Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3283
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This puzzle was published on 22nd September 2024
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Across
8a Cheese in salty water, name forgotten (4)
BRIE – BRInE (salty water) without (forgotten) the abbreviation for Name
9a Rock in decay rolled over (3)
TOR – A reversal (rolled over) of ROT (decay)
10a Those that beat Scottish football team (6)
HEARTS – Double definition, the first one being a cryptic description
11a Ludicrously fun broadcast, outrageous! (6)
UNFAIR – An anagram (ludicrously) of FUN followed by AIR (broadcast)
12a Those hung and drawn in death? (8)
CURTAINS – Nothing to put you off your breakfast! Curtains are hung and then drawn when it gets dark It can also be a slang expression meaning death
13a You’re joking, please stop it! (4,4,2,5)
DON’T MAKE ME LAUGH – An informal expression of disbelief
15a Sat casually, travel with a leg either side (7)
ASTRIDE – An anagram (casually) of SAT followed by RIDE (travel)
17a Roaming, generally (2,5)
AT LARGE – At random or in general
20a Rough, being rained upon? (5,3,7)
UNDER THE WEATHER – This informal expression meaning unwell (rough) does sound like you could be being rained upon
23a Stamped rubbish bags in courtyard identified, initially (8)
OFFICIAL – OFFAL (rubbish) ‘bags’ the initial letters of In Courtyard Identified
25a Brief document on batting (6)
INFORM – FORM (document) goes on or after IN (batting)
26a Hat worn by English gangster (6)
CAPONE – CAP (hat) ON (worn by) E (English)
27a 16 Down turns out to be female relative (3)
SIS – The abbreviation for the solution to 16d – S plus |IS (turns out to be)
28a Potato wedge used for this? (4)
CHIP – A golf club called a wedge is used for a chip shot
Down
1d Old Spanish commander in chief ran corporation (6)
FRANCO – Hidden in the last three words of the clue
2d On the up, scoundrel and guru, male icon (8)
MEGASTAR – A reversal (on the up) of a RAT (scoundrel) SAGE (guru) and M (male)
3d Standard beach costume, looks to cover it (5,3,7)
STARS AND STRIPES – STARES (looks) ‘covers’ SAND (beach) and STRIP (costume)
4d Bangladesh’s opening bat – one of those offering support (7)
BRACKET – B (the opening letter of Bangladesh) and RACKET (bat)
5d King in CRIB, briefly? (7,3,5)
CHARLES THE FIRST – A clue that caused considerable consternation on the day – we will never know what Dada intended because, even if he reads the blog of a crossword he probably set a long time ago, he never ever comments. The general conclusion was that, if you truncate (briefly) CRIb, you are left with the regnal cipher of the first English king called Charles
6d Country going to one’s head? (6)
PANAMA – This country gives its name to something you put on your head
7d Bowl over in test, underarm (4)
STUN – Hidden in the last two words of the clue
14d Funny thing, silence (3)
GAG – Double definition, the second one being a verb
16d Relative numbers on the rise (3)
SON – A reversal (on the rise) of NOS (numbers)
18d One suit with king turned up in card trick (8)
ARTIFICE – A reversal (turned up) of I (Roman numeral for one) FIT (suit) and R (Rex, king) inserted into ACE (card)
19d Go off track on your bike! (3,4)
GET LOST – Go off the beaten track or an expression of dismissal
21d Inventor, one’s ID faked (6)
EDISON – An anagram (faked) of ONES ID
22d Use a bug, insect (6)
EARWIG – Eavesdrop or a type of insect
24d Boring place to live (4)
FLAT – And another double definition to finish