Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3134
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This puzzle was published on 14th November 2021
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
An extremely straightforward Sunday Prize Puzzle
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Across
6a In the doghouse, where rain first appears? (5,1,5)
UNDER A CLOUD – This expression meaning in trouble could be where rain first appears
9a Following moment (6)
SECOND – Double definition
10a Throw lunettes out (8)
UNSETTLE – An anagram (out) of LUNETTES
11a Do in? (5,5)
HOUSE PARTY – A cryptic definition of a do at home
14a Ceremony morally justified, did you say? (4)
RITE – A homophone (did you say) of RIGHT (morally justified)
15a Banned, as might be retired trampolinist? (3,2,6)
OUT OF BOUNDS – As a retired trampolinist might be, although whether this would cause him to be banned is another matter
21a Sparkling drink, some signorina’s tipple (4)
ASTI – Hidden in signorinAS TIpple
22a Vexation, on dentist failing to protect canines, primarily (10)
DISCONTENT – An anagram (failing) of ON DENTIST into which is inserted (to protect) the primary letter of Canines
25a Service down a shade (4,4)
NAVY BLUE – NAVY (service) BLUE (down)
27a Babies make a mess (6)
LITTER – Double definition
28a Killing lion, inmate I suspect (11)
ELIMINATION – An anagram (suspect) of LION INMATE I
Down
1d More than one bulb lit up, then switch is on (6)
ONIONS – ON (lit up) and then an anagram (switch) of IS ON
2d Mock launch (4,2)
SEND UP – Double definition
3d Originally, banking authority kept using capital (4)
BAKU – The original letters of Banking Authority Kept Using
4d Expression of gratitude boy uses, swimming around lake (5,3)
BLESS YOU – An anagram (swimming) of BOY USES ‘around’ L (lake)
5d Reportedly, hot food brought together (8)
MUSTERED – A homophone (reportedly) of MUSTARD (hot food)
7d Number otherwise for singer (5)
TENOR – TEN (number) OR (otherwise)
8d Grey-coloured strip on top of engine (5)
SLATE – SLAT (strip) on E (the top of engine)
12d Finish off ham, say, first sliced off (3)
EAT – mEAT (ham, say) with its first letter sliced off
13d Problem that’s pictured on public transport (5)
REBUS – RE (on) BUS (public transport)
16d Relative catching cold — might acrobat have one? (8)
UNICYCLE – UNCLE (relative) ‘catching’ ICY (cold)
17d Love now extinguished? (3,5)
OLD FLAME – A cryptic definition of a former love
18d Sister not a soul heard (3)
NUN – A homophone (heard) of NONE (not a soul)
19d Zero mark, picture award! (5)
OSCAR – O (zero) SCAR (mark)
20d Private meal hasn’t started (5)
INNER – dINNER (meal) without a starter
23d Apartment found in outskirts of Odense in the past few days (2,4)
OF LATE – FLAT (apartment) found in the outside letters of OdensE
24d Parade design on arm, for example (6)
TATTOO – Double definition
26d Bird in green ready to ascend (4)
ERNE -Hidden in reverse (to ascend) in greEN REady
Random question: has anybody seen any sign of the Telegraph Puzzle Newsletter email? Seems to have been over two weeks since the last one (have checked my spam folders etc.) and nothing — have they stopped it, or changed the frequency … any regular DT readers here have any ideas?
Thanks!
http://m.email3.telegraph.co.uk/nl/jsp/m.jsp?c=%40sOpguD8RBaeXqMIT8sqJBRva%2FEu6gUVft4WZ%2BxrV4%2Fc%3D&WT.mc_id=e_DM1526527&WT.tsrc=email&etype=Edi_Puz_New&utmsource=email&utm_medium=Edi_Puz_New20211122&utm_campaign=DM1526527
should get you to the latest one I got it Monday this week. I don’t know of any particular problems I would check your newsletter subscriptions though
Thanks for the link!
Thanks Sue – I agree, that was as benevolent a Dada as it is possible to imagine.
3*/3*…
liked 6A ” In the doghouse, where rain first appears? (5,1,5) “