Tag Archives: AFR Cryptic

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 PASSAGE Silver lining used in dated part of book (7) AG inside PASSE 5 GRIPPE Crook pop singer not affected by son’s influenza (6) Anagram of POP SINGER minus SON 9 CARDS Vehicle died … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 SPRUCE Well-dressed timber (6) Double Definition 4 RANSOMED Some in South African capital may be set free (8) SOME inside RAND 9 CHAIRED Looked after meeting’s tea and wine (7) CHAI + RED 11 … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 SCHEMES Men, before finishing in chess, developed strategies (7) (ME)n inside anagram of CHESS 5 PREAMP Piano salesperson moved around AM stereo equipment (6) P + REP outside AM 9 A-FLAT Group of football … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 WELL-KEPT Clean, healthy pet, wrongly injected with potassium (4-4) WELL + anagram of PET outside K 5 STOCKS Handle small investments (6) STOCK + S 10 NONE TOO Group of nine rings? Hardly! (4,3) … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 FORMAT Arrangement beneficial to friend isn’t quite complete (6) FOR + (MAT)e 5 PICK Player of strings is a ground-breaker (4) Double Definition 9 OUTED Versatile vehicle used in middle of flooding may be … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 RECAP Top performer in public relations returned review (5) (ACE inside PR) reversed 4 DEPOSITOR Editor mistaken about pressure applied to overseas investment banker (9) Anagram of EDITOR outside (P + OS) 9 TALLIED … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 MOTHER LODE Main vein remaining close to normal during procedure (6,4) [OTHER + norma(L)] inside MODE 7 GLAD Happy place in a forest that’s clear mostly (4) (GLAD)e 10 HELLENIC Hot spot excited nice … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 RACISM Retired coach is associated with male prejudice (6) CAR reversed + IS + M 4 DEPOSE Set down a quantity of drugs containing EPO mostly (6) DOSE outside (EP)o 8 MERIT Value the … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 ORCHARDS They grow fruit or vegetables (8) OR + CHARDS 5 STRAIN Direction given by coach to try really hard (6) S(outh) + TRAIN 10 TENET Teaching elements of forgotten etiquette (5) fogotTEN ETiquette … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 STUPID Dull boss probed by private investigator (6) PI inside STUD 5 PEPPERS Famous sergeant, close to targets, attacks with missiles (7) PEPPER + target(S) 9 CLIMATE CONTROL Air-conditioning ruined art collection containing original … Continue reading →