. Makes a change from having the proverbials frozen off in England last weekend – brrrr! Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28052 Hints and tips by pommersīD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
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