RENOWN: Put together a short word meaning "concerned with", the single letter for new, and GOWN from the clue with its first letter deleted ( … goes topless)Ģd Just then, left city in Cambridgeshire (6) After some pondering about what else to underline, I settled on interpreting Queen here as the rock group, with the answer then also being defined by the example ( ?) of a payment to them for the use of, e.g., Bohemian Rhapsody or We Are The Championsġd Celebrity concerned with new gown goes topless (6) ROYALTY: The answer is what king defines by example ( perhaps). UNSKILLED: Taken out in a very permanent way comes after the final letter of CONFUSION dividing US from the clueĢ6a Where one might find better sheep - some pens (5)ĮPSOM: SHEEP SOME hides ( pens) the answerĢ7a Greek character records lion, one moving west (7)ĮPSILON: Records between 45s and LPs are followed by LION from the clue with its Roman one moved to the left of the word (one moving west, in an across clue)Ģ8a King, perhaps, writing payment for Queen? (7) STRESS MARK: A synonym of anxiety with a male nameĢ5a Manual taken out after confusion finally divides us (9) MODIFICATION: An anagram ( criminal) of COINS OF A TIMID minus the clothing abbreviation for small ( no small)Ģ1a Intelligent former Liberal Democrat leader caught out (4)ĪBLE: Former Lib Dem leader Vince with the cricket abbreviation for caught deleted (caught out) PRIDE OF PLACE: Link together a group of lions or other big cats, another word for "from", the IVR code for Portugal, and "mix in" (alcohol in the punch, for example)ġ8a Coins of a timid criminal - no small change (12) WELL I NEVER: Link together a word meaning "very much", a short word meaning "at home", and an adverb meaning "at any time"įLAG: A double definition, with both referring to the same type of objectġ4a Group of big cats from Portugal mix in prominent position (5,2,5) REALIGNED: An anagram ( troubled) of GERALDINEġ1a You don't say very much at home at any time (4,1,5) NYLON: An anagram ( tailor) of ONLY comes after the single letter for northern STUCK-UP: The answer without its hyphen might describe the state of a poster ROSEHIP: Grew vertically with fashionable or trendy Please leave a comment telling us how you got on. Clicking on a picture will enlarge it or display a bonus illustration and a hover (computer) or long press (mobile) might explain more about the picture.
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Clicking on the answer buttons will reveal the answers. In the hints below most indicators are italicized, and underlining identifies precise definitions and cryptic definitions. Today's puzzle is definitely Tuesdayish, which about says it all. Hello, everyone, Happy New Year, and welcome to the first Tuesday of 2022. BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
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