Guardian Cryptic Crossword #22777

Guardian Cryptic · 28 clues with answers and explanations · 2003-03-13

Explanations sourced from Fifteensquared

1 9 listener gets boxing result (11,3)

Answer

CAULIFLOWEREAR
9 I've become strong; I leave off being subhuman (9)

Answer

VEGETABLE
10 9 - 0 is comic (5)

Def

comic

Answer

BEANO
11 Be king of Niger? (5)

Type

Anagram

Expl

anagram of NIGER? = REIGN

Answer

REIGN
12 9's relations reduce the weight of letters (9)

Answer

ONIONSKIN
13 New start without torment for African pygmy (8)

Answer

NEGRILLO
14 Left to last, one following the lead of General Jackson (6)

Def

Jackson

Answer

GLENDA
17 Boat to be a tug? (6)

Def

tug?

Answer

LUGGER
19 Magician wins experts by love (8)

Def

Magician

Type

Charade

Expl

PROS (synonym="experts") + PER (synonym="by") + O (abbreviation="love") = PROSPERO; definition: "Magician"

Answer

PROSPERO
22 Siren used by locum at locks? (9)

Def

Siren

Type

Charade

Expl

TEMP (synonym="locum") + TRESS (synonym="locks?") = TEMPTRESS; definition: "Siren"

Answer

TEMPTRESS
24 Negotiate for pleasure (5)

Def

pleasure

Type

Charade

Expl

TREAT (synonym of "pleasure"); definition: "Negotiate"

Answer

TREAT
25 Striking effect of powder reversed after taking drug (5)

Def

drug

Answer

ECLAT
26 9s with part of the Cretaceous (9)

Answer

GREENSAND
27 In which rows are used to doctor sick partner on line (5-9)

Answer

DRILLHUSBANDRY