Easy Cryptic Crossword from Simple Daily Puzzles 2021-04-20 (23/23)
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7a – Stamp collector setting out in a little ship (11)
PHILATELIST
Stamp collector is the definition, with out as an anagram indicator for a little ship
8a – Racket in English final (6)
ENDING
Final is the definition, with in as an indicator that DIN (racket) goes into ENG (abbreviation for English), resulting in EN(DIN)G
9a – A military pageant also includes a motorcycle race (6)
TATTOO
Military pageant is the definition, with includes as an indicator that ATT (A + TT, a motorcycle race in Isle of Man) goes into TOO (also), resulting in T(ATT)OO
10a – Father’s mobile home – it’s obvious (6)
PATENT
Obvious is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: PA (father) + TENT (mobile home)
12a – Bold prosecutor gets call (6)
DARING
Bold is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: DA (prosecutor) + RING (call)
13a – Part of the body, and what Cockneys do with it (3)
EAR
Part of the body is the definition, with the rest as a cryptic definition; Cockneys 'ear (hear) with their ear
14a – One who shoots bird by river (6)
SNIPER
One who shoots is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: SNIPE (bird) + R (abbreviation for river)
16a – Everything has a weight, we hear, at all times (6)
ALWAYS
At all times is the definition, with we hear as a homophone indicator for ALL WEIGHS (everything has a weight)
18a – What goes on a bit of bread, say? (6)
BUTTER
This is an &lit clue; part of it is a charades clue: B (a bit of bread, first letter of bread) + UTTER (say), and also butter goes on a bit of bread
20a – Making holes is not at all interesting (6)
BORING
Double definition, with boring meaning making holes and also meaning not at all interesting
22a – Numerical factor that makes a little company business-like (11)
COEFFICIENT
Numerical factor is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: CO (little company, abbreviation for company) + EFFICENT (business-like)
1d – Begin to write after the first of October (4)
OPEN
Begin is the definition, with after as an indicator that PEN (to write) goes after O (the first of October, first letter of October)
2d – A clergyman has to eat about six (6)
DIVINE
A clergyman is the definition, with about as an indicator that VI (roman numeral for six) goes into DINE (to eat), resulting in DI(VI)NE
3d – Child seeing the Changing of the Guard (8)
DAUGHTER
Child is the definition, with changing as an anagram indicator for the guard
4d – Before exercises we cried (4)
WEPT
Cried is the definition, with before as an indicator to put WE (we) before PT (exercises, abbreviation for physical training)
5d – Very cold beer (6)
BITTER
Double definition, with bitter meaning beer and also meaning very cold
6d – Ruined – yet ran to a lawyer (8)
ATTORNEY
Lawyer is the definition, with ruined as an anagram indicator for yet ran to
11d – Declare a girl’s put on weight (8)
ANNOUNCE
Declare is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: ANN (a girl's name) + OUNCE (weight)
12d – Recoil from disadvantage (8)
DRAWBACK
Disadvantage is the definition, with the rest as a cryptic definition; to recoil is to draw back
15d – Parking, say, provided by club (6)
PUTTER
Club is the definition (a putter is a golf club), with the rest as a charades clue: P (abbreviation for parking) + UTTER (say)
17d – More vigilant – that is right after armed conflict (6)
WARIER
More vigilant is the definition, with after as an indicator to put IE (that is) + R (abbreviation for right) after WAR (armed conflict)
19d – Floating platform right at the back (4)
RAFT
Floating platform is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: R (abbreviation for right) + AFT (back)
21d – £20, perhaps, for a short letter (4)
NOTE
Double definition, with note meaning short letter, and also referring to currency (as in, a £20 note)