![]() ![]() In all cases the administrator’s decision is final. Offending comments may be redacted or, in extreme cases, deleted. Please read these instructions carefully – they are not subject to debate or discussion. Nothing to do with baseball, thank goodness – a season (of the year) where Yankees live and a (crickety) synonym of dismissed.ĥd Kid with a state payment on track (10)Ī from the clue and an informal term for a type of state payment, all placed before (on) a synonym of track (when following an animal?).ĩd Sport bound to feature in broadcast (11)Ī synonym of bound contained by (to feature in) a synonym of broadcast – my first thought was that the answer should be hyphenated but the BRB shows it unhyphenated and we all know that the BRB is always right, even when it’s wrong!ġ3d Liquid carried by boat and coach, source of easy money (5,5)Ī liquid poured over a meal from a container called a boat and a verbal synonym of coach.ġ8d Greek character transported by vessel from the 7 across (7)Ī four letter character from the Greek alphabet contained by a type of vessel (that Aussies get beer in).Ī synonym of crafted reversed (the wrong way).Ĭould new readers please read the Welcome post and the FAQ before posting comments or asking questions about the site.Īs this is a Prize crossword, please don’t put any ANSWERS, whether WHOLE, PARTIAL or INCORRECT, or any ALTERNATIVE CLUES OR HINTS in your comment. One of our favourite insects inserted (burrowed) into a synonym of unremarkable – not what it might look like in the illustration.Ģ3a Type of bridge: brilliant crossing over from the other side (10)Ī synonym of brilliant containing (crossing over) a single word term for from the other side (in a debate?).Ģ5a For example, third noise has interrupted exam (7)Ī synonym of noise inserted into (has interrupted) a type of exam.Ģ6a Take a holiday? That seems unlikely! (3,4)Ī double definition – the second is an interjection expressing disbelief.ġd Negative side effect when Yankees’ season dismissed (7) voice) and the single letter for Good.ġ5a Covered by dressing, wound site sure to be germ-free (11)Īn anagram (wound) of SITE SURE contained (covered) by a three letter type of dressing.Ģ0a Insect burrowed into unremarkable tropical food (8) 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.ħa China and Japan etc are parting quickly (3,4)ĪRE from the clue inserted into (parting) a synonym of quickly.ġ0a Three quavers by singer good, on the whole (10)Īn anagram (quavers) of THREE placed after (by) all of a type of male singer (a.k.a. ![]() 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”. Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3167 (Hints) Hints and tips by SenfĪ very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where, for those of you who are counting, at 1:00pm yesterday in our respective time zones in the Northern Hemisphere, and because of ‘springing forward,’ this year of 2022 became ‘half over’ – I have no idea how it works out ‘Down Under’ although I think they are on ‘Standard Time’ at the moment.įor me, Dada a little more quirky this week with six anagrams (two partials), two lurkers (one reversed), and no homophones – all in a frugally symmetric 26 clues with 13 hints ‘sprinkled’ throughout the grid you should be able to get the checkers to enable the solving of the unhinted clues.Ĭandidates for favourite – 7a, 20a, 25a, 5d, 13d, and 24d.Īs is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, a number of the more difficult clues have been selected and hints provided for them.ĭon’t forget to follow BD’s instructions in RED at the bottom of the hints!
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