Daily Mail Cryptic Crossword #16969

Daily Mail Cryptic · 33 clues with answers and explanations · 2022-11-16

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Across

1 Pair in court touring city district (8)

Answer

PRECINCT
5 British priest beginning to explain following faith (6)

Def

faith

Type

Charade

Expl

B (abbreviation="British") + ELI (abbreviation="priest") + E (first_letter="explain") + F (abbreviation="following") = BELIEF; definition: "faith"

Answer

BELIEF
9 Stand in for novice lately placed in awful side (8)

Answer

DEPUTISE
10 College official almost broke limb in short (6)

Answer

BURSAR
12 Competition missing start is behind schedule (4)

Answer

LATE
13 Victims of accident have loose connections (10)

Answer

CASUALTIES
15 Unkind remark and hint with cheek about European getting spicy accompaniment (8,5)

Answer

BARBECUESAUCE
19 A lot cheat sadly with fine expert working in an exposed position? (2,3,8)

Answer

ATTHECOALFACE
23 Dishonest German woman for all to see left in depression (10)

Answer

FRAUDULENT
25 Pain of every person cycling (4)

Answer

ACHE
28 Railing in part of restaurant, we hear (6)

Answer

GRILLE
29 Temper speed after second drive leaving centre (8)

Answer

MODERATE
30 Sensitive proposal (6)

Answer

TENDER
31 U.S. slum? It is redeveloped getting boost (8)

Type

Anagram

Expl

anagram of U.S. + SLUM? + IT = STIMULUS

Answer

STIMULUS

Down

1 Pole with power arranged deal to cover Germany (6)

Answer

PADDLE
2 Old walking route, not hard, for Brit in Spain, say (5)

Answer

EXPAT
3 Greek character in outlay at intervals (4)

Answer

IOTA
4 Bag containing record about a small waterfall (7)

Answer

CASCADE
6 Peer embodying fine qualities (5)

Answer

EQUAL
7 Launch organisation for research (9)

Answer

INSTITUTE
8 One caring for elders and the like? (8)

Answer

FORESTER
11 Mentor starts to give untrained rookies understanding (4)

Def

Mentor

Type

Charade

Expl

G (first_letter="give") + U (first_letter="untrained") + R (first_letter="rookies") + U (first_letter="understanding") = GURU; definition: "Mentor"

Answer

GURU
14 Treasurer's original regret is genuine (4)

Def

genuine

Type

Charade

Expl

T (first_letter="Treasurer's") + RUE (abbreviation="regret") = TRUE; definition: "genuine"

Answer

TRUE
15 Brigade at front of troops invading Asian island in operation (9)

Answer

BATTALION
16 Endless conversation and tea (3)

Answer

CHA
17 Health resort has new bridge (4)

Def

bridge

Type

Charade

Expl

SPA (synonym="Health") + N (abbreviation="new") = SPAN; definition: "bridge"

Answer

SPAN
18 Charlie with a fellow in tense, unseemly scrap? (8)

Answer

CATFIGHT
20 Solitary lake in ordinary U.S. city (4)

Answer

ONLY
21 Row over striking feature of rugby (4,3)

Answer

LINEOUT
22 Note church with empty seats and alcove (6)

Answer

RECESS
24 Investigate key outsiders in venture (5)

Answer

DELVE
26 Councillor, a Western liberal, gets to behave abjectly (5)

Answer

CRAWL
27 Some barrister masters expression (4)

Answer

TERM