Guardian Quick Cryptic Crossword 19 (24/25)
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1a Expendable Detective Inspectors fold fur (11)
DISPENSABLE
Expendable
is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: DIS
(abbreviation for Detective Inspectors
) + PEN
(a fold
is a pen
for sheep) + FUR
(sable
)
7a Most hackneyed stories set in stone (7)
STALEST
Most hackneyed
is the definition, with in as an indicator to insert TALES
(stories
) into ST
(abbreviation for stone
): S(TALES)T
8a Ninja regularly holding container (3)
JAR
Container
is the definition, with holding
as an indicator that the answer is hidden in nin(ja r)egularly
9a Scouser sometimes hides addicts (5)
USERS
Addicts
is the definition, with hides
as an indicator that the answer is hidden in sco(user s)ometimes
12a Parasite left river (5)
LOUSE
Parasite
is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: L
(abbreviation for left
) + OUSE
(a river
in England)
15a Foreign article about falsehood (5)
ALIEN
Foreign
is the definition, with about
as an indicator to insert LIE
(falsehood
) into AN
(article
): A(LIE)N
16a Kill small bug (5)
SMITE
Kill
is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: S
(abbreviation for small
) + MITE
(bug
)
18a Part of pictures I took in second test (5)
RESIT
Second test
is the definition, with part of
as an indicator that the answer is hidden in pictu(res I t)ook
20a Hawaiian dish partly spoiled (3)
POI
Hawaiian dish
is the definition, with partly
as an indicator that the answer is hidden in s(poi)led
21a Coerce mythical creature to consume first piece of orange (7)
DRAGOON
Coerce
is the definition, with consume
as an indicator to insert O
(first piece of orange
, the first letter of orange
) into DRAGON
(mythical creature
): DRAGO(O)N
23a Discourages examination during deaths (11)
DEMORALISES
*
Discourages
is the definition, with during
as an indicator to insert ORAL
(examination
) into DEMISES
(deaths
): DEM(ORAL)ISES
1d Talk about field sport at start of summer (7)
DISCUSS
Talk about
is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: DISCUS
(field sport
) + S
(start of summer
, first letter of summer
)
2d Startle vehicle in South East (5)
SCARE
Startle
is the definition, with in as an indicator to insert CAR
(vehicle
) into SE
(abbreviation for South East
)
3d Creature ignoring odd bits of seaweed (3)
EWE
Creature
is the definition, with odd bits
as an indicator to take the odd
characters of seaweed
4d Carpathian perhaps embracing Latin colonist (7)
SETTLER
Colonist
is the definition, with embracing
as an indicator
to insert L
(abbreviation for Latin
) into SETTER
(Carpathian
is the setter
of this puzzle)
5d Small and perfectly formed piece from Punjabi journalist (5)
BIJOU
Small and perfectly formed
is the definition, with piece from
as an indicator that the answer is hidden in Punja(bi jou)rnalist
6d Mistake made by wearer periodically (3)
ERR
Mistake
is the definition, with periodically
as an indicator to take every other letter of wearer
10d Traitor dreamt on and off (3)
RAT
Traitor
is the definition, with on and off
as an indicator to take every other letter of dreamt
11d Second loan provider is remote (7)
SLENDER
Remote
is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: S
(abbreviation for second
) + LENDER
(loan provider
)
13d Individual bounced regularly (3)
ONE
Individual
is the definition, with regularly
as an indicator to take every other letter in bounced
14d Holds out as former lover takes care (7)
EXTENDS
Holds out
is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: EX
(former lover
) + TENDS
(takes care
)
17d Said I omitted section in phrase (5)
IDIOM
Phrase
is the definition, with section
as an indicator that the answer is hidden in sa(id I om)itted
19d Cries about new elitists (5)
SNOBS
Elitists
is the definition, with about
as an indicator to insert N
(abbreviation for new
) into SOBS
(cries
): S(N)OBS
20d Walk upwards evenly (3)
PAD
Walk
is the definition, with evenly
as an indicator to take every other letter of upwards
22d Trouble caused by oddly deficient facials (3)
AIL
Trouble
is the definition, with oddly deficient
as an indicator to remove every other letter from facials