Easy Cryptic Crossword from Simple Daily Puzzles 2021-04-03 (28/28)
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1a – A European coming from Paris and wandering (8)
SPANIARD
A European is the definition, with wandering as an anagram indicator for Paris and
6a – Dog buried in obscurity (3)
CUR
Dog is the definition, with buried in as an hidden word indicator for obs(cur)ity
9a – John gets left in school (5)
ELTON
John is the definition (Elton John), with in as an indicator that L (left) goes into ETON (Eton College, a public school), resulting in E(L)TON
10a – European leader back from Asia? (7)
EASTERN
From Asia is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: E (European leader, first letter of European) + ASTERN (back)
11a – Different, but possibly related (7)
ALTERED
Different is the definition, with possibly as an anagram indicator for related
13a – Restrains wild beast (5)
BATES
Restrains is the definition, with wild as an anagram indicator for beast
14a – A soft-fruit show (6)
APPEAR
Show is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: A (a) + P (soft, on sheet music) + PEAR (fruit)
15a – Maps taken out on an Asian boat (6)
SAMPAN
Asian boat is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: SAMP (taken out as an anagram indicator for maps) + AN (an)
19a – A composer – some clever Dick! (5)
VERDI
Composer is the definition, with some as a hidden word indicator for cle(ver Di)ck
21a – Military policemen scraped out (7)
REDCAPS
Military policemen is the definition, with out as an anagram indicator for scraped
22a – The digs may be seen (7)
SIGHTED
Seen is the definition, with may be as an anagram indicator for the digs
23a – Show requiring a bit of cooperation (5)
OPERA
Show is the definition, with a bit of as a hidden word indicator for co(opera)tion
24a – Drink for a child? (3)
TOT
Double definition, with tot meaning a small drink and also meaning child
25a – Investigate the cash-desk (5,3)
CHECK OUT
Double definition, with check out meaning the cash-desk at a store, and also meaning investigate
2d – Refuelling operation? Mine’s best! (3,4)
PIT STOP
Refuelling operation is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: PIT'S (mine's) + TOP (best)
3d – Religious woman going up and down (3)
NUN
Religious woman is the definition, with going up and down as a palindrome indicator for a down clue
4d – Changes as the morning finishes (6)
AMENDS
Changes is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: AM (abbreviation for morning) + ENDS (finishes)
5d – Dad abhors fixing part of car (9)
DASHBOARD
Part of car is the definition, with fixing as an anagram indicator for dad abhors
6d – Conservative-Socialist split (5)
CLEFT
Split is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: C (abbreviation for conservative) + LEFT (socialist)
7d – Tears when leading character in romance dies (5)
RENDS
Tears is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: R (leading character in romance, first letter of romance) + ENDS (dies)
8d – Dave in an upset state (6)
NEVADA
State is the definition, with upset as a reversal indicator on ADAVEN (in is an indicator that Dave goes into an)
12d – Somehow it is clear and practical (9)
REALISTIC
Practical is the definition, with somehow as an anagram indicator for it is clear
16d – High-rise flat? (7)
PLATEAU
Cryptic definition; a plateau is flat, but high up
17d – Island capital as a sun resort (6)
NASSAU
Island capital is the definition (Nassau is the capital of the Bahamas), with resort as an anagram indicator for as a sun
18d – Game taking you from one bank to another? (6)
BRIDGE
Game is the definition, with the rest as a cryptic definition; a bridge takes you from one (river) bank to another
19d – Go to see little Violet take a pew (5)
VISIT
Go to see is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: VI (little Violet, short for Violet) + SIT (take a pew)
20d – Proper ceremony for the listener (5)
RIGHT
Proper is the definition, with for the listener as a homophone indicator for RITE (ceremony)
23d – Approval about a tree (3)
OAK
Tree is the definition, with about as an indicator that A (a) goes into OK, resulting in O(A)K