Easy Cryptic Crossword from Simple Daily Puzzles 2021-04-11 (24/24)
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1a – Not involved with many fools (10)
SIMPLETONS
Fools is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: SIMPLE (not involved) + TONS (many)
7a – Stone that comes from Tangier (7)
GRANITE
Stone is the definition, with comes from as an anagram indicator for Tangier
8a – A vessel, by the sound of it, to make money (4)
EARN
To make money is the definition, with sound as a homophone indicator for URN (vessel)
10a – Look for one in Debrett? (4)
PEER
Look is the definition, with one in Debrett being a cryptic definition; Debrett’s published The New Peerage
11a – Cornelia changes her name (8)
CAROLINE
Her name is the definition, with changes as an anagram indicator for Cornelia
13a – One nurse forced to seek cover (6)
INSURE
Cover is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: I (looks like a one) + NSURE (forced is an anagram indicator for nurse)
15a – Cuts gardener’s first trees (6)
GASHES
Cuts is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: G (gardener's first, first letter of gardener)+ ASHES (trees)
17a – Unstretched? Not any more! (2,6)
NO LONGER
Not any more is the definition, with the rest as a cryptic definition; unstretched is not longer
18a – Fed a mouse some cheese (4)
EDAM
Cheese is the definition, with some as a hidden word indicator for f(ed a m)ouse
21a – One marsh, when turned over, becomes a desert (4)
GOBI
Desert is the definition, with turned over as a reversal indicator for I (looks like a one) + BOG (marsh)
22a – Ring – it’s taken by robbers (7)
BANDITS
Robbers is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: BAND (ring) + ITS (it's)
23a – Judging output of enigmatist (10)
ESTIMATING
Judging is the definition, with output as an anagram indicator for enigmatist
1d – Saint gets drink that’s not fresh (5)
STALE
Not fresh is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: ST (abbreviation for Saint) + ALE (drink)
2d – Girl gets male to help (4)
MAID
Girl is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: M (abbreviation for male) + AID (help)
3d – General method for making a margin? (6)
LEEWAY
Margin is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: LEE (General, probably Robert E. Lee) + WAY (method)
4d – A hot cell – odd place to go for a drink! (3,5)
THE LOCAL
Place to go for a drink is the definition, with odd as an anagram indicator for a hot cell
5d – Rich now poor in East Anglia (7)
NORWICH
In East Anglia is the definition (Norwich is a city in East Anglia), with poor as an anagram for rich now
6d – North Africans eying past construction (9)
EGYPTIANS
North Africans is the definition, with construction as an anagram indicator for eying past
9d – I miss step out – a hopeless case! (9)
PESSIMIST
A hopeless case is the definition, with out as an anagram indicator for I miss step
12d – Migrating bird is in an Italian port (8)
BRINDISI
Italian port is the definition (Brindisi is a port city in Southern Italy), with migrating as an anagram indicator for bird is in
14d – Everyone takes pigs round trees (7)
SALLOWS
Tree is the definition (a sallow is a willow tree), with round as an indicator that ALL (everyone) should go into SOWS (pigs), resulting in S(ALL)OWS
16d – Dancing bear is from this country (6)
SERBIA
Country is the definition, with dancing as an anagram indicator for bear is
19d – Fading melody in gardening section (5)
DYING
Fading is the definition, with section as a hidden word indicator for melo(dy in g)ardening
20d – A social worker I opposed (4)
ANTI
Opposed is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: ANT (social worker, ants are social creatures known for their hard work) + I