Easy Cryptic Crossword from Simple Daily Puzzles 2020-01-22 (23/23)
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7a – Treatment providing cure – cut up an eccentric (11)
ACUPUNCTURE
Treatment is the definition, with eccentric as an anagram indicator for cure cut up an
8a – Change of blue soil (6)
BEFOUL
Soil is the definiton, with change as an anagram indicator for of blue
9a – Movement in a satellite – it turns (6)
MOTION
Movement is the definition, with in as an indicator that TI (it turns, or the word it turned backward) should go into a word for a satellite (MOON): MO(TI)ON
10a – Severely criticised, as the roof may be (6)
SLATED
Double definition, with slated as British slang for criticised, and also being a type of roof
12a – Iris may be behind it (6)
EYELID
Cryptic definition; the iris in your eye will be behind your eyelid when your eye is closed
13a – Dine in The Athenaeum (3)
EAT
Dine is the definition, with in as a hidden word indicator for Th(e At)henaeum
14a – Opera for automobile workers? (6)
CARMEN
Opera is the definition, with the rest as a cryptic definition; automobile workers may be car men
16a – China article held by girl (6)
CATHAY
China is the definition (Cathay was Marco Polo’s name for China), with held by as an indicator that A (an article) should go into a girl’s name (CATHY): CATH(A)Y
18a – Determine to find a bed (6)
SETTLE
Double definition, with settle meaning both determine and find a bed
20a – Revolver for an artist? (6)
TURNER
Double definition, with revolve meaning turn, and Turner being an artist
22a – Tree in farm-house where guns may be used (6,5)
FIRING RANGE
Where guns may be used is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: FIR (tree) + IN (in) + GRANGE (farm-house)
1d – Team regrouping for end of game (4)
MATE
End of game is the definition (as in, check-mate), with regrouping as an anagram indicator for team
2d – Canoe disinterred (6)
DUGOUT
Double definition, with dugout being a type of canoe, and also a synonym for disinterred (unburied)
3d – Old uncle injured in battle (8)
CULLODEN
Battle is the definition (from Battle of Culloden), with injured as an anagram indicator for old uncle
4d – Fraud with some worthless cameras (4)
SCAM
Fraud is the definition, with some as a hidden word indicator for worthles(s cam)eras
5d – Too much activity upset sleuth (6)
HUSTLE
Too much activity is the definition, with upset as an anagram indicator for sleuth
6d – Is a lemon sweet? (8)
SEMOLINA
Sweet is the definition (there are desserts with this name), and semolina is an anagram of is a lemon — does the ? mean there doesn’t need to be an anagram indicator?
11d – Stop the holiday being cancelled (5,3)
LEAVE OFF
Being cancelled is the definition (though the tense seems odd), with the rest as a cryptic definition (holiday stopped = LEAVE OFF)
12d – Latin and the rest (2,6)
ET CETERA
Cryptic definition; ET CETERA (etc.) is Latin for and the rest
15d – Fully developed blend of tea and rum (6)
MATURE
Fully developed is the definition, with blend as an anagram indicator for tea rum
17d – Some nasty ranting despot (6)
TYRANT
Despot is the definition, with some as a hidden word indicator for nas(ty rant)ing
19d – The woman from the United Nations (4)
EDNA
The woman is the definition (Edna is a woman‘s name), with from as a hidden word indicator for Unit(ed Na)tions
21d – Employ sound sheep (4)
EWES
Sheep is the definition, with sound as a homophone indicator for a word meaning employ (use)