Guardian Quick Cryptic Crossword 20 (20/20)
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1a One sitcom’s funny for financial experts (10)
ECONOMISTS
Financial experts
is the definition, with funny
as an anagram indicator for one sitcom
7a Invitee made suppositions loudly (5)
GUEST
Invitee
is the definition, with loudly
as a soundalike indicator for GUESSED
(made suppositions
)
8a Equine speaking with a croaky voice (5)
HORSE
Equine
is the definition, with speaking
as a soundalike indicator for with a croaky voice
9a Get mousse regularly for Aussie natives that can’t fly (4)
EMUS
Aussie natives that can't fly
is the definition, with regularly
as an indicator to take every other character of get mousse
10a Drug picked up for leading female protagonist (6)
HEROIN
Drug
is the definition, with picked up
as a soundalike indicator for HEROINE
(leading female protagonist
)
13a Trendy school for cricket, for example (6)
INSECT
Cricket for example
is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: IN
(trendy
) + SECT
(school
)
14a Eye infection from filthy place, we’re told (4)
STYE
Eye infection
is the definition, with we're told
as a soundalike indicator for STY
(filthy place
)
16a At regular intervals, floor chummy stand-in doctor (5)
LOCUM
Stand-in doctor
is the definition, with at regular intervals
as an indicator to take every other letter of floor chummy
18a Little bird caught by American bumpkin (5)
CHICK
Little bird
is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: C
(caught
, a cricket abbreviation) + HICK
(American bumpkin
)
19a Reporter’s still providing writing materials (10)
STATIONERY
Writing materials
is the definition, with reporter's
as a soundalike indicator for STATIONARY
(still
)
2d By the sound of it, verifies payment orders (7)
CHEQUES
Payment orders
is the definition, with by the sound of it
as a soundalike indicator for CHECKS
(verifies
)
3d Brief message in bottle, regularly (4)
NOTE
Brief message
is the definition, with regularly
as an indicator to take every other letter of in bottle
4d Composer from Harlem, strangely (6)
MAHLER
Composer
is the definition, with strangely
as an anagram indicator for Harlem
5d Skiers, oddly, getting male teacher (3)
SIR
Male teacher
is the definition, with oddly
as an indicator to take odd numbered letters in skiers
6d American novelist bites neck foolishly (9)
STEINBECK
American novelist
is the definition, with foolishly
as an anagram indicator for bites neck
7d In speech, apes irregular soldiers (9)
GUERILLAS
Irregular soldiers
is the definition, with in speech
as a soundalike indicator for GORILLAS
(apes
)
11d Piece of data that’s very different to rule I amended (7)
OUTLIER
Piece of data that's very different
is the definition with amended
as an anagram indicator for to rule I
12d Naughty child, one getting breaded seafood (6)
SCAMPI
Breaded seafood
is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: SCAMP
(naughty child
) + I
(looks like a one
)
15d The compiler with Tory person who’s venerated (4)
ICON
Person who's venerated
is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: I
(the compiler
) + CON
(short for conservative, such as a Tory
)
17d Even bits of ice heap in hot drink (3)
CHA
Hot drink
is the definition, with even bits of
as an indicator to take the even letters of ice heap