HYDRA – HYARD = H YARD (with THE losing its outside / case), so (HYARD)* cracked. Losing case, The Yard cracked persistent problem (5) Give up in seconds, boxed by English champ (6)ĮSCHEW – E (English) S (seconds) CHEW (champ). OTTOMAN – OTTO (might be a German chap) MAN (king say in chess). Possible German king, say, from a vast empire (7) One of Santa’s it had me foxed for a while! REINDEER – REIN = control, DEER = REED (grass) reversed. Vixen maybe in grass, rolling over, under control (8) GALLSTONE – GONE (left), insert A, LL, ST (stumped as in cricket notation). Left to inspire a couple of learners stumped in calculus (9) Way to break edict and behave like a crooked cowboy (6)ĬO ordered men - and one cox - on board (6,8)ĬARBON MONOXIDE – (MEN I COX ON BOARD)*, the I = one. Lead taken off hunting dog, a predatory creature (5)Īfter some smoking, figure turning up means to catch some in school? (7)ĭRAGNET – a DRAG on a fag, then TEN reversed. This makes me cross desert without oases, touring east (3,7,4)įOR HEAVENS SAKE – HAVENS are our oases, with E inserted, all inside FORSAKE = desert. You can buy an aptly named Lamborghini Urus – a posh SUV – if you have £167,000 or more to spend. THESAURUS – THE and A around S, then URUS a species of bull or bison described by Julius Caesar and long extinct. London borough) with O for old inserted.Īrticles about singular, extinct bovid in reference work (9) North London district houses old, entitled fellow (7)īARONET – BARNET (N. SCHILLER – S, CHILLER a work which scares. Start of stamina work which scares old playmaker (8) Holderof drink, holding another that’s been emptied (6)īEARER – BEER (drink) has AR (AnotheR emptied) inside. WANNABEE – NAB (cop) E(energy) inside WANE = decline. Hopeful cop has energy, stopping decline (8) INK BOTTLE – KIN moves the K to the end BOTTLE = courage. Rather wet philosopher failing to finish papers (5)įamily, first to last, with courage that supplies writer with material (3,6) SASSOON – SAS (soldiers) SO (Os reversed) then ON. Siegfried poetically soldiers on after ring’s brought back (7) SATCHMO – AT (attending) around SCH, then MO for doctor. Jazz man attending that school rings doctor (7) Gir l is leaving stores stocking fabric (5) Odd rocks round ship, and now unfortunately resulting in crash (4,4)ĭOSS DOWN – (ODD)* around SS (ship), then (NOW)*. Plan route of vehicle around India, given possible entry point (8) High as an anagrind is a bit naughty I think. Never disappearing outside, after dropping by (7)ĮTERNAL – EXTERNAL (outside) drops the X (by, multiplied by).ĮNTER – (N TREE)*, the N being ‘tip of nut’. LINEAR B – LINE (some dialogue) AB (sailor) with R inside. Some dialogue Jack pens right for old script (6,1) HORSEHAIR – HAIR the musical with (HERO’S)* inside. Hero’s recast in musical, giving a bit of a bow? (9) Tender embraces stop someone doing wrong(8) Subito as can be written on a music score. SUBITO – SO (really) with U BIT (part) cutting it. Middle of rough part’s cut really suddenly for a player (6) Definitions underlined in bold, (ABC)* indicating anagram of ABC, anagrinds in italics.
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