If you were inclined to steal, you could be described as light thisĦd Intro to aria with unusually strong melody (3-4) The word brief has been added to the clue as the original version meant there would have been too many As in the solutionĢ5a Mitigation shown by judge locking up priest (6)Īn abbreviated judge ‘locking up’ Crosswordland’s favourite Old Testament priestĢd Park it in garden at first? That’s telling (8)Īn abbreviated park, IT and IN (from the clue) and the first letter of Garden No need for a diet, this putting weight on relates to placing emphasis on a syllable or wordĪ wine container holding eight times as much as the usual size, or a slang term for nerveġ3a Alan being awkward losing answer that’s making things possible (8)Īn anagram (awkward) of aLAN BEING ‘losing’ one of the abbreviations for Answerįor this clue to be a double definition, the informal name for an anti-aircraft gun (cannon) really needs to be hyphenated 3-3 the second definition relates to a type of fluffy ballĢ4a Fugitive with brief notion to stay in hotel on holiday (8)Ī truncated (brief) notion inserted (to stay in) between the letter represented by Hotel in the NATO Phonetic Alphabet and an adverb meaning not at home (on holiday). Another useful page is Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing, which features words with meanings that are not always immediately obvious.Ī full review of this puzzle will be published after the closing date for submissions.Ī preposition meaning for, the abbreviation for female and the usual sex appeal Where the hint describes a construct as “usual” this means that more help can be found in The Usual Suspects, which gives a number of the elements commonly used in the wordplay. Most of the terms used in these hints are explained in the Glossary and examples are available by clicking on the entry under “See also”. Before anyone who solved the clue to 24a in either the paper or an early online version complains about the clue, please look at the hint!Īs is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, an assortment of clues, including some of the more difficult ones, have been selected and hints provided for them. Not a particularly tricky crossword with lots of anagrams and double unches so I know where I’m going to place my 50p bet. It is hotter here than in Madeira where her owners are on a week’s holiday. It is extremely hot and muggy here this morning, so much so that our neighbours’ tortoise has got up early to enjoy both the sunshine and an early breakfast. The Saturday Crossword Club (hosted by crypticsue)
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