Easy Cryptic Crossword from Simple Daily Puzzles 2021-09-03 (24/24)
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1a – Mad bikers frantic to get off (9)
DISEMBARK
Get off is the definition, with frantic as an anagram indicator for mad bikers
8a – Urge to use an iron (5)
PRESS
Double definition, with press meaning both urge and use an iron
9a – Leo, for example, or a lady abroad (7)
SIGNORA
Lady abroad is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: SIGN (Leo for example) + OR (or) + A (a)
10a – Pole crossing a thoroughfare (4)
ROAD
Thoroughfare is the definition, with crossing as an indicator that A (a) goes into ROD (pole)
11a – Precious object Nemo gets at sea (8)
GEMSTONE
Precious object is the definition, with at sea as an anagram indicator for Nemo gets
13a – Lock up one acquiring work experience (6)
INTERN
Double definition, with intern meaning lock up and also an intern being one acquiring work experience
14a – Rock band or movie star (6)
BRANDO
Movie star is the definition, with rock as an anagram indicator for band or
17a – Live nude shockingly exposed to public view (8)
UNVEILED
Exposed to public view is the definition, with shockingly as an anagram indicator for live nude
19a – Shape of zero value? (4)
OVAL
Cryptic definition; a zero has an oval shape
21a – New part ordered somewhere in Belgium (7)
ANTWERP
Somewhere in Belgium is the definition, with ordered as an anagram indicator for new part
22a – More proficient in table rapping (5)
ABLER
More proficient is the definition, with rapping as an anagram indicator for table
23a – Wrought steel, as in key (9)
ESSENTIAL
Key is the definition, with wrought as an anagram indicator for steel as in
2d – Imprecise in former legislation (7)
INEXACT
Imprecise is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: IN (in) + EX (former) + ACT (legislastion)
3d – Some conversed in Gaelic (4)
ERSE
Gaelic is the definition, with some as a hidden word indicator for conv(erse)d
4d – Hamper speculation about request (6)
BASKET
Hamper is the definition, with about as an indicator to put ASK (request) into BET (speculation)
5d – Bognor extension? Test records kept here (8)
REGISTRY
Records kept here is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: REGIS (Bognor extension, Bognor Regis is a West Sussex town) + TRY (test)
6d – Crazy railway engine (4)
LOCO
Double definition, with loco meaning crazy and also loco(motive) being a railway engine
7d – Cricketer with top hat under pressure (4,6)
PACE BOWLER
Cricketer is the definition, with under as an indicator to put BOWLER (top hat) under PACE (can mean pressure)
8d – Fastidious individual (10)
PARTICULAR
Double definition, with particular meaning fastidious and individual
12d – Tough guys breaking ribs? Sure! (8)
BRUISERS
Tough guys is the definition, with breaking as an anagram indicator for ribs sure
15d – Short work of fiction — page of calendar girl? (7)
NOVELLA
Short work of fiction is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: NOV (page of calendar, November) + ELLA (a girl‘s name)
16d – Pope resolved to meet the French nation (6)
PEOPLE
Nation is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: PEOP (resolved is an anagram indicator for pope) + LE (French for the)
18d – Refuse to allow free vote (4)
VETO
Refuse to allow is the definition, with free as an anagram indicator for vote
20d – Compassion, we hear, for male deer (4)
HART
Male deer is the definition, with we hear as a homophone indicator for HEART (compassion)