#The tick crossword editor plus
LADDER: The letter for large from clothing sizes plus a snake that can be found in Wales, Scotland and EnglandĮUROPEAN: An anagram (bats) of ARE UP ONEġ5a Prisons cited falsified accounts (12)ĭESCRIPTIONS: An anagram (falsified) of PRISONS CITEDġ8a Happiness with Queen Mary, perhaps, after king’s affair (12) ITEM: The solution is hidden (entertaining) in two consecutive words RP does seem to be a necessary standard to adhere to (or deviate from, where indicated) for homophone clues neverthelessĩa Burglars won’t want to leave these base photographs (10)įOOTPRINTS: A word for base or support, and a synonym of photosġ0a Write magazine’s entertaining article (4) The two words sound the same in Received Pronunciation, though maybe not to anyone with rhotic accents – a debate that arises in the comments from time to time. LORD: A homophone (on the radio) of a word meaning praise or celebrate.
SUBTRACTED: A charade of a three-letter diminutive of substitute, a synonym of pamphlet, or essay, and the usual contraction of editor Please leave a comment below on how you got on with the puzzle and which aspects you liked etc.ġa Substitute pamphlet editor took away (10) In the following hints, definitions are underlined, indicators are mostly in parentheses, and answers are revealed by clicking where shown as usual. I have a nagging feeling I might be missing something at 22a, but we’ll see. A nice mix of clue types with perhaps a few more straightforward ones than usual, but enough deception and cleverness to keep solvers on their toes.
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***/****
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