Category Archives: Stickler Weekly Solutions

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 ROUGH IT Live basically with dysfunctional group ignoring pressure to strike (5,2) Anagram of GROUP minus P + HIT 5 MUST-SEE Think about set repaired for essential viewing (4-3) MUSE outside anagram of SET … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 PEDAL BIN Cutter turned around inside secure waste disposal unit (5,3) BLADE reversed inside PIN 5 ORACLE Authority or head of linguistics engaged by expert (6) OR + [(L)inguistics inside ACE] 9 CASINGS Chap … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 GRINGO Foreigner’s call made during work (6) RING inside GO 4 PARTISAN Prejudiced public hanging is taking place aboard vessel? (8) (ART + IS) inside PAN 9 DISTINCTION Special honour isn’t misinterpreted in speech … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 BILE DUCT “Tube connected to the duodenum” is clued badly in part (4,4) Anagram of CLUED inside BIT 5 TABLET Medicinal substance is effective time after time (6) (ABLE + T) after T 9 … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 SABOTAGE Expert, checking boat, repaired malicious damage (8) SAGE outside anagram of BOAT 5 PRIMUS Particular American gas cooker (6) PRIM + US 9 AGREE TO Accept a welcome by head of organisation (5,2) … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 COME FORWARD Coward engaging me in place of volunteer (4,7) COWARD outside (ME + FOR) 9 PLASTIC Picture printed on both sides of most recent credit card (7) PIC outside LAST 10 SUCROSE Sugar, … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 RECESS Break up services organised with 6 down? (6) Anagram of SERVICES minus VI 4 HALLOWED Dedicated community centre was in debt (8) HALL + OWED 10 MUNICIPAL Civil place in Germany not finished … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 CICADA Tailless cat trapping one rat for greengrocer in Australia, say? (6) CA(t) outside (I + CAD) 4 CORNET Crown missing round centrepiece – a piece of brass? (6) COR(o)NET 9 TRANSMITS Troubled administrators … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 SIGNAL Communicate with head of Ladbrokes chasing ill-gotten gains (6) (L)ADBROKES after anagram of GAINS 4 ENTITLED Privileged one, occupying tent in disguise, went first (8) I inside anagram of TENT + LED 9 … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 CLASSED Distribution of sales in musician’s work should be sorted out (7) Anagram of SALES inside CD 5 REPLAY Agent put down show again (6) REP + LAY 9 RACER Car changing gear regularly? … Continue reading →