IVORIES – The answer is an informal word for piano keys. ‘Fiend’ here is being used in the sense of a fan rather than a demon.ġ7d Welshman lies after losing leader’s keys (7) OCCULTIST – anagram (awfully) of STOIC wrapped round another word for a sect. Reverse (turned up) the result, then wrap somecommercial transport around the result.ġ5d Supernatural fiend awfully stoic protecting sect (9) VENUSIANS – Start by putting together the Roman numeral for ‘one’, our nearest star, and a logarithmic base. TOWNSPEOPLE – Anagram (agitated) of WON’T SLEEP, wrapped round the Latin abbreviation for ‘work’.ġ4d Aliens from one star base turned up in transport (9) GUESS – Remove the abbreviation for Time from some visitors to your house, to get this verb for ‘to divine’.ħd Issues from holidays on Scottish river (6,5)īREAKS FORTH – Some holidays from work, followed by a major Scottish river.ĩd Urban residents won’t sleep agitated about work (11) IMPACTS – A rogue or rascal, usually of tender years, followed by another word for ‘deeds’.Ħd Divine having time away from visitors (5) LAUGH – If you remove the first half of LAdy from the answer you get an exclamation which means ‘that’s unpleasant!’. SHELTERED – A type of sheepdog, minus the first letter of Its, followed by a shade or colour.Ĥd Fun activity that’s unpleasant after lady gets half-cut (5) UNDRESS – A single-letter abbreviation for University, followed by a cape or headland wrapped round an abbreviation for doctor.ģd Under cover, sheepdog scratching head in its shade (9) OBSOLESCENT – Reverse (around) the acronym for a bad bodily smell, then add a flat fish, and another word for ‘odour’ or ‘perfume’.ġd Score hit playing with right singer (9)ĬHORISTER – Anagram (playing) of SCORE HIT, followed by Right.Ģd Get one’s kit off university doctor wearing cape (7) PRIZE – A homophone (pronounced) of a word for ‘noses’ or ‘looks into’.Ģ5a Bad smell around fish, odour on the way out (11) HENRIETTA – Anagram (doctor) of IN THEATRE. SHIPLAP – A word for ‘strike with an open hand’ is wrapped round a major joint in the body. RUBDOWN – Put together the initials of a sport played 15-a-side, the alternate letters (oddly) of Bo Dy, and a word for ‘peculiar’ or ‘personal’.Ģ2a Strike to fasten joint in arrangement of boards (7) REVISIONS – The abbreviation for the school subject also known as Scripture, followed by a word for dreams of what may come to pass.ġ6a Vetoed backing of Republican president, Democrat brought in (9)įORBIDDEN – Put together the reverse (backing) of OF (from the clue), an abbreviation for Republican, and the surname of the current US president with an abbreviation for Democrat inserted.ĬACHE – This secret store sounds like (announced) a means of paying for goods.ġ9a Body oddly peculiar after sport massage (7) KITES – Alternate letters (regularly seen) of Sw Ee T d In Ky, read from right to left (coming west).ġ3a Changes school subject with dreams of the future (9) ‘Turning’ in the clue tells you that ‘with a’ needs to be turned into ‘a with’ to get to the answer.ġ2a Coming west, regularly seen sweet dinky birds (5) HACKSAW – Another word for a cabin or rural dwelling, minus its first letter (not opening), followed by A (from the clue) and an abbreviation for With. Please leave a comment telling us what you thought.ġa Advising company, French one trading (11)ĬOUNSELLING – Put together an abbreviation for ‘company’, the French for ‘one’, and one of the components of trading.īLOND – The surname of 007 is wrapped round Large.Ĩa Tackle some horrible quip men told (9)ġ0a Noted space in hospital department (7)ĮMINENT – Put together a printer’s space, IN (from the clue) and the usual hospital abode of otorhinolaryngologists.ġ1a Cabin’s not opening with a turning tool (7) The answers are hidden under the ANSWER buttons, so don’t click if you don’t want to see them. In the hints below, the definitions are underlined. It looked as though a pangram was on the cards, but both X and Y appear to be missing. I found this a fairly gentle Friday puzzle to start the year. Happy New Year to all, and best wishes for the year ahead. Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29878 Hints and tips by Deep ThreatīD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
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