Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28570
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This puzzle was published on 28th October 2017
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Mister Ron provided this particular Saturday Prize Puzzle. Lots to enjoy but if I’d had my test solving ‘how many of each type of clue’ sheet out, I might have found out exactly how many times, for example, I’d chopped some letters off to replace them with something else!
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Across
1a Security wanting all to clear off (10)
COLLATERAL – An anagram (off) of ALL TO CLEAR
6a Give up returning fashionable decadent clothes (4)
CEDE – Lurking (clothes) in reverse (returning) in fashionablE DECadent
10a Compass moved quickly, finally pointing east (5)
RANGE – RAN (moved quickly) G (the final letter of pointing) E (East)
11a Walk open-armed when upset (9)
PROMENADE – An anagram (when upset) of OPEN ARMED
12a Colourful creature, something in the garden to be eaten by cat? (8)
PARAKEET – A RAKE (something in the garden) ‘eaten by’ PET (cat?)
13a Plot way to catch cold (5)
PATCH – PATH (way) to ‘catch’ C (cold)
15a Bans partner’s parents after divorce? (7)
OUTLAWS – I do know some people who refer to their partner’s parents as this even while still married as opposed to divorced!
17a Expressionless corpse with power to drive medium away (7)
DEADPAN – Replace (drive … away) the M for Medium in DEAD MAN (corpse) and replace with P for Power
19a Hearts, perhaps, surrounding dodgy ref — it’s too much (7)
SURFEIT – SUIT (of cards – hearts, perhaps) surrounding an anagram (dodgy) of REF
21a Get into shape before couple’s announcement (7)
PREPARE – PRE (before) and a homophone (announcement) of PAIR (couple)
22a Article thanks Greek character (5)
THETA – THE (definite article) TA (thanks)
24a One hanging on where falling soldier might be found (8)
PARASITE – Where a soldier who jumps out of an aircraft might be found
27a Super-vile, possibly (9)
REPULSIVE – An anagram (possibly) of SUPER VILE
28a Better in extra large, as they say (5)
EXCEL – A homophone (as they say) of XL (extra large)
29a The old students shout (4)
YELL – YE (the old way of saying the) L L (learners, students)
30a Weaknesses shown by supporters of Cassius? (4,2,4)
FEET OF CLAY – The supporters of Cassius Clay the boxer
Down
1d Swimmer in quartet among 18 from the south (4)
CARP – A reversal (from the south) of the first four letters (quartet) of the solution to 18d
2d Ruined ancestral city (9)
LANCASTER – An anagram (ruined) of ANCESTRAL Even if you didn’t know that Mister Ron set this one, the self-referential solution (his surname) does give it away. Apparently he’s been meaning to use this clue for years!
3d Where one might find sportspeople are not available (5)
ARENA – ARE (from the clue) NA (not available)
4d Timelessly seductive woman is queen (7)
TEMPTRESS – Remove both Ts (timelessly) from TEMPTRESS (seductive woman)
5d Work in ‘Bill & Ted’ took over (7)
ADOPTED – OP (work) in AD (bill) and TED (from the clue)
7d Perform in French before a court (5)
ENACT – EN (the French word for in) A CT (a court)
8d Just need van he’d damaged (4-6)
EVEN-HANDED – An anagram (damaged) of NEED VAN HED
9d Look up Eastern wine — it enhances the memory (8)
KEEPSAKE – A reversal (up in a Down clue) of PEEK (look) plus SAKE (Eastern wine)
14d Story put out, very heartless and confused (5-5)
TOPSY-TURVY – An anagram (out) of STORY PUT followed by VY (‘heartless’ very)
16d A crew competent and compliant (8)
AMENABLE – A (from the clue) MEN (crew) ABLE (competent)
18d Realistic after rehearsal, shortened a line (9)
PRACTICAL – PRACTICe (rehearsal ‘shortened’) A (from the clue) L (line)
20d Joint champions? (7)
TOPSIDE – This joint of beef could, if split 3,4, possibly be a champion team
21d Swapping RE, senior pupil gets 10/10? (7)
PERFECT – Swap the R and E in a PREFECT (senior pupil)
23d Professional leaving right and left boot out (5)
EXPEL – Leave the RT (right) from EXPERT (professional) and replace with an L (left)
25d Cut mostly fine bundle (5)
SHEAF – Most of SHEAr (cut) and F (fine)
26d Partner runs from part of tennis match (4)
ALLY – Remove R (runs) from RALLY (part of tennis match)
B1
This was a total delight so thanks to Mister Ron and Sue for setting and reminding me of an enjoyable experience last Saturday afternoon. I solved 12a but wondered why and when I realised the parsing it made me smile – bliss.
I enjoyed this one too. Thanks Sue and Mister Ron
Found a copy of the paper on the train back from the York S&B and saved it for a suitable spare moment. It made a pleasant diversion in the waiting room while my grandchildren were having their piano lessons the other day . Liked 30ac, but not sure how many solvers would have known Ali’s previous name. Thanks to setter and blogger.
Thanks to CS and to the setter – I’m none the wiser who Mister Ron is even with your ‘clue’, but he sets a lovely crossword. I won’t confess how long it took me (right to the end of the alphabet) to get ‘excel’ – I was trying to get OS for outsize!