BTW, the word is Spanish for friendship.ġ3a Paddy, dry, downing an alcoholic drink (7) NERVE: Bottle, as in courage, is an anagram (drunk) of NEVER.ġ1a English boffin’s place old consider complex (9)ĮLABORATE: A charade of E(nglish), a place where a boffin or scientist might work, O(ld) and a word meaning to consider or appraise.ġ2a Admits being confused by a Spielberg film (7)ĪMISTAD: Anagram (being confused) of ADMITS next to (by) the A from the clue. STOP: S(econd) followed by a word meaning best. Whenever there’s a J, Q, X or Z in 1a I’m on the lookout for a pangram but it was not to be today. Then you need an abbreviated word for a courtyard, in a school perhaps, with TE (extremely Talkativ E) inserted (in). Please leave a comment telling us what you thought.ġa Old-fashioned social worker and I extremely talkative in courtyard (10)ĪNTIQUATED: Start with the usual social worker and the I from the clue. The definitions are underlined in the clues and the answers are under the “click here” buttons so don’t click on them unless you really want to see the answer. I’ll be interested to see if anyone else feels the same as me about the setter.Īs usual the ones I liked most are in blue. Anyway it was enjoyable enough and with six anagrams it’s fairly easy to get a toehold. Somehow it felt a bit different and I can’t see a second pun in the Quickie, but someone will probably put me right on that. I’m wondering if today’s puzzle is from a different setter from our usual maestro. I’ve mothballed my long trousers and socks and got out the shorts and sandals. After the wettest March on record and a pretty chilly April the sun has recently come out and temperatures