Daily Mail Cryptic Crossword #17354

Daily Mail Cryptic · 32 clues with answers and explanations · 2024-05-09

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Across

1 His one boss sadly detaining Rex for rude conduct (11)

Answer

BOORISHNESS
9 Source of black stuff round island left by probe (3,4)

Answer

OILPUMP
10 Cite rep that's mislaid evidence of payment (7)

Type

Anagram

Expl

anagram of CITE + REP = RECEIPT

Answer

RECEIPT
11 Friend from the East in part of athletics race (3)

Answer

LAP
12 Use of things for a spell? (7)

Answer

SORCERY
13 Former partner did as required? (7)

Def

required?

Type

Charade

Expl

EX (abbreviation="Former partner") + ACTED (synonym="did") = EXACTED; definition: "required?"

Answer

EXACTED
14 Announcement of couple additionally (3)

Answer

TOO
15 Poor degree obtained by colleague of K Staff? (5)

Answer

THIRD
17 Recall one making mistakes endlessly in Irish county town (5)

Answer

ENNIS
18 Sound German car, nothing more (5)

Answer

AUDIO
20 Name in Japan associated with a trained spy (5)

Def

spy

Type

Charade

Expl

N (abbreviation="Name") + IN (from clue) + J (first_letter="Japan") + A (first_letter="associated") = NINJA; definition: "spy"

Answer

NINJA
22 Several mentioned specific amount of money (3)

Answer

SUM
24 Supporter with mate essentially in charge, a zealot (7)

Def

zealot

Type

Charade

Expl

FAN (synonym="Supporter") + AT (deletion="mate") + I (first_letter="in") + C (abbreviation="charge,") = FANATIC; definition: "zealot"

Answer

FANATIC
25 A dram I drunk with liberal naval commander (7)

Answer

ADMIRAL
26 Complete part of burden, desperately (3)

Answer

END
27 Greek character with slender South American national (7)

Answer

CHILEAN
28 Unhurried director Fritz for all to see extremely incapacitated (7)

Answer

LANGUID
29 Do something too much and suffer setback at sea? (2,9)

Answer

GOOVERBOARD

Down

1 Normal old cabin possibly linked to good paired activity? (8,7)

Answer

BALLROOMDANCING
2 Rolling work by university over austere period (7)

Answer

OPULENT
3 Suggest this person's travel (5)

Answer

IMPLY
4 Writer among firm men first off in Hertfordshire town (9)

Answer

HARPENDEN
5 Scene Val created losing son in Vatican City, say (7)

Answer

ENCLAVE
6 Working among awful fourth designs, have a change of view (5,4,6)

Answer

SHIFTONESGROUND
7 Some endorse this English county (6)

Answer

DORSET
8 A time with betting information in conflict? (2,4)

Answer

ATODDS
16 Scapegoats have such lack of guile? (9)

Answer

INNOCENCE
18 Upset a fine fellow facing European court (6)

Answer

AFFECT
19 Very active Japanese artist carrying article close to bag (2,3,2)

Answer

ONTHEGO
21 A marine for deployment in landlocked country (7)

Def

country

Type

Anagram

Expl

anagram of A + MARINE = ARMENIA; definition: "country"

Answer

ARMENIA
23 Tune discontented Mike, Leo and Danny (6)

Answer

MELODY
25 A German newspaper on reflection lacking preparation? (2,3)

Answer

ADLIB