Easy Cryptic Crossword from Simple Daily Puzzles, 2020-01-12 (23/23 !!)
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6d – Railway covered with cubes of frozen carbon dioxide (3,3)— thanks, harvel!
The clues:
1a Fruit for nippers (4,6)
CRAB APPLES
Cryptic definition, fruit for animals that nip (crabs)
7a Street guide for someone unfamiliar with the area (8)
STRANGER
Someone unfamiliar with the area is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: ST (street) + RANGER (guide)
8a Uncommon and not done (4)
RARE
Double definition, with rare meaning both uncommon and not cooked (not well done)
9a American tug (4)
YANK
Double definition, with yank meaning both pull (or tug) and being slang for American
10a Upset if such a bloomer is revealed (7)
FUCHSIA
Bloomer (like flower) is the definition, with upset as an anagram indicator for if such a
12a Islanders upset by nice pirates (11)
PITCAIRNESE
Islanders is the definition, with upset as an anagram indicator for nice pirates
14a They fly although they are powerless to do so (7)
GLIDERS
Cryptic definition; they fly but not using any power
16a A dish from the Wild West (4)
STEW
Dish is the definition, with Wild as an anagram indicator for West
19a Dig in the dirt for food (4)
GRUB
Double definition; grub is slang for food, and grubs are animals that dig in the dirt
20a Inexperienced with cunning garden pests (8)
Garden pest is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: GREEN (inexperienced) + FLY (British informal, meaning sly)
21a Do what chickens do with old soap? (10)
CROSSROADS
Double definition; Crossroads is an old soap opera, and chickens cross roads
1d Girl rebuilding yacht (5)
CATHY
Girl is the definition, with rebuilding as an anagram indicator for yacht
2d Opposed to profit in a way (7)
AGAINST
Opposed is the definition, with in as an indicator that a word for profit (GAIN) should go between a and a word for way (st, meaning both meaning street)
3d Seaweed in the National Gallery (4)
ALGA
Seaweed is the definition with in as a hidden word indicator for Nation(al Ga)llery
4d A girl sounds pleased about followers (8)
PURSUERS
Followers is the definition, with about as an indicator that a word for a girl (the name SUE) should go into a word for sounds pleased (PURRS)
5d The world has a change of heart (5)
EARTH
The world is the definition, with change as an anagram indicator for heart
6d Railway covered with cubes of frozen carbon dioxide (3,3)
DRY ICE
Frozen carbon dioxide is the definition, with covered with as an indicator that a word for railway (RY, abbreviation for railway) is put into a word for cubes (DICE)
11d They obstruct gunners in boats (8)
BARRAGES
They obstruct is the definition, with in as an indicator that a word for gunners (RA, meaning Royal Army, a bits and pieces clue for gunners) should go into a word for boats (BARGES)
12d Mean attempt to follow friend (6)
PALTRY
Mean is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: a word for attempt (TRY) follows a word for friend (PAL)
13d Land transformed into sea (7)
ESTONIA
Land is the definition, with transformed as an anagram indicator for into sea
15d Exclude fresh bread (5)
DEBAR
Exclude is the definition, with fresh as an anagram indicator for bread
17d Country and Western drinks (5)
WALES
Country is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: W (a bits and pieces clue for Western) + ALES (drinks)
18d Clothing found in Durham river (4)
WEAR
Double definition, with wear meaning clothing and also being a river in Durham, England