RUTH: Another lose the initial letter clue here, The gospel TRUTH loses its initial to give us the Biblical Ruth. HARDLINERS: You may say to someone who has suffered some bad luck “HARD LINES” if that overwhelms an R for Republican, you get some radicals or HARDLINERS.Ģ6a Biblical figure in gospel saving face (4) A homonym (picked up) of which adds a silent K to become a small bit of butter.Ģ5a Bad luck overwhelming Republican radicals (10) NOB is an informal British noun for a posh person of wealth or high social position. KNOB: I underlined the wrong definition at first. ROLLER: A posh car or ROLLs (royce) loses its terminal S and adds the Queens regnal cypher ER to be a large WAVE.Ģ1a Make invalid appetiser with no filling like a bagel? (7)ĪNNULAR: To make invalid or ANNUL, adds the outer letters (with no filling) of A-ppetise-R, ANNULAR the ring shape of a bagel or doughnut.Ģ2a Posh person picked up some butter (4) To arrive unannounced is BLOW IN, at home is IN, and an anagram (partying) of END WITH.ġ8a Guarantee result, bagging runs before the end (6)ĮNSURE: To guarantee or ENSURE is a synonym of result or ENSUE that bags an R for runs.Ģ0a Wave from queen by posh car (not Sierra) (6) An affiliate of secret as in encoded, is derived from an exclamation or CRY, and an encouragement to Please Turn Over to carry on reading CRYPTO a combining form of something concealed or secret.ġ7a Protest number arrive unannounced at home and end with partying (6,2,3,4)īLOWIN’ IN THE WIND: I got this principally from the enumeration, it could only have been more obvious if the apostrophe was in there. ROSEHIP is the fruit of various Rose plants.ġ5a Feature absorbing work for keyboard whizz (6)ĬHOPIN: This facial feature or CHIN absorbs a synonym of work OP, CHOPIN a very talented keyboard player.ġ6a Secret affiliate’s exclamation - keep reading! (6)ĬRYPTO: Only arrived at the correct parsing as I write the review.
ROSEHIP: Grew is synonymous with ROSE and if you are with it you are HIP. REEK: This hum or bad smell is derived from the nationality of Maria Callas, who although born in Manhattan retained her Greek parents’ nationality, minus the intro-ductory letter. INTERSTATE: If you lack a last will or testament you are INTESTATE that crosses an R for River to become the American equivalent of our Motorway. SCOT: This Northerner is C for caught with a drunken SOT outside the C.ĩa Lacking will to cross river the American way? (10) gun running in conflict (10)ĭISHARMONY: This synonym of conflict is derived from someone who is appealing or DISH – Y around (about) a gun or ARM and something that is running or ON. This puzzle was published on the 10th of July 2022ġa Appealing about e.g.
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