Phew! Some tricky clues here, in particular 7d and 15d, which made it feel harder than it actually was in the end. A few crosswordland abbreviations to watch out for - RA (Royal Academician) for artist and O for love (tennis score).
Thank you to Hurley.
Thank you to Hurley.
| Across | |
| 1 | Daughter with strange instrument: DRUM Daughter = D, strange = RUM |
| 4 | Western hemisphere wonder extremely well developed: NEW WORLD Anagram (developed) of WONDER and WL (extremely WelL) |
| 8 | Smithy songbird? Have another think!: FORGET IT Smithy = FORGE, songbird = TIT |
| 9 | Sailor has name for lake: TARN Sailor = TAR, name = N |
| 10 | Steal secret file about cases: LIFT Cases indicates hidden word ie the word is encased; about indicates reversal; secreT FILe |
| 11 | Slow mover tires too, unfortunately: TORTOISE Anagram (unfortunately) of TIRES TOO |
| 12 | Book for students, prudish, I hesitate to say: PRIMER Prudish = PRIM, I = I, hesitate to say = ER |
| 14 | Corporation after gold, given new fall in US: AUTUMN Corporation = TUM (Trade Union Movement?), gold = AU, new = N |
| 16 | What tourists may do in place we hear – bishop’s one: SIGHTSEE Homophone (we hear) of place = SITE, and a bishop’s place is a SEE |
| 18 | Single - golden oldie’s inside spinning: LONE Another reversed (spinning) hdden (inside) clue |
| 19 | Prepare text - need hints regularly: EDIT Alternate letters (regularly) of nEeD hInTs |
| 20 | Love mountains by railway - source of fruit: ORANGERY Love = O, mountains = RANGE, railway = RY |
| 22 | Porch girl, northern, had recalled: VERANDAH Girl = VERA, northern = N, had recalled = DAH |
| 23 | Prepare for crops - put money here: TILL Double definition |
| Down | |
| 2 | Having more space, dock on rise? That is right: ROOMIER On rise = reversal of dock = MOOR, that is = IE, right = R |
| 3 | Vigour of man in good health, trim first of all: MIGHT Initial letters (first of all) of the other words in the clue |
| 4 | Fool needing money to head North: NIT Reversal (head north) of money = TIN |
| 5 | Change wet gear at location in canal, maybe: WATER GATE Anagram (change) of WET GEAR |
| 6 | Soup tot toppled in distant location: OUTPOST Anagram (toppled) of SOUP TOT |
| 7 | When female is put out by learner, crosses cricket ground: LORDS Female (F) is replaced by learner (L) in FORDS (crosses) |
| 11 | Trio not entirely quiet used doorway: THRESHOLD Trio not entirely = THRE(e), quiet = SH, used = OLD |
| 13 | Mother carries headgear for sage: MAHATMA Mother = MAMA, including headgear = HAT |
| 15 | Drink this writer’s left when artist comes in: MINERAL This writer’s = MINE, artist = RA, left = L |
| 17 | Music genre - country, mainly English: INDIE Country, mainly = INDI(a), English = E |
| 18 | Move fast! It’s allowed: LEGIT Move fast = LEG IT |
| 21 | Wood from Kashmir: ASH Hidden word |