Phil Jordan, Sawbill and I are continuing to produce our series of Weekend Quick Cryptic crosswords. We take turns, publishing one a fortnight, and this week it's my turn.
You can find a link to the crossword here and the answers below.
Feel free to leave any comments or questions here as you would do on TfTT
. You can find an index to the complete series of crosswords here.
Before looking at the answers, if you would like some additional help, click the label below.
Hints and tips...
Here are a few hints and tips.
- The clue that is the the title, "A Musical Game" is a double definition - Answer "Chess".
- There are 10 1/2 thematic answers in the grid.
- The capital in 9A is a capital city, not money.
- "Led by" in 14A is a juxtaposition indicator.
- The definition in 19A is "See leader", which is a bit cryptic/
- In 4D "essentially" means "take the middle letter".
- In 13D the "cardinal" is a cardinal number.
- You need to separate "energy drink" in 17D to get the definition.
And click on this label to get the solution.
Definitions
underlined in bold italics
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Abc
)* indicating anagram of Abc,{deletions} and [] other indicators.
Across
1 Man's personal assistant initially went North (4)
PAWN – PA (Personal Assistant) + first letter of Went + N (north). Have you spotted the theme yet?
3 Leave out sailor's fish (8)
SKIPJACK – SKIP (leave out) + JACK (sailor).
9 Robin inventively adopts artificial intelligence to generate capital in Africa (7)
NAIROBI – (Robin)* [inventively] about, [adopts], AI (artificial intelligence).
10 Question about maiden name of Camilla, perhaps? (5)
QUEEN – QU (question) + NEE (maiden name of) [about] -> EEN.
11 Oral Slav language examination (5)
CHECK – Sounds like [oral] CZECH (Slav language).
12 Paid attention to male bosses of Times and Sunday Times? (6)
HEEDED – HE (male) + ED + ED (bosses of two papers).
14 Heart led by East then North makes request to play it again (6)
ENCORE – E (East) + N (North) + CORE (heart).
16 Rest during the day in East is unusual (6)
SIESTA – (East is)* [unusual].
19 See leader regularly kiss during ball's first dance (6)
BISHOP – A bit of a cheeky definition… Alternate letters [regularly] of kIiS in first letter of Ball + HOP (dance).
21 Boycott's support inspired Lancashire opener (5)
BLACK – First letter [opener] of Lancashire in BACK (support).
24 Admit to clue for "now" (3,2)
OWN UP – A reverse cryptic. A clue for “now” could be the anagram “Own up”.
25 Johninterred retreated before pub game ban (7)
EMBARGO – ME (Johninterred) [retreated] -> EM + BAR (pub) + GO (board game).
26 Vital directors' IT equipment (8)
KEYBOARD - KEY (vital) + BOARD (directors).
27 End of game for team at sea (4)
MATE – (Team)* [at sea]. End of a Chess game, of course.
Down
1 Went to pieces when father arrested (8)
PANICKED – PA (father) + NICKED (arrested).
2 To begin with Whitney Houston is terribly excited being first to go on board (5)
WHITE – Initial letters, [to begin with], of Whitney Houston Is Terribly Excited.
4 Creatively think Megan essentially a member of the Round Table (6)
KNIGHT – [Creatively] (think + g)*, with the G from the middle letter [essentially], of MeGan.
5 Resentment arising from cop I questioned (5)
PIQUE – Hidden in, [arising from], coP I QUEstioned.
6 Everything's crammed by the night before exams (1,6)
A LEVELS – ALL’S (everything’s) including, [crammed by], EVE (the night before).
7 Maybe Charles's family hug eventually (4)
KING – KIN (family) + last letter, [eventually], of huG.
8 Comfy chair for old fan of popular music (6)
ROCKER – Double definition.
13 Resolution to promote British cardinal (8)
BACKBONE – BACK (promote) + B (British) + ONE (cardinal number).
15 Smoker of a sort of pot (7)
CHIMNEY – Double definition.
