Telegraph Cryptic Crossword Answers - Aug 24
Cryptic Crossword No 31326
Across
- 4Remembered name adopted by grassRECALLED
- 10Romeo, young man wearing ring in privatePERSONAL
- 11A playful seal pup's clappingAPPLAUSE
- 15An opinion broadcast with curt way of speakingPRONUNCIATION
- 18Scans cut crime, bizarre state of affairsCIRCUMSTANCES
Down
- 2Snapper we arranged for The Telegraph?NEWSPAPER
- 3Storm split a partyTORNADO
- 7Row over new fabricLINEN
- 12Crush culinary vegetableSQUASH
- 20Bewilder Conservative and joinCONFUSE
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Number Ten popular after reversing policy at last — Answer: NINETY. Hint: Think of the number that follows eighty-nine, with a Downing Street twist 🔢
- 4. Remembered name adopted by grass — Answer: RECALLED. Hint: This means brought back to mind, and can also describe something summoned again 🧠
- 9. Profit from revolutionary magnet, perhaps? — Answer: REWARD. Hint: Look for a benefit gained from an effort, perhaps with a magnetic pun 🧲
- 10. Romeo, young man wearing ring in private — Answer: PERSONAL. Hint: Something private or individual fits both the definition and the discreet wordplay 🔒
- 11. A playful seal pup's clapping — Answer: APPLAUSE. Hint: Imagine an audience showing approval with enthusiastic handclaps 👏
- 13. Bishop was in charge of church subdivision — Answer: BRANCH. Hint: A church subdivision shares its name with a limb growing from a tree 🌿
- 15. An opinion broadcast with curt way of speaking — Answer: PRONUNCIATION. Hint: It refers to how a word is spoken, especially in a broadcast 🎙️
- 18. Scans cut crime, bizarre state of affairs — Answer: CIRCUMSTANCES. Hint: These are the surrounding facts or conditions of a situation 🧩
- 22. Amount produced in unfashionable place — Answer: OUTPUT. Hint: Think of what a factory or process produces, hidden in an unfashionable setting 🏭
- 24. Antlered animals in river run after drained relative — Answer: REINDEER. Hint: Picture Santa's antlered team, assembled through river and family wordplay 🦌
- 26. Did former English copper start to threaten editor? — Answer: EXECUTED. Hint: This can mean carried out, while the surface hints at an old threat ⚖️
- 27. Dressed up, took court action to protect it — Answer: SUITED. Hint: It can mean dressed smartly or brought a legal case, making the double meaning useful 👔
- 28. Island group handles closure of airport badly — Answer: SHETLAND. Hint: The Scottish island group is the destination suggested by the clue 🗺️
- 29. Annoy weak-kneed leftie, to an extent — Answer: NEEDLE. Hint: The verb for irritating someone also has a sewing-related sense 😈
Down
- 1. Liberal supporting opera – typical! — Answer: NORMAL. Hint: Typical or usual is the definition, with a liberal and opera-themed surface 🎭
- 2. Snapper we arranged for The Telegraph? — Answer: NEWSPAPER. Hint: A Telegraph-associated publication is suggested by the snapper and arrangement 📰
- 3. Storm split a party — Answer: TORNADO. Hint: A violently rotating storm is formed when the party is split in the wordplay 🌪️
- 5. Regular type of rugby not using wings — Answer: EVEN. Hint: Regular and level both point to the same short mathematical idea ⚖️
- 6. Country song about just leaving Jack — Answer: AUSTRIA. Hint: A European country emerges from a lyric about departing and a familiar man's name 🎵
- 7. Row over new fabric — Answer: LINEN. Hint: This fabric is made from flax, while the clue begins with a quarrel 🧵
- 8. Swimmers note records broken by China endlessly — Answer: DOLPHINS. Hint: Think of intelligent marine swimmers known for clicks and leaps. 🐬
- 12. Crush culinary vegetable — Answer: SQUASH. Hint: This word names both a softening action and a familiar gourd. 🎃
- 14. Difficulty in fight with European — Answer: SCRAPE. Hint: A tough predicament can also describe a close physical tussle. 🤼
- 16. Looked closely at centipedes lacking energy to run — Answer: INSPECTED. Hint: Use a verb meaning examined carefully. 🔍
- 17. Maybe Glaswegian periodically learns to conserve old vehicles — Answer: SCOOTERS. Hint: These small two-wheeled vehicles can zip around town. 🛴
- 19. Upper-class university admitting group of students nearly all odd — Answer: UNUSUAL. Hint: Something strange or out of the ordinary fits this description. 🤔
- 20. Bewilder Conservative and join — Answer: CONFUSE. Hint: A verb for leaving someone puzzled is wanted here. 😵
- 21. Edgings from clothier adorned large bed — Answer: CRADLE. Hint: Think of something that gently supports a baby or holds an object. 👶
- 23. Some other extremely comforting word — Answer: THERE. Hint: A reassuring word can point to a place or offer emotional support. 🤗
- 25. Observed part of play, we hear — Answer: SEEN. Hint: This describes what you did when you watched something. 👀
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