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TROOPS: These military men are lurking ( some…) in the reversal ( about) of the remainder of the clueģd Contrast MP in Cairo cavorting with relative (10)ĬOMPARISON: MP from the clue is inserted in an anagram ( cavorting) of CAIRO, and that's all followed by a male child NABBED: Follow the chess abbreviation for bishop with the sack or a sleeping place, and then put that lot after the reversal ( upsetting, in a down clue) of a grammatical articleĢd Some feminists' poor theory about men (6) LARGELY: The Latin abbreviation for king inserted in ( on board) an anagram ( drifting) of GALLEYġd Bishop getting the sack after upsetting article's seized (6) SPECIAL: The reversal ( flipping) of the fusion of an adjective meaning amateur and the abbreviation for some records intermediate in duration between a single and a long playerĢ8a King on board galley, drifting in the main (7) LUPIN: The clothing abbreviation for large is followed by the initial letters of ( heads of) UNIVERSITIES, PECKISH, IMMEDIATELY, and NOONĢ7a Amateur records flipping exceptional (7) NUISANCES: An anagram ( drunk) of CAUSES INNĢ6a 9 large heads of universities peckish immediately before noon (5)
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STRETCHING: A synonym of twine is wrapped around chisel or engrave MEET: The answer is a homophone ( we hear) of something of which turkey is an example (indicated by the ? at the end of the clue)Ģ2a Pulling out twine wrapped around chisel? (10)
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IMPROVEMENTS: An anagram ( tipsy) of I PREVENT MOM'SĢ1a Come face to face with turkey, we hear? (4) VILIFICATION: An anagram ( work…) of OF CIVILIAN IT STAG: All but the last letter ( cut) of a leg of a race or a journey, perhapsġ4a Work of civilian - it's getting flak (12) REPROBATE: A charade of the abbreviation for Religious Education and a legal document concerning a willġ1a Describing former lover: unattractive, independent and no good (10)ĮXPLAINING: Concatenate the usual former lover, unattractive or ordinary, and abbreviations for independent and no good NOTICES: NO from the clue is followed by the single-letter abbreviation for Conservative contained in ( wearing) the plural of an item of male clothing that's appropriate for parliament, business, a fancy restaurant, etc.ĮMBRACE: Put together the reversal ( back) of ME from the clue and an instruction to get ready or be preparedĩa Do very well as Liberal in time of prosperity (5)īLOOM: The single-letter abbreviation for Liberal is inserted in a time of prosperity or economic expansionġ0a Religious education document that's about will corrupt (9) Please leave a comment telling us how you got on.ġa Sees no Conservative wearing appropriate clothing in parliament? (7) Clicking on a picture will enlarge it or display a bonus illustration. In some hints hyperlinks provide additional explanation or background. Clicking on the this would be the answer buttons will reveal the answers. In the hints below most indicators are italicized, and underlining identifies precise definitions and cryptic definitions. Lurkers, commenters, bloggers, and setters are all welcome to contribute. If you'd like to share your thoughts about what the site has given you, express your thanks and well wishes to BD, etc., you can click here to leave your contribution. It's last call for reader contributions to the large card that's being created for the upcoming 10th Birthday Bash. Click on it to open a larger version in a new browser window. The picture doesn't have any deep significance because answer repeats are just random coincidence, but perhaps it can serve as a reminder of some enjoyable solving experiences. Font sizes are proportional to number of appearances, from eight (NEVERTHELESS) down to three. I'd like to present once again a word cloud showing the answers that we met most often in 2018 back-page puzzles. I look forward to reading your thoughts on it. Which I suppose is just what we want on a Tuesday. Today's puzzle takes the difficulty and the enjoyment up a notch from yesterday. BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ****