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Boat that leads the way for others? (7) | LIGHTER | double definition | No | boat / that leads the way for others | LIGHTER - one of Chambers' definitions for light is: "(transitive verb) To follow or precede (someone, or his or her path) with a light", so a person leading the way could perhaps be called a lighter | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1692212.html |
Useless worker endlessly about to finish cell extension (7) | DENDRON | container | Yes | cell extension | DENDRON - DRON{e} (Useless worker endlessly) around END (to finish), to give (Chambers): "A branching projection of a nerve cell". Not a word I knew but it seemed believable as I knew of other dendr- words. | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1692212.html |
Man I have heard on the radio (5) | ROGER | double definition | No | man / i have heard on the radio | ROGER - dd, the second referring to (Chambers): "A word used in signalling and radio-communication for R, in the sense of received (and understood)" | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1692212.html |
Hoofed mammal in Kansas occasionally (3) | ASS | assemblage | No | hoofed mammal | ASS - every other letter from (occasionally) kAnSaS. | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2509187.html |
Mischievous goddess had some food (3) | ATE | double definition | No | mischievous goddess / had some food | ATE - double definition. Ate is the Greek goddess of mischief and ruin. | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2509187.html |
Rescue dog losing tail (8) | RETRIEVE | assemblage | Yes | rescue | RETRIEVE - RETRIEVEr (dog) minus its last letter (losing tail). | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2509187.html |
Fish holding short stick in biannual event (8) | SOLSTICE | container | Yes | biannual event | SOLSTICE - SOLE (fish) containing (holding) all-but-the-last letter of (short) STICk. | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2509187.html |
Compound kept by some Westerners (5) | ESTER | hidden word | No | compound | ESTER - Hidden (indicated by "kept by some") in wESTERners, giving a type of chemical compound | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1340895.html |
Trade vehicles (7) | TRAFFIC | double definition | No | trade / vehicles | TRAFFIC - Nice straightforward DD | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1340895.html |
Some prefer a lion that's untamed (5) | FERAL | hidden word | No | untamed | FERAL - Hidden (indicated by "some") in preFER A Lion | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1340895.html |
City offering what’s collected in box for down-and-outs (6) | OXFORD | hidden word | No | city | OXFORD – Hidden in {b}OX FOR D{own-and-outs} | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1898241.html |
Weapons found in farmstead (4) | ARMS | hidden word | No | weapons | ARMS - Hidden in {f}ARMS{tead} | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1747794.html |
For example, one / sort of anaesthetic (6) | NUMBER | double definition | No | for example, one / sort of anaesthetic | NUMBER - Two definitions of sorts | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1747794.html |
Quieter part of distillery (7) | STILLER | hidden word | No | quieter | STILLER - Hidden in [part of] {di}STILLER{y} | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1747794.html |
Sprinter, perhaps, allowed in running heat (7) | ATHLETE | container | Yes | sprinter | ATHLETE - LET (allowed) inside an anagram of (running) HEAT. | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1753496.html |
Movable chair some used anywhere (5) | SEDAN | hidden word | No | movable chair | SEDAN - hidden in (some) uSED ANywhere. | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1753496.html |
Change designation of item, an error partly reversed (6) | RENAME | hidden word | No | change designation of item | RENAME - Hidden reverse (indicated by partly and reversed respectively) in itEM AN ERror | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1435278.html |
Proudly claim vessel carries spades (5) | BOAST | container | Yes | proudly claim | BOAST - BOAT (vessel) 'carries' an S (spades in bridge notation) | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1435278.html |
Maybe Tom from Warrington, one with a lingering happy expression (8,3) | CHESHIRE CAT | double definition | No | maybe tom from warrington / one with lingering happy expression | CHESHIRE CAT - DD, the first being a pleasant cryptic (Tom cat and Warrington being a town in Cheshire) | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1435278.html |
Firm multiplied by showing work of Dickens (4,5) | HARD TIMES | assemblage | Yes | work of dickens | HARD TIMES - HARD (firm) + TIMES (multiplied by) | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1435278.html |
Safe place to jump (5) | VAULT | double definition | No | safe place / jump | VAULT - Straightforward DD | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1435278.html |
Certain about Chile’s capital being somewhere in the Andes (5) | SUCRE | container | Yes | somewhere in the andes | SUCRE – SURE = certain, around C(hile) | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2355078.html |
No tears about disloyalty (7) | TREASON | anagram | No | disloyalty | TREASON – (NO TEARS)* | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2355078.html |
Trinity right within you (5) | THREE | container | Yes | trinity | THREE: R in THEE. | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1881012.html |
This country is in ruin — am I biased? (7) | NAMIBIA | hidden word | No | country | NAMIBIA - The African nation is indeed 'in' ruiN AM I BIAsed | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1665715.html |
Come gallantly holding final letter (5) | OMEGA | hidden word | No | final letter | OMEGA - Hidden in (indicated by 'holding') cOME GAllantly | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1665715.html |
Dairy product a girl takes in bed (7) | RICOTTA | container | Yes | dairy product | RICOTTA - COT in RITA (random, typically uneducated, woman) | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1964217.html |
Put friend in the picture in a relaxed way (10) | INFORMALLY | assemblage | Yes | in a relaxed way | INFORMALLY - INFORM ALLY | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1964217.html |
Guy from Egypt he obliges (4) | THEO | hidden word | No | guy | THEO - hidden word: EgypT HE Obliges. | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2095876.html |
Find beer possibly as favour (8) | BEFRIEND | anagram | No | favour | BEFRIEND - straight anagram ('possibly') of FIND BEER = BEFRIEND. | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2095876.html |
Warm and moist — like some marine life? (6) | CLAMMY | double definition | No | warm and moist / like some marine life | another double definition, the second one a touch whimsical. | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1881012.html |
Thriving source of water (4) | WELL | double definition | No | triving / source of water | and still another double definition. | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1881012.html |
Deep thought: odd state to beset one (10) | RUMINATION | container | Yes | deep thought | RUM NATION, around I for one. | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1881012.html |
Monkey lives around borders of Kenya, to the west (4) | SAKI | container | Yes | monkey | IS around K{eny}A, all written right to left. I didn’t know the monkey, but I did know there was a humourist who called himself SAKI, so I could guess where the name came from. | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1881012.html |
Passage which crosses river, ending in Idaho (6) | THROAT | container | Yes | passage | THAT (which), around R (river) and O (ending in “Idaho”). | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1881012.html |
A silencing word remains (3) | ASH | assemblage | Yes | remains | A, then SH. | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1881012.html |
Just this for Latin scholar, with others hanging around (7) | ETHICAL | container | Yes | just | HIC [this, for Latin scholar] with ET AL [others] "hanging around” | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1985714.html |
Be sad for us in midst of glumness (5) | MOURN | container | No | be sad | OUR [for us] in {glu}MN{ess} | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1985714.html |
Very harmful to take out city on Atlantic coast, American (11) | DELETERIOUS | assemblage | Yes | very harmful | DELETE RIO US [take out | city on Atlantic coast | American] | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1985714.htmlhttps://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1985714.html |
Geographical area in study with infestation by insect (6) | CANTON | container | Yes | geographical area | CON [study] "with infestation by" ANT [insect] | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1985714.htmlhttps://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1985714.html |
Surrounded by a fog, holding on to daughter (6) | AMIDST | container | No | surrounded by | A MIST [a fog], "holding on to" D [daughter] | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1985714.html |
Is jabbing American after somewhat cheeky expression of age (8) | ARCHAISM | container | No | expression of age | IS "jabbing" AM [American], after ARCH [somewhat cheeky] | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1985714.html |
Doctor locates legible astronomical reference (9,5) | CELESTIAL GLOBE | anagram | No | astronomical reference | (LOCATES LEGIBLE*) ["doctor..."] | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1985714.html |
Suspends comments about post finally (5) | STAYS | container | No | suspends | SAYS [comments] about {pos}T | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1985714.html |
Smashed single forehand? I'm not upset (2,4,8) | NO HARD FEELINGS | anagram | No | I’m not upset | (SINGLE FOREHAND*) ["smashed"] | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1985714.html |
Steep drop in price amended, then restated without right (9) | PRECIPICE | assemblage | No | steep drop | (PRICE*) ["amended"] + P{r}ICE [price again, this time minus R for right] | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1985714.html |
A story with beginning repeated is easily approached (7) | AFFABLE | assemblage | Yes | easily approached | A F-FABLE [a | story, with (its first letter) repeated] | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1985714.html |
Boy with it turns, following effect of the moon? (5) | TIDAL | assemblage | Yes | effect of the moon | LAD [boy] with IT, all reversed | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1985714.html |
