Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3294
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This puzzle was published on 8th December 2024
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
A slightly trickier than usual Sunday Prize Puzzle with nine anagrams, which is probably a few too many
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Across
1a Chaotic sound wiped off (6,4)
UPSIDE DOWN – An anagram (off) of SOUND WIPED
6a The others take a siesta (4)
REST – Double definition
9a Hurrying, get away with jewellery (10)
SCRAMBLING – SCRAM (an informal way of saying get away) with BLING (jewellery)
10a Attracted to compound of tin, oxygen (4)
INTO – An anagram (compound) of TIN followed by the chemical symbol for Oxygen
12a Money earned, quick! (6)
LIVING – Money earned or quick and alive, not dead!
13a Run from medallist, hats off really? (2,4,2)
IS THAT SO – A very well hidden lurker (run from) – medallIST HATS Off
15a Tragic judge, hot on social media? (5-7)
HEART-RENDING – HEAR (judge) TRENDING (hot on social media)
18a Coloured indicator in clue on trade … (7,5)
TRAFFIC LIGHT – LIGHT (clue) on TRAFFIC (trade)
21a … spy cryptic clue for “particle” (8)
MOLECULE – MOLE (spy) and an anagram (cryptic) of CLUE
22a Bag ruby, divine (6)
SACRED – SAC (bag) RED (ruby)
24a Originally somewhat nomadic, our wandering drifter? (4)
SNOW – The original letters of Somewhat Nomadic Our Wandering
25a Southey with pen composed one of three sides (10)
HYPOTENUSE – An anagram (composed) of SOUTHEY with PEN
26a US coin, thick note! (4)
DIME – DIM (thick) E (musical note)
27a Newspaper hideously bad, so there! (10)
BROADSHEET – An anagram (hideously) of BAD SO THERE
Down
1d In twilight of life after setting of sun – still on the shelf? (6)
UNSOLD – OLD (in twilight of life) goes after an anagram (setting) of SUN
2d Liberal voters struggled in opposition (6)
STROVE – An anagram (liberal) of VOTERS – struggled or was in conflict with (in opposition)
3d Chain reaction that’s spotted? (6,6)
DOMINO EFFECT – A cryptic definition of a chain reaction, the first word of which often has spots on!
4d Top up last of chervil, herb (4)
DILL – A reversal (up) of LID (top) followed by the last letter of cherviL
5d Something that gets knotted, current and offensive (7,3)
WINDSOR TIE – WIND (current) SORTIE (offensive)
7d Brainiac with a beer mug at the Oktoberfest? (8)
EINSTEIN – Someone at the Oktoberfest would drink from EIN STEIN
8d Full, but sick (8)
THOROUGH – THO (but) ROUGH (sick)
11d Yarn’s twist in event has worked out – what a relief! (5,7)
THANK HEAVENS – HANK (twist of yarn) in an anagram (worked out) of EVENT HAS
14d Builder, good sort on film (10)
BRICKLAYER – BRICK (good sort) LAYER (film)
16d Various deities, about a thousand on a list (8)
ITEMISED – An anagram (various) of DEITIES goes about M (abbreviation for a thousand)
17d One of those sweeping around everyone in dance arena (8)
BALLROOM – BROOM (one of those sweeping) goes around ALL (everyone)
19d Grievance in game? (6)
GROUSE – A grumble or grievance; a game bird
20d Notice a vaporetto finally leaving port on time (6)
ADVERT – A (from the clue), the port of DoVER without (leaving) the final letter of vaporettO and the abbreviation for TIme
23d Last of cushions from a seat (4)
SOFA – The last letter of cushionS, OF (from) A (from the clue)