Easy Cryptic Crossword from Simple Daily Puzzles 2021-08-30 (28/28)
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1a – Go out with fruit (4)
DATE
Double definition, with a date being a fruit, and also meaning going out with
3a – Teacher ordering a cute rod (8)
EDUCATOR
Teacher is the definition, with ordering as an anagram indicator for a cute rod
9a – Hairy coat with lines and wrinkles (7)
FURROWS
Wrinkles is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: FUR (hairy coat) + ROWS (lines)
10a – A nobleman’s fists? (5)
DUKES
Cryptic definition; dukes are noblemen, and a person fighting with fists might put up their dukes
11a – Becoming confused as one ages (5)
AEONS
Ages is the definition, with becoming confused as an anagram indicator for as one
12a – A country sounded musical (6)
GREASE
Musical is the definition (Grease is a musical), with sounded as a homophone indicator for Greece (a country)
14a – Peers squeal when upset (6)
EQUALS
Peers is the definition, with upset as an anagram indicator for squeal
16a – Good girl with time for bird (6)
GANNET
Bird is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: G (abbreviation for good) + ANNE (a girl‘s name) + T (abbreviation for time)
19a – Recent change of heart (6)
CENTRE
Heart is the definition, with change as an anagram indicator for recent
21a – Vince in the lead? (5)
CABLE
Cryptic definition; Vince Cable was the a Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2017 to 2019.
24a – Cast worth changing (5)
THROW
Cast is the definition, with changing as an anagram indicator for worth
25a – Wireless pioneer from Minorca (7)
MARCONI
Wireless pioneer is the definition (Guglielmo Marconi invented wireless telegraph), with from as an anagram indicator for Minorca
26a – Stick with New Testament disciple (8)
ADHERENT
Disciple is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: ADHERE (stick with) + NT (abbreviation for New Testament)
27a – List held by Uncle Anthony (4)
LEAN
List is the definition, with held by as a hidden word indicator for Unc(le An)thony
1d – Flat indeed! (8)
DEFLATED
This is an &lit clue; deflated means flat indeed, but also in is an indicator that flat goes into deed: DE(FLAT)ED
2d – Trunk found in north-west or south-east (5)
TORSO
Trunk is the definition, with found in as a hidden word indicator for north-wes(t or so)uth-east
4d – Doctor’s first with old herb — the prescribed amount (6)
DOSAGE
Prescribed amount is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: D (doctor's first, first letter of doctor) + O (abbreviation for old) + SAGE (herb)
5d – Group showing concern about diamonds (5)
CADRE
Group is the definition, with about as an indicator that D (abbreviation for diamonds) goes into CARE (concern): CA(D)RE
6d – Provides accommodation for kids (5,2)
TAKES IN
Definition?
7d – Rebel is held by soldiers (4)
RISE
Rebel (the verb) is the definition, with held by as an indicator that RE (abbreviation for Royal Engineers, soldiers) contains IS (is): R(IS)E
8d – A little bit of egotism or selfishness (6)
MORSEL
A little bit is the definition, with of as a hidden word indicator for egotism or selfishness
13d – Articles about rising in Greek (8)
ATHENIAN
Greek is the definition, with about as an indicator that A + THE + AN (articles) go around NI (rising is a reversal indicator on in)
15d – Find a hunter going astray (7)
UNEARTH
Find is the definition, with going astray as an anagram indicator for a hunter
17d – A group of notes, we hear, producing harmony (6)
ACCORD
Harmony is the definition, with we hear as a homophone indicator for A CHORD (group of notes)
18d – Information about right degree for European (6)
GERMAN
European is the definition, with about as an indicator that R (abbreviation for right) + MA (degree) goes into GEN (information): GE(R)(MA)N
20d – Tall building — for a carthorse? (5)
TOWER
Tall building is the definition, with the rest as a cryptic definition; a carthorse tows things, so is a tower.
22d – Liquor is seen — cries of disapproval are heard (5)
BOOZE
Liquor is the definition, with heard as a homophone indicator for BOOS (cries of disapproval)
23d – Stake raised in volcano (4)
ETNA
Volcano is the definition, with raised as a reversal indicator for ANTE (stake)