Relaxation involves identification of alternative holiday venue (6) | RESORT | container | Yes | holiday venue | REST [relaxation] involves OR [identification of alternative, wordily enough] | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1985714.html |
Woman impresses youngster, eating a Mexican dish (9) | ENCHILADA | container | Yes | Mexican dish | ENA [woman] impresses CHILD [youngster], eating A | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1985714.html |
Material in patch in overalls (5) | CHINO | hidden word | No | material | hidden in {pat}CH IN O{veralls} | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1985714.html |
Trial in US city making the news (6) | LATEST | container | Yes | making the news | L.A. TEST [trial in US city] | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1985714.html |
I very much refuse to consider weather indicator (6) | ISOBAR | assemblage | Yes | weather indicator | I SO BAR [I | very much | refuse to consider] | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1985714.html |
Historic city reduced in particular view of the past (10) | RETROSPECT | container | Yes | view of the past | TRO{y} [historic city, "reduced"] in RESPECT [particular] | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1985714.html |
Despairing poet moving end of verse to earlier position (5) | BLEAK | assemblage | Yes | despairing | BLAKE [poet] moving {vers}E up a couple of letters | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1985714.html |
With pride, she loses in brawling (7) | LIONESS | anagram | No | with pride, she | Anagram of LOSES IN | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2286945.html |
Design on cent’s piece coined for particular occasion (5) | NONCE | hidden word | No | coined for particular occasion | hidden in [desig]N ON CE[nt], just biffed by me. | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2286945.html |
Server misses one playing pool game (5,4) | WATER POLO | assemblage | Yes | game | WA[i]TER + anagram of POOL. I biffed, and did not even realize 'pool' was not part of the definition - which it easily could be | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2286945.html |
Learner in military group not exactly bright (5) | UNLIT | container | Yes | not exactly bright | UN(L)IT, a relief from the usual chestnut. | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2286945.html |
Might it be that sister? Poor nun in trouble! (8,7) | RELATIVE PRONOUN | anagram | Yes | might it be that | RELATIVE + anagram of POOR NUN. The DBE is clearly indicated by the question mark. | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2286945.html |
Under emotional pressure in past? (5) | TENSE | double definition | No | under emotional pressure / past | double definition, where the DBE of the literal is again indicated by a question mark. | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2286945.html |
Man, say, in Paisley (4) | ISLE | hidden word | No | man, say | hidden in (in) paISLEy. | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2441680.html |
Shrub with red or white flowers — unusually red alone (8) | OLEANDER | anagram | No | shrub with red or white flowers | anagram of (unusually) RED ALONE. | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2441680.htmlhttps://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2441680.html |
Paraffin oil’s odd treatment for sore knee (8) | KEROSENE | anagram | No | paraffin oil | anagram of (odd treatment for) SORE KNEES. | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2441680.html |
Rue eroticism that’s deviant and only superficially attractive (12) | MERETRICIOUS | anagram | No | deviant and superficially attractive | anagram of (that's deviant) RUE EROTICISM. | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2441680.html |
Short word some feel bally son omitted to send back (12) | MONOSYLLABLE | hidden word | No | short word | hidden in (some) a reversal of (to send back) feEL BALLY SON OMitted. | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2441680.html |
Bony eel takes cooking (8) | SKELETAL | anagram | No | bony | anagram of (cooking) EEL TAKES. | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2441680.html |
Ate some shortbread in Edinburgh (5) | DINED | hidden word | No | ate | Hidden in (some) shortbreaD IN EDinburgh | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1912329.html |
New throne for queen, perhaps (6) | HORNET | anagram | No | queen, perharps | *(THRONE) with "new" signposting the anagram. The female hornet is a queen: did not know this, but seemed eminently plausible on the basis of a queen bee so in it went… | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1912329.html |
Former heads of our legal department (3) | OLD | assemblage | No | former | First letters of (heads of) Our Legal Department | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1912329.html |
Fruity buns turn scorched on the outside? (8) | SUNBURNT | anagram | No | scorched on the outside | *(BUNS TURN) with "fruity" signalling the anagram | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1912329.html |
Mop of hair caught up in extractor fan (4) | AFRO | hidden word | No | mop of hair | Reverse hidden (caught up) in extractOR FAn | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1912329.html |
