Easy Cryptic Crossword from Simple Daily Puzzles 2021-11-27 (23/24)
Still trying to understand these clues:
- 1d –
Aircraft seen in tree? (5)— thanks, @marccold!
The clues:
1a – Drums, for example, could be supersonic (10)
PERCUSSION
Drums for example is the definition, with could be as an anagram indicator for supersonic
7a – Oriental ate out and had a banquet (7)
FEASTED
Had a banquet is the definition, with out as an indicator to put FED (ate) outside of EAST (Oriental): F(EAST)ED
8a – Greet bad weather (4)
HAIL
Double definition, with hail meaning greet and also being a type of bad weather
10a – I’d heard and observed (4)
EYED
Observed is the definition, with heard as a homophone indicator for I'd
11a – A brave leader (8)
GERONIMO
Cryptic definition; Geronimo was a leader of the Apache people
13a – In this you may drink or drive! (6)
SALOON
Double definition; you drink in a saloon (bar), and a saloon is a type of car (sedan)
15a – Thirteen cards for eleven players in Scotland? (6)
HEARTS
Double definition; there are thirteen hearts in a deck of cards, and the Heart of Midlothian F.C. (Hearts) is a football club (eleven players) in Scotland
17a – Railway station in an Australian state (8)
VICTORIA
Double definition; Victoria is a railway station and also an Australian state
18a – Just not dark (4)
FAIR
Double definition, with just meaning fair and also meaning not dark (like fair-skinned)
21a – Depressed sportsman (4)
BLUE
Double definition, with blue meaning depressed and the Blues being a sports team (probably among others, a hockey team in St. Louis)
22a – Unusual respect for a symbol of authority (7)
SCEPTRE
Symbol of authority is the definition, with unusual as an anagram indicator for respect
23a – Made an angry fuss, as Adam and Eve did (6,4)
RAISED CAIN
Double definition, with raised cain meaning made an angry fuss, and also being what Adam and Eve did (raised him as a son)
1d – Aircraft seen in tree? (5)
PLANE
Aircraft is the definition… seen in tree?
2d – To give her less would be cruel (4)
RUTH
Cryptic definition; if you put LESS after RUTH you get RUTHLESS (cruel)
3d – Is nude ordering lingerie? (6)
UNDIES
Lingerie is the definition, with ordering as an anagram indicator for is nude
4d – Vessel seen earlier outside church (8)
SCHOONER
Vessel is the definition, with outside as an indicator to put CH (abbreviation for church) around SOONER (earlier)
5d – Renowned actor – one appearing in musical (7)
OLIVIER
Renowned actor is the definition (Laurence Olivier), with appearing in as an indicator to put I (looks like a one) into OLIVER (a musical): OLIV(I)ER
6d – Distasteful attack? (9)
OFFENSIVE
Double definition, with offensive meaning distasteful and also being an attack
9d – Is not wasteful with the jam (9)
CONSERVES
Double definition, with conserves meaning is not wasteful and also being a type of jam
12d – Mobile phones or things without any chance or success (2-6)
NO-HOPERS
Things without any chance of success is the definition, with mobile as an anagram indicator for phones or
14d – A girl, having left university, gathering lilac (7)
LUCILLA
A girl is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: L (abbreviation for left) + U (abbreviation for university) + CILLA (gathering is an anagram indicator for lilac)
16d – Not seen but heard in light fog? (6)
MISSED
Not seen is the definition, with heard as a homophone indicator for MIST (light fog)
19d – Continue performing in part of London? (5)
ACTON
Part of London is the definition, with the rest as a cryptic definition: ACT ON (continue performing)
20d – A goddess from another age (4)
HERA
A goddess is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: HER (from another) + A (abbreviation for age)