Heard you must leave one synagogue, oddly mellow (9)ĮASYGOING – anagram (‘oddly’) of I (one) SYNAGOGE. PUMAS – UP (leading) turned ‘around’, then MAS (mothers, or specific family members). MALT WHISKY – MY (I’m amazed!) around ALT (a key) and WHISK.įelines leading around family members (5) I'm amazed about key mixer in drink (4,6) We’ve seen this word twice in recent weeks, so it went in quickly.īank charge brought back after resistance (4) Stand in lounge in awful daze, as Spooner has it (7)įIREDOG – a DIRE FOG, per Rev. So 'wind ' in the clue would have a short 'I'. On edit: looking up 'helicon', I realise it's a wind instrument. One of the setting tricks I always enjoy. That’s ‘wind’ with a long I meaning to coil, not with a short I meaning a breeze, as the context would suggest. Pass on dirt cut by gutless ecological polluter (6,3)ĭIESEL OIL – DIE (pass on), SOIL ‘cut by’ EL. Part of gerani um bel ow flower cluster (5) NIGHTHAWK – NIGH (close to), THAW (warming), K. Close to home, this: flannels are among the many things our dog likes to chew! The Turner Prize is awarded annually for visual art.įlannel in little time eaten by dog (5,4) Turner, for one, makes inquiries vocally (5) It’s a traditional Japanese martial art, which descended from swordsmanship and uses bamboo swords and protective armour. SIGHTSEER – anagram (‘off’) of SET in SIGHER.Īgreed about coating tip for fencing in Asia (5) Traveller set off, one showing despair going around (9) Horse has to be killed? Horse escapes (7) Wobbly teeth about to rot could be thus described? (10) So, please don’t comment here on the current Saturday Cryptic.Ĭlues are blue, with definitions underlined. This blog is posted a week later, after the competition closes. Notes for newcomers: The Times offers prizes for Saturday Cryptic Crosswords. Thanks to the setter for a very enjoyable puzzle. Nothing to do with COVID, thankfully! The puzzle wasn’t easy, but I don’t think there’s anything that should frighten the horses once the mist clears. My brain was in a fog, so my solving time was off the chart.

Eggy dish crossword