Telegraph Cryptic Crossword #30184 (DT 30184)

Daily Telegraph Cryptic · 28 clues with answers and explanations · 2022-12-30

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Across

1 Recalled Mexican food consumed in the Spanish place (6)

Def

place

Type

Reversal

Answer

LOCATE
4 German scientist's chum, bold type to some extent (8)

Def

German scientist

Type

Hidden word

Answer

Humboldt
9 Agreeable redevelopment of Ealing (6)

Def

Agreeable

Type

Anagram

Expl

anagram of EALING ("Ealing") [anagram: "redevelopment"] = GENIAL; definition: "Agreeable"

Answer

GENIAL
10 Praise one keeping company with boy (8)

Def

Praise

Type

Container

Answer

ACCOLADE
11 Suddenly becomes free, thereby displaying underwear? (5,4)

Def

displaying underwear

Answer

flies open
13 Fancies cider cask, just all the contents (5)

Def

Fancies

Type

Deletion

Answer

IDEAS
14 Having trouble catching goat, say, identified as culprit (14)

Def

Having trouble catching

Answer

BUTTERFINGERED
17 Richard Curtis film, perhaps, showing city commander troubled about love (8,6)

Def

Richard Curtis film, perhaps

Type

Anagram, Charade

Expl

anagram of CITYCOMMANDER ("city commander") + O (abbreviation of "love") [anagram: "perhaps,"] = ROMANTICCOMEDY; definition: "Richard Curtis film,"

Answer

romantic comedy
21 Use needle on covers at home connecting material (5)

Def

connecting material

Type

Container

Answer

SINEW
23 Ill-favoured outskirts of Dundee abandoned by father and daughter (9)

Def

father and

Type

Charade

Answer

UNDESIRED
24 Spoil preserve adding in yellow herb (8)

Def

herb

Type

Container

Answer

MARJORAM
25 Ending fast early, that man gets pastry product (6)

Def

pastry product

Type

Deletion

Answer

QUICHE
26 Sins circulated with one's tendency to pry (8)

Def

tendency to pry

Type

Anagram

Expl

anagram of SINS + ONE'S = NOSINESS; definition: "tendency to pry"

Answer

NOSINESS
27 Against South American cleric returning (6)

Def

Against

Type

Charade, Reversal

Expl

S (abbreviation of "South") + US (synonym of "American") + REV (synonym of "cleric") [reversal: "returning"]; definition: "Against"

Answer

VERSUS

Down

1 Stop using computer design with fine following (3,3)

Def

Stop using computer

Answer

log off
2 I'm unsure after bungling count in sequence (9)

Def

sequence

Type

Anagram

Answer

CONTINUUM
3 Property contains needless empty passage (7)

Def

passage

Type

Charade, Container

Expl

TRAIT (synonym of "Property") + NS (letters from "needless") [container: "contains"]; definition: "passage"

Answer

TRANSIT
5 Dubious novice nun shaken, caught inside with diamonds (11)

Def

Dubious

Type

Container

Answer

UNCONVINCED
6 Drinking spirit after vocal disapproval (7)

Def

Drinking

Type

Charade

Expl

BOO (synonym="disapproval") + ZING (synonym="spirit") = BOOZING; definition: "Drinking"

Answer

BOOZING
7 Pruned parts of plants drop (5)

Def

drop

Type

Deletion

Answer

LEAVE
8 Supports team in industrial area (8)

Def

industrial area

Type

Charade

Expl

TEES (synonym of "Supports") + SIDE (synonym of "team"); definition: "industrial area"

Answer

Teesside
12 Exit hospital ward with Scandinavian giving details (11)

Def

details

Answer

PARTICULARS
15 Diverts walker from south around city (9)

Def

Diverts

Type

Reversal

Answer

REDIRECTS
16 King in section of Observer article is island native (8)

Def

island native

Type

Container

Answer

Irishman
18 Generated renown penning book for young child (7)

Def

young child

Type

Container

Answer

NEWBORN
19 One senior blocking obstinate person's bad government (7)

Def

bad government

Type

Container

Answer

MISRULE
20 Calculating people being slippery beasts (6)

Def

double-definition

Type

Double definition

Expl

Double definition

Answer

ADDERS
22 Bugs from opposing directions constricting chest (5)

Def

Bugs

Type

Container

Answer

NARKS