Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30155
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This puzzle was published on 26th November 2022
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
A Saturday Prize Puzzle with the usual mix of clue types – a surprising number of commenters on the day didn’t realise that this was the work of Cephas
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Across
6a Gradient Brian negotiated having to grit his teeth (4,3,4,2)
GRIN AND BEAR IT – An anagram (negotiated) of GRADIENT BRIAN
8a After sound of disapproval, who heard sound of weeping? (3-3)
BOO-HOO – HOO – a homophone (heard) of WHO goes after BOO (a sound of disapproval)
9a Ordinary to be occurring seven times a week (8)
EVERYDAY – Something so ordinary it might occur EVERY DAY (seven times a week)
10a Have no credit in old money (3)
OWN – Remove the CR (no credit) from crOWN (old money)
11a Guarded, having received stolen goods (6)
FENCED – Guarded by a fence, or having received stolen goods
12a Daughter and I emphasise pain (8)
DISTRESS – D (daughter) I (from the clue) STRESS (emphasise)
14a Support the new visionary (7)
PROPHET – PROP (support) and an anagram (new) of THE
16a Ghost said supporter will accompany cat (7)
PHANTOM – A homophone (said) of FAN (supporter) will accompany TOM (male cat)
20a Firm breaking law in the beginning (8)
STALWART – An anagram (breaking) of LAW inserted into START (beginning)
23a Find a colt rampaging with energy (6)
LOCATE – An anagram (rampaging) of A COLT with E (energy)
24a Cleopatra’s poisoner found within? (3)
ASP – Found within CleopatrA’S Poisoner
25a Section of drawing spanning width (8)
WINGSPAN – The second hidden word in a row – found in a section of draWING SPANning
26a Given and received from building society perhaps (6)
MUTUAL – This adjective meaning ‘given and received’ can also describe an institution such as a building society owned by its customers
27a Last to end of boxing match, or race? (2,3,8)
GO THE DISTANCE – As the clue says, last to the end of a boxing match or race
Down
1d Top cover for retirement (8)
NIGHTCAP – Something that covers your ‘top’ when you are in bed
2d Pet about to be given American food (8)
CANOODLE – C (circa, about) A (American) NOODLE (food)
3d A theologian to finish article, they are found at the end (7)
ADDENDA – A (From the clue) DD (Doctor of Divinity, theologian) END (finish) A (indefinite article)
4d Break hole in wall (6)
RECESS – Double definition
5d Collect maybe where light gets in through (6)
PRAYER – RAY (light) gets in PER (through)
6d Travelling extensively running after the ball (13)
GLOBETROTTING – TROTTING (running) goes after GLOBE (ball)
7d Carry coffee from French filling station (9,4)
TRANSPORT CAFÉ – TRANSPORT (carry) CAFÉ (French coffee)
13d Drink with three-quarters of side (3)
TEA – Three-quarters of TEAm (side)
15d Husband has two opposing points to axe (3)
HEW – H (husband) E W (two opposing compass points)
17d Companion giving friendly assistance? (8)
HELPMATE – This companion sounds like they could HELP a MATE
18d Turned into nice poisonous alkaloid! (8)
NICOTINE – An anagram (turned) of INTO NICE
19d Deputy has most of the reputation (5-2)
STAND-IN – Most of STANDINg (reputation)
21d Instruction to players to take it smoothly (6)
LEGATO – An instruction to players of musical instruments to take it smoothly
22d Real upset about politician is more considerable (6)
AMPLER – An anagram (upset) of REAL goes ‘about’ MP (politician)
2*/4*….
liked 6A “Gradient Brian negotiated having to grit his teeth (4,3,4,2)”