Telegraph Cryptic Crossword #30473 (DT 30473)

Daily Telegraph Cryptic · 28 clues with answers and explanations · 2023-12-02

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1 Irony perfect somehow in Pericles (6,2,4)

Def

Pericles

Type

Anagram

Expl

anagram of IRONYPERFECT ("Irony perfect") [anagram: "somehow"] = PRINCEOFTYRE; definition: "Pericles"

Answer

Prince of Tyre
8 Magistrate of past and of future events (5)

Def

events

Type

Hidden word

Expl

Hidden in "magistrate of past and of futuRE EVEnts"

Answer

REEVE
9 Smitten peri had to love goddess (9)

Def

goddess

Type

Anagram

Expl

anagram of PERIHADTO ("peri had to") [anagram: "Smitten"] = APHRODITE; definition: "love goddess"

Answer

Aphrodite
11 Song of no great length about husband's cat (9)

Def

cat

Type

Deletion

Answer

SHORTHAIR
12 Loyal vassal in Belgian city (5)

Def

city

Answer

Liege
13 Sort of western pie that's cooked, good to be consumed (9)

Def

Sort

Type

Anagram

Answer

SPAGHETTI
16 Walk to embrace cold spell (5)

Def

spell

Type

Charade, Container

Expl

PATH (synonym of "Walk") + C (synonym of "cold") [container: "embrace"]; definition: "spell"

Answer

PATCH
18 Sound of my army band? (5)

Def

army band?

Type

Homophone

Expl

CORPS (sounds like "my") [homophone: "Sound"]; definition: "army band?"

Answer

CORPS
19 Coat's second layer worn by 'umble character (9)

Type

Container

Answer

SHEEPSKIN
20 Your compiler's Conservative, not Liberal, making charge (5)

Def

charge

Type

Deletion

Answer

IMBUE
22 Stops one throw being returned in cricket series (9)

Def

Stops

Type

Reversal

Answer

ABOLISHES
25 Invalid filled in forms when touring university (9)

Def

Invalid

Type

Anagram, Charade

Expl

anagram of FILLEDIN ("filled in") + U (abbreviation of "university") [anagram: "forms"] = NULLIFIED; definition: "Invalid"

Answer

NULLIFIED
26 Crisis where District Attorney takes stuff in … (5)

Def

Crisis

Type

Container

Answer

DRAMA
27 … this was used to prevent it! (8,4)

Def

prevent it!

Answer

chastity belt

Down

1 Old lizard Mauro's content after pint with love (9)

Type

Charade

Answer

PTEROSAUR
2 Still at the crease: no boundaries in Perth (5)

Def

Still

Type

Container

Answer

INERT
3 Learner driver in vehicle with a woman (5)

Def

woman

Type

Charade

Expl

L (abbreviation of "Learner driver") + CAR (synonym of "vehicle") + A (abbreviation of "a"); definition: "woman"

Answer

Clara
4 Mum, not married, sensible apart from that (9)

Def

Mum,

Type

Deletion

Answer

OTHERWISE
5 Spooner's dog – pointer – makes farewell (6-3)

Def

Spooner

Answer

toodle-pip
6 River's river with carp, not wide (5)

Def

River

Type

Deletion

Answer

Rhine
7 Displeased with department's representative sample (5-7)

Def

sample

Type

Charade

Expl

CROSS (synonym of "Displeased") + SECTION (synonym of "department's"); definition: "representative sample"

Answer

cross-section
10 Marine mammal and mammoth, perhaps close up (8,4)

Def

Marine

Answer

elephant seal
14 Sit and cry – he's suffering these? (9)

Def

these?

Type

Anagram

Expl

anagram of SIT + CRY + HE'S = HYSTERICS; definition: "these?"

Answer

HYSTERICS
15 Conductor's constipation appalling – pot not needed (9)

Def

Conductor

Type

Deletion

Answer

Toscanini
17 Choose to study organ: be encouraged (4,5)

Def

encouraged

Type

Charade

Expl

TAKE (synonym of "Choose to study") + HEART (synonym of "organ:"); definition: "be encouraged"

Answer

take heart
21 Sir Toby's noisy expulsion after dinner? (5)

Def

Sir

Type

Charade

Answer

Belch
23 Bond I'd play regularly in unusual fashion (5)

Def

Bond

Answer

ODDLY
24 Cool to check out music genre (5)

Def

Cool

Type

Charade

Expl

IN (synonym of "Cool") + DIE (synonym of "check out"); definition: "music genre"

Answer

INDIE