![]() ![]() OTHELLO – HELLO (greeting) after OT (Old Testament / ancient books).ġ9d Some Isles of Scilly districts turned pleasantly rustic (7) LATERALLY – Split 4, 5, this might describe something at a Wimbledon tennis match.ġ6d Expert carrying mild illness receiving a tribute (8)ĪCCOLADE – Insert A (from the clue) into a COLD (mild illness) and then insert the result into ACE (expert).ġ8d Shakespearean greeting following ancient books (7) GET IT OFF PAT – GEOFF (chap, man’s name) embracing TIT (bird) followed to PAT (rap gently).ġ5d Improvement near end of game going to one side? (9) GORMLESS – G (good) followed by an anagram (minced) of MORSELS.ġ2d Learn precise words to rap after chap embraces bird (3,2,3,3) INTER – One of two famous football teams found in Milan or a verb meaning to bury in the ground. THISTLEDOWN – An anagram (floating) of THE WIND LOST.Ħd Monstrous creature to strike a chord with artist (7)ĬHIMERA – CHIME (strike a chord with) and RA (Royal Academician, artist).ħd Italian football team sink in ground (5) TATTLER – TATTER (rag) with L ( lovers primarily) inserted.ĥd It could be floating in the wind, lost (11) ![]() HOMILY – HOLY (religious) put round (without meaning outside) the musical note MI.ĪUTOMATON is an anagram (trifling) of AMOUNT TO A.ģd Gossip rag featuring lovers primarily (7) SCRYER – An archaic term for a crystal-gazer – Remove the middle letter (heartless) from SC ARY(frightening) and then add the cipher of our current Queen – ER- at the end.ġd Sermon, religious, delivered without note (6) SLALOM – Insert LO (see) into SLAM (crash).Ģ6a Deeds one’s located in former plans (8)ĮXPLOITS – EX (former) and PLOTS (plans) the latter having I (one) located in or inserted.Ģ7a Crystal-gazer frightening heartless queen (6) Good job the wordplay was clear as when I see the word ‘vegetarian’ I think of Mr CS and/or No 2 son!!Ģ5a See transfixing crash in skiing race (6) OOMPH – O (over) O (zero) MPH (miles per hour).Ģ3a Like liberal without commitments (5-4)įANCY-FREE – FANCY (like) and FREE (liberal).Ģ4a Vegetarian and soldier run off together (8)ĪNTELOPE – ANT (soldier being one type of ant) and ELOPE (run off), ‘together’ being a nice charade indicator. TURN THE TABLES – Insert the definite article – THE – into a disc jockey’s TURNTABLES.ġ7a One provides entertainment supply (13)ĬONTORTIONIST – So we all thought ‘supply’ was a verb and it took us ages to realize it was an adjective meaning pliant – once we’d done that, the cryptic definition made sense. ![]() LAMPLIGHT – LA (the in French) MP (member of parliament, politician) and LIGHT (not serious).ġ4a Article among DJs’ equipment to overcome disadvantage (4,3,6) SINISTER – SISTER (close relative) tours or goes round NI (Northern Ireland, part of the UK).ġ1a The French politician’s not serious - it’s illuminating (9) MUTATE – Insert A (from the clue) into MUTT (mongrel dog) and finish with an E (European).ġ0a Close relative touring part of UK is ominous (8) STOCKING – A double definition, one a verb, the other a noun. HEARTY – ART (skill) inserted into HEY (apparently a long winding country dance) You can also add your assessment by selecting from one to five stars at the bottom of the post.ġa Lusty skill shown in country dance (6) ![]() Please leave a comment telling us what you thought. Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27534 A full review by crypticsueīD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment *** This puzzle was published on Saturday, 5th July 2014Īpart from being one of those puzzles that seemed to take a lot longer to solve than it did, this was a fairly average Saturday Mysteron production. ![]()
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