twice).Ģd With receipts, banks show favouritism (4,5) MURMUR: An alcoholic drink repeated and reversed (raised. SKIRTS: A synonym of satires containing (about) the single letter for Republican. TO AND FRO: An anagram (raging) of TORNADO containing (round) the IVR letter for France. TATTOO: A military display or as illustrated perhaps.Ģ6a Tornado raging round France, first one way then the other (2,3,3) REINDEER: Homophones (we hear) of both of a synonym of pelt (when associated with precipitation) and a synonym of expensive.Ģ4a Mrs Peron refurbished a cute retreat (8)ĮVACUATE: Mrs Peron’s first name and a not much of an anagram (refurbished) of A CUTE. STROKE: A double definition – the second is not an insect but athleticism in a swimming pool.ġ5a Admit a glacier could be transformed by this snapper (7,6)ĭIGITAL CAMERA: An anagram (could be transformed) of ADMIT A GLACIER.ĭISAPPOINTING: Written as (3-10) a term that is equivalent to cancelling recruitment?Ģ0a Call for dog to follow directions (6)ĮNTAIL: A synonym of dog (as in follow) placed after (to follow) to cardinal compass directions – I had some trouble justifying the answer with the definition but I did eventually find it in an on-line thesaurus. UNSUITED: A double definition – the first might refer to a ‘top’ layer of clothing. WRINKLES: Not river catching shellfish but (on the contrary) a type of shellfish, in the plural, containing (catching) the single letter for River.ġ2a Missing clothes apparently mismatched (8) RAKISH: A synonym of smooch with the last letter removed (brief) inserted into in an abbreviated form of Royal Albert Hall.ġ0a Lines in river catching shellfish? On the contrary (8) MOTOWN: A verbal synonym of a past participle of cut (applied to one’s lawn) ‘surrounds’ (tours) TO from the clue.Ĥa Incorporating one act, ‘Play That Goes Wrong’ is unusual (8)ĪTYPICAL: An anagram (That Goes Wrong) of the combination (incorporating) of the Roman Numeral for one, ACT and PLAY.ĩa Dashing to have brief smooch in Royal Albert Hall (6) Please leave a comment telling us what you thought. The answers are hidden under the Click here! buttons, so don’t click if you don’t want to see them. In the hints below, the definitions are underlined. Silvanus last week, Zandio two weeks ago, so is today’s challenge from proXimal? X is missing as are are two other letters, so not an X-less pangram, which leads me to conclude that this is a Zandio production with at least two clues that could receive negative comments from some quarters.Ĭandidates for favourite – 1a, 10a, 1d, 7d, 16d, and 23d. Good morning from Winnipeg where we also mourn the passing of HM the Queen as the Queen of Canada for her 70 years and 7 months on the throne which actually means as our sixth monarch she served for more than 70 of the 155 years that Canada has been in existence. Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30088 Hints and tips by SenfīD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ***/****
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