Record kept by Crusoe, divided up (5) | VIDEO | hidden word | No | record | Reversed hidden in CRUS(OE DIV)IDED. | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2040224.html |
I rent, poor and lazy (5) | INERT | anagram | No | lazy | Anagram [poor] of I rent. As in lazy as a motionless couch potato. | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2129250.html |
Attack and steal from boy (3) | ROB | double definition | No | attack and steal from / boy | null | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2129250.html |
Some discontent on gallant island nation (5) | TONGA | hidden word | No | island nation | Hidden in "some" of the letters of discontenT ON GAllant | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2128785.html |
Heavy trampolinist? (7) | BOUNCER | double definition | No | heavy / trampolinist | double definition, a heavy = a guard, etc. Nice! | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2128785.html |
US president plying heroes with wine (10) | EISENHOWER | anagram | No | US president | anagram (plying) of HEROES with WINE | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2128785.html |
Frank having credit renewed (6) | DIRECT | anagram | No | frank | anagram (renewed) of CREDIT | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2128785.html |
Out of order, nameless traders (8) | SALESMEN | anagram | No | traders | anagram (out of order) of NAMELESS | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2128785.html |
American entering Malayan kingdom (4) | YANK | hidden word | No | american | hidden | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1896925.html |
Sang with partner? Awful deed: tut! (7) | DUETTED | anagram | No | sang with partner | *(DEED TUT) with "awful" pointing to the anagram | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1715279.html |
Biblical character appearing in thesaurus (4) | ESAU | hidden word | No | biblical charachter | Hidden (appearing) in thESAUrus | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1715279.html |
Widespread and rank (7) | GENERAL | double definition | No | widespread / rank | Double definition | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2010592.html |
Behave like a twister in a gale (4) | WIND | double definition | No | behave like a twister / in a gale | Double definition, first a verb and then a noun. | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2010592.html |
Some celeb at home somewhere in Somerset (4) | BATH | hidden word | No | somewhere in Somerset | Hidden (some) in {cele}B AT H{ome} | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2010592.html |
Female occupying barn or mansion (5) | NORMA | hidden word | No | Female | hidden in (occupying) barN OR MAnsion | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1735541.html |
Legendary marksman’s order (4) | TELL | double definition | No | Legendary marksman / order | double definition, the first referring to the Swiss folk hero William/Wilhelm/Guillaume/Guglielmo/Guglielm Tell | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1735541.html |
Walked in shallow water, or rowed in boat (7) | PADDLED | double definition | No | walked in shallow water / rowed in boat | null | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1890010.html |
Saga inevitably reduced in length once more (5) | AGAIN | hidden word | No | once more | Hidden [reduced in length] in {s}AGA IN{evitably} | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1890010.html |
Serving monarch in the resistance? (4) | OHMS | double definition | No | serving monarchs / resistance | null | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2537824.html |
Scottish style nationalist party (5) | PLAID | double definition | No | scottish style / nationalist party | null | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2537824.html |
Group captured by Philoctetes (5) | OCTET | hidden word | No | group | null | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2537824.html |
Adequate light (4) | FAIR | double definition | No | adequate / light | simple double definition. | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1982914.html |
A little more tummy exposed then? (3-2) | TOP-UP | double definition | No | a little more / tummy exposed then | Double definition, one humorous. | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1982914.html |
Bones served up in mean lunch (5) | ULNAE | hidden word | No | bones | backwards yhidden in [m]ANE LU[nch]. | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1982914.html |
Something put in Christmas pudding is poisonous (3) | ASP | hidden word | No | poisonous | Hidden - signalled by 'put in' - ChristmAS Pudding | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1425814.html |
Extract of gum: a mild taste (5) | UMAMI | hidden word | No | taste | hidden in gUM A MIld, to give (Chambers): "A savoury, satisfying taste, like that of monosodium glutamate" | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1730755.html |
Fur stole covered up boxes (6) | OCELOT | hidden word | No | fur | hidden reversal in sTOLE COvered | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1730755.html |
Deepest point in Mahanadi river (5) | NADIR | hidden word | No | deepest point | Hidden in {Maha}NADI R{iver} | https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1736103.html |
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