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scchua Thank you to Alchemi. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Put an end to child holding on to rubbish elephant’s head (8) KIBOSHED : KID(a child) containing(holding on to) [ BOSH(rubbish/nonsense) … Read more >>
Thank you to Hamilton. Definitions are underlined in the clues. These fictional detectives/investigators appear in the solutions: Carter, Vera, Miss Marple, Luther, Pendragon, Endeavour Morse, and Lewis, all of whom have appeared in … Read more >>
Thank you to Pasquale. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Soldiers to yield or retreat (6) RECEDE : RE(abbrev. for the Royal Engineers, soldiers in the British Army) + CEDE(to yield/to … Read more >>
Thank you to Brendan for this crossword with a motif. There are a couple of tricky wordplays. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9. Band, very quiet otherwise, introducing piece of music … Read more >>
Thank you to Tees. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Hit hard — huge anticlimax (6) BATHOS : BAT(to hit, with, well, a bat) + H(abbrev. for “hard”) + OS(abbrev. for … Read more >>
Thank you to Qaos. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Mark with spots led astray installing smartphone program (6) DAPPLE : Anagram of(… astray) LED containing(installing) APP(a computer programme for a … Read more >>
Thank you to Basilisk. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Chief police officer connected with sex cases (8) CARDINAL : DI(abbrev. for “detective-inspector”, a police officer) contained in(… cases) CARNAL(connected/pertaining to … Read more >>
Thank you to Tees. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9. Develop complex (9) ELABORATE : Double defn: 1st: To add more detail to, say, a theory, policy, or basic story line; … Read more >>
Thank you to Picaroon. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Going on record, account penned by non-drinkers is woolly stuff (6) ALPACA : [ LP(abbrev. for “long playing record” of music … Read more >>
Thank you to Gurney. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Drink distributed in eastern US (9) SAUTERNES : Anagram of(distributed in) EASTERN US. Defn: A French sweet wine from the region … Read more >>
Thank you to Paul, who’s in fine feather/feathers today. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9. Composer didn’t have ‘unfinished’, with end of symphony penned (5) HAYDN : “hadn’t”(had not/didn’t have) minus … Read more >>
Thank you to Matilda. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. A slice of chorizo needed, as far as one can see (7) HORIZON : Hidden in(A slice of) “chorizo needed“. 5. … Read more >>
Thank you to Hoskins. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. A character seen on autumn break (4,5) FALL APART : [ A + PART(a character/a role in, say, a play) ] … Read more >>
Thank you to Zamorca. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Posts soldiers to guard heavy artillery, initially two in position (3-5) JOB-SHARE : JOBS(posts/positions in an organisation) + RE(abbrev. for the … Read more >>
Thank you to Paul. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 8. Oxygen coming in a little lower, excellent source of fuel (8) COALFACE : O(symbol for the chemical element, oxygen) contained in(coming … Read more >>