Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3128
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This puzzle was published on 3rd October 2021
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Dada in ‘kind to the solver’ mode, well I thought so anyway
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Across
1a Award for second fiddle announced after brass (6,5)
SILVER MEDAL – A homophone (announced) of MEDDLE (fiddle) goes after SILVER – silver and brass both being informal words for money
10a Follow the track when he has departed (5)
TRAIL – T (the HE in THE has ‘departed) RAIL (track)
11a A hole added to belt out in Asian country (9)
SINGAPORE – A PORE (a hole) added to or going after SING (belt out)
12a It sure rattles carrying tea service! (9)
EUCHARIST – An anagram (rattles) of IT SURE ‘carrying’ CHA (tea)
13a Reading odd parts, all warm to mission (5)
ALAMO – The odd letters of AlL wArM tO
14a Hidden pavilion in Los Angeles? (6)
LATENT – A pavilion in Los Angeles could be an LA TENT
16a Sweet rum and Asti I mixed up (8)
TIRAMISU – An anagram (mixed up) of RUM ASTI I
18a Those in temporary shelter imbibing hot drink (8)
CHAMPERS – CAMPERS (those in temporary shelter) ‘imbibing’ H (hot)
20a Some animal assessed after a turn — it has been cured! (6)
SALAMI – Hidden in reverse (some … after a turn) in anIMAL ASsessed
23a A motive lacking in each crime (5)
ARSON – A (from the clue) and ReaSON (motive) ‘lacking’ the abbreviation for each
24a Restriction in first of colours, light blue (9)
CLAMPDOWN – The first letter of Colours, LAMP (light) DOWN (blue)
26a Dear old flame, broody (9)
EXPENSIVE – EX (old flame) PENSIVE (broody)
27a Colder in Canada in every respect, originally (5)
ICIER – The original letters of In Canada In Every Respect
28a Moving target I pass in events for young men (4,7)
STAG PARTIES – An anagram (moving) of TARGET I PASS
Down
2d Raised in Africa, a significant biblical figure (5)
ISAAC – Hidden in reverse (raised) in afriCA A SIgnificant
3d Futile incarcerating bad, bad guy (7)
VILLAIN – VAIN (futile) ‘incarcerating’ ILL (bad)
4d Country, one moving fast, by the sound of it? (6)
RUSSIA – A homophone (by the sound of it) of RUSHER (one moving fast)
5d Great thinker, intense I suspect (8)
EINSTEIN – An anagram (suspect) of INTENSE I
6d Desert with a river in middle of Qatar (7)
ATACAMA – A CAM (river) in the middle of qATAr
7d Beneath tower, search frantically for jumper (13)
STEEPLECHASER – An anagram (frantically) of SEARCH goes ‘beneath’ STEEPLE (tower)
8d Priceless work Somalian lost (4,4)
MONA LISA – An anagram (lost) of SOMALIAN
9d Rebel, Republican in transition (13)
REVOLUTIONARY – R (Republican) EVOLUTIONARY (in transition)
15d Various patterns in area crossing nave (8)
TRANSEPT – An anagram (various) of PATTERNS
17d Brilliant
solving (8)
CRACKING – Double definition – the first one always makes me think of ‘Cracking cheese Gromit’ 😊
19d Seed with long head (4,3)
PINE NUT – PINE (long) NUT (head)
21d Name a place south of capital in Paraguay (7)
APPOINT – A (from the clue) and POINT (place) the latter going ‘south’ of the P that is the capital letter of Paraguay
22d Shooter clocked in outskirts of Riga (6)
CAMERA – CAME (clocked in) and the ‘outskirts’ of RigA
25d Small tree, old as it happens (5)
OLIVE – O (old) LIVE (as it happens)
Thanks, Crypticsue — same here regarding the cracking cheese.
My question about 3d: how come the definition of “bad guy” is allowed? The crossword editor has previously said “good man” can’t be used any longer to indicate ST; it has to be “good person”, because some saints are women. Shouldn’t the same apply to villains?
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Liked 18A “Those in temporary shelter imbibing hot drink”