Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3082
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This puzzle was published on 15th November 2020
BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
An enjoyable Sunday puzzle with some nice surface readings
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Across
1a Just girl entering area: in it bombs (11)
EGALITARIAN – GAL (girl) ‘entering’ an anagram (bombs) of AREA IN IT
9a I’m evidently being informed, I know! (5,7,2)
YOU’RE TELLING ME – you are informing me
11a Hooked by warrior, fearsome fish (4)
ORFE – Hidden in (hooked by) warriOR FEarsome
12a Bulb working with this person about (5)
ONION – ON (working) I (this person) ON (about)
13a Pen name, ultimately, that may prove an irritation (4)
STYE – STY (pen) E (the ultimate letter of name)
16a Plant egg behind bird (8)
LARKSPUR – SPUR (egg, encourage) behind LARK (bird)
17a Cruel fashion in a fur (6)
UNFAIR- An anagram (fashion) of IN A FUR
19a Having shaken off lead, dog goes after last of Italian pasta (6)
NOODLE – Remove the head from a pOODLE (dog) and put what’s left after the last letter of Italian
20a Flier maybe almost hit, nearly destroyed (4,4)
MAIL SHOT An anagram (destroyed) of nearly all of ALMOST HIt
22a A retiring grey (4)
ASHY – A (from the clue) SHY (retiring)
23a Slowcoach taking cruise round pole (5)
SNAIL – SAIL (cruise) round N (North pole)
24a Top off initially in pool (4)
LIDO – LID (top) O (off initially)
27a Schmaltz delivered in Italy met with irritation (14)
SENTIMENTALITY – SENT (delivered) and an anagram (with irritation) of IN ITALY MET
28a Clearing table perhaps, left building in garden (7,4)
POTTING SHED – POTTING (clearing the table in a game of snooker) SHED (left)
Down
2d Idler, lovely and free (4-3-7)
GOOD-FOR-NOTHING – GOOD (lovely) FOR NOTHING (free)
3d Instrument fibber heard (4)
LYRE – A homophone (heard) of LIAR (fibber)
4d Metallic element: I hide one in stomach (8)
TITANIUM – I (from the clue) TAN (hide) I (one) inserted into TUM (stomach)
5d List one short — as may be cosmetic? (4-2)
ROLL-ON – ROLL (list) and ONe (one being truncated or short)
6d Where spinner achieves turn, a big hit coming up (4)
AXIS – A (from the clue) and a reversal (coming up) of SIX (big hit in cricket)
7d Novel is a right cheat, with a leading author (6,8)
AGATHA CHRISTIE – An anagram (novel) of IS A RIGHT CHEAT with A (from the clue) leading or going first
8d Decalitre emptied over dry allotment, damage done (11)
DESECRATION – The outside (emptied) letters of DecalitrE go over SEC (dry) and RATION (allotment)
10d All in ad dancing around in stockings — sauce! (11)
HOLLANDAISE – An anagram (dancing) of ALL IN AD inserted into HOSE (stockings)
14d Hand round second song (5)
PSALM – PALM (hand) ’round’ S (second)
15d Originally lost, item of jewellery in corner (5)
ANGLE – Lose the original letter of bANGLE (item of jewellery)
18d Heading for Hawick, a poet in Scottish town (8)
HAMILTON – H (the heading for Hawick) A (from the clue again!) MILTON (poet)
21d Engrossed, camping? (6)
INTENT – IN TENT (camping)
25d Lengthy vehicle in showroom I looked up (4)
LIMO – Hidden in reverse (up) in showroOM I Looked
26d Map book missing capital of Tunisia, sadly (4)
ALAS – An AtLAS (map book) missing the capital letter of Tunisia