17 Setter's put on protective equipment before energy drink (6)
IMBIBE – I’M (setter’s) on top of [put on] BIB (protective equipment) + E (energy).
18 Edit a paper to be published (6)
APPEAR – [Edit] (a paper)*.
20 Glorious mud lover in Italian river (5)
HIPPO – HIP (in) + PO (Italian river).
22 Vessel from Gaza or Tabriz (5)
AORTA – Hidden in, [from], GazA OR TAbriz.
23 Man is run out all right (4)
ROOK – RO (run out) + OK (all right).
1 Man's personal assistant initially went North (4)
PAWN – PA (Personal Assistant) + first letter of Went + N (north). Have you spotted the theme yet?
3 Leave out sailor's fish (8)
SKIPJACK – SKIP (leave out) + JACK (sailor).
9 Robin inventively adopts artificial intelligence to generate capital in Africa (7)
NAIROBI – (Robin)* [inventively] about, [adopts], AI (artificial intelligence).
10 Question about maiden name of Camilla, perhaps? (5)
QUEEN – QU (question) + NEE (maiden name of) [about] -> EEN.
11 Oral Slav language examination (5)
CHECK – Sounds like [oral] CZECH (Slav language).
12 Paid attention to male bosses of Times and Sunday Times? (6)
HEEDED – HE (male) + ED + ED (bosses of two papers).
14 Heart led by East then North makes request to play it again (6)
ENCORE – E (East) + N (North) + CORE (heart).
16 Rest during the day in East is unusual (6)
SIESTA – (East is)* [unusual].
19 See leader regularly kiss during ball's first dance (6)
BISHOP – A bit of a cheeky definition… Alternate letters [regularly] of kIiS in first letter of Ball + HOP (dance).
21 Boycott's support inspired Lancashire opener (5)
BLACK – First letter [opener] of Lancashire in BACK (support).
24 Admit to clue for "now" (3,2)
OWN UP – A reverse cryptic. A clue for “now” could be the anagram “Own up”.
25 Johninterred retreated before pub game ban (7)
EMBARGO – ME (Johninterred) [retreated] -> EM + BAR (pub) + GO (board game).
26 Vital directors' IT equipment (8)
KEYBOARD - KEY (vital) + BOARD (directors).
27 End of game for team at sea (4)
MATE – (Team)* [at sea]. End of a Chess game, of course.
1 Went to pieces when father arrested (8)
PANICKED – PA (father) + NICKED (arrested).
2 To begin with Whitney Houston is terribly excited being first to go on board (5)
WHITE – Initial letters, [to begin with], of Whitney Houston Is Terribly Excited.
4 Creatively think Megan essentially a member of the Round Table (6)
KNIGHT – [Creatively] (think + g)*, with the G from the middle letter [essentially], of MeGan.
5 Resentment arising from cop I questioned (5)
PIQUE – Hidden in, [arising from], coP I QUEstioned.
6 Everything's crammed by the night before exams (1,6)
A LEVELS – ALL’S (everything’s) including, [crammed by], EVE (the night before).
7 Maybe Charles's family hug eventually (4)
KING – KIN (family) + last letter, [eventually], of huG.
8 Comfy chair for old fan of popular music (6)
ROCKER – Double definition.
13 Resolution to promote British cardinal (8)
BACKBONE – BACK (promote) + B (British) + ONE (cardinal number).
15 Smoker of a sort of pot (7)
CHIMNEY – Double definition.
17 Setter's put on protective equipment before energy drink (6)
IMBIBE – I’M (setter’s) on top of [put on] BIB (protective equipment) + E (energy).
18 Edit a paper to be published (6)
APPEAR – [Edit] (a paper)*.
20 Glorious mud lover in Italian river (5)
HIPPO – HIP (in) + PO (Italian river).
22 Vessel from Gaza or Tabriz (5)
AORTA – Hidden in, [from], GazA OR TAbriz.
23 Man is run out all right (4)
ROOK – RO (run out) + OK (all right).
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