Easy Cryptic Crossword from Simple Daily Puzzles 2021-04-02 (23/23)
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7a – Art or love, it is material for an opera (2,9)
IL TROVATORE
An opera is the definition, with material as an anagram indicator for art or love, it
8a – Play in small village (6)
HAMLET
Double definition, with Hamlet being a play and also being a word for small village
9a – Money spent on proscribed amateur (6)
OUTLAY
Money spent is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: OUT (proscribed) + LAY (amateur)
10a – Composer making connection in Georgia (6)
GLINKA
Composer is the definition, with in as an indicator that LINK (connection) goes into GA (abbreviation for Georgia), resulting in G(LINK)A
12a – Fan out to see ranch (6)
SPREAD
Double definition, with spread meaning fan out, and also being a word used for a ranch (like a 10k acre spread)
13a – Sheep heard in tree? (3)
YEW
Tree is the definition, with heard as a homophone indicator for EWE (sheep)
14a – Strike-leader makes fun of shifts (6)
SMOCKS
Shifts is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: S (strike-leader, or first letter of strike) + MOCKS (makes fun of)
16a – Fliers remain in motion (6)
AIRMEN
Fliers is the definition, with in motion as an anagram indicator for remain
18a – Drink while producing works for the theatre (6)
DRAMAS
Works for the theatre is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: DRAM (drink) + AS (while)
20a – Parts of a fish used for balance (6)
SCALES
Double definition, with scales being parts of a fish and also used for balance
22a – He’d epic plan to reform furniture designer (11)
CHIPPENDALE
Furniture designer is the definition, with reform as an anagram indicator for he'd epic plan
1d – Female resident of Britain (4)
RITA
Female is the definition, with resident as a hidden word indicator for Britain
2d – Communist leader in last revolution (6)
STALIN
Communist leader is the definition, with revolution as an anagram indicator for in last
3d – Graphically describes harbour lights? (8)
PORTRAYS
Graphically describes is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: PORT (harbour) + RAYS (lights)
4d – One getting a turn on stage in Othello (4)
IAGO
In Othello is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: I (looks like a one) + A (a) + TURN (go)
5d – Builder’s requisite – a bit of mustard or salt (6)
MORTAR
Builder's requisite is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: M (a bit of mustard, the first letter of mustard) + OR (or) + TAR (like salt, a word for sailor)
6d – In parts see a part apart (8)
SEPARATE
In parts is the definition, with apart as an anagram indicator for see a part
11d – Rhyme about milk and rice (8)
LIMERICK
Rhyme is the definition, with about as an anagram indicator for milk and rice
12d – Actress Gloria comes to Gateshead to make final appearance (4,4)
SWAN SONG
Final appearance is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: SWANSON (actress Gloria) + G (Gateshead, first letter of gate)
15d – Entered for a mince pie? (4,2)
CAME IN
Entered is the definition, with pie as an anagram indicator for a mince
17d – Artist has a turn to speak on Scottish isle (6)
RAASAY
Scottish isle is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: RA (artist, abbreviation for Royal Academician) + A (a) + SAY (turn to speak)
19d – Fools pass out (4)
SAPS
Fools is the definition, with out as an anagram indicator for pass
21d – Regular on the day before the first of November (4)
EVEN
Regular is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: EVE (the day before) + N (first of November, first letter of November)