Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3038
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This puzzle was published on 12th January 2020
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
I was very much on the Dada wavelength for this one and enjoyed the solve while it lasted
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Across
1a Pack things (5)
STUFF – Double definition, the first a verb, the second a noun
4a Sweet, country’s borders? (5)
CANDY – The borders of country are C AND Y
10a Unspeakable wickedness in beauty (8)
DEVILISH – EVIL (wickedness) inserted into DISH (beauty)
11a Top clubs, say, welcoming twin males? (6)
SUMMIT – SUIT (clubs, say) ‘welcoming’ two (twin) M (males)
12a Poison drink? That’s the limit! (6)
MARGIN – MAR (poison) GIN (drink)
13a White lies disseminated in gang (8)
RIESLING – An anagram (disseminated) of LIES inserted in RING (gang)
14a Track alongside sign in quiet location? (7)
LIBRARY – RY (railway – track) goes alongside LIBRA (sign of the Zodiac)
16a A number dry, waters finally drained out (6)
THIRTY – ‘drain out’ or remove the S (waters finally) from THIRsTY
17a Rule about new gun (6)
CANNON – CANON (rule, law) ‘about’ N (new)
19a Good prices for freebooters (7)
PIRATES – PI (good) RATES (prices)
21a Puzzle scam uncovered (8)
CONFOUND – CON (scam) FOUND (uncovered)
22a Ruined, as are three-wheelers and go-karts? (6)
DASHED – Three-wheelers and go-karts both contain a hyphen so could be said to be ‘dashed’
23a Walk quietly — possible instruction to reader in formal attire (6)
TIPTOE – PTO (instruction to reader) inserted into TIE (formal attire)
24a Small parts married together (2,6)
IN UNSION – S (small) ‘parts’ or goes inside IN UNION (married)
25a Picture, for example, Parisian pal sent back (5)
IMAGE – A reversal (sent back) of EG (for example) AMI (French, Parisian, friend)
26a United team is ahead, by the sound of it (5)
LEEDS – A homophone (by the sound of it) of LEADS (is ahead)
Down
2d Plate I ate, no mixed grill ultimately (7)
TOENAIL – An anagram (mixed) of I ATE NO followed by the ultimate letter of grilL
3d Added extras — in the hairdressing salon? (6,8)
FRINGE BENEFITS – Something extra which you might find at the hairdressers?
5d Missing round hard receptacle designed for powdery residue (7)
ASHTRAY – ASTRAY (missing) round H (hard)
6d Extraordinary tiredness in person expressing resistance (9)
DISSENTER – An anagram (extraordinary) of TIREDNESS
7d European eaten by wolf in Newfoundland (4)
FINN – Lurking in (eaten by) wolF IN Newfoundland
8d Lentils and meats in different food processor (5,9)
SMALL INTESTINE – An anagram (different) of LENTILS MEATS IN
9d Ring number of US soldiers up (6)
SIGNET – A reversal (up in a Down clue) of TEN GIS (number of US soldiers)
15d Sauna made to break down again and again and again! (2,7)
AD NAUSEAM – An anagram (to break down) of SAUNA MADE
18d A teacher is someone beautiful (6)
ADONIS – A (from the clue) DON (teacher) IS (from the clue)
19d Initially, prose saying further unnecessary bits (7)
PADDING – P (prose initially) ADDING (saying further)
20d Drug otherwise used in eating regimens rejected (7)
STEROID – A reversal (rejected) of DIETS (eating regimens) into which has been inserted OR (otherwise)
22d Secure nothing in political party (2,2)
DO UP – O (nothing) in DUP (political party)
Well, that’s how they arrived at 22d. Never heard of that party, shudda looked it up! Thanks CS
The DUP appears quite often and I tried to be as helpful as possible in my hints when I said somethin like ‘a UK but non-GB’ political party – that sort of indicates where the party is based.
Yet again the DT is telling me that I got all the unchecked letters in 15d wrong, even though my answer matches CS’s above. One of these days their IT department will sort themselves out!
Sue, I think this crossword was published on 19th not the 12th.
Many thanks for all your assistance
The crossword which was published on the 19th January was 3039, the review of which will appear this coming Thursday.
Apologies, I have always assumed that the solution I am given on the iPad on Sundays is the one for the previous Sunday. I’ve never bothered to actually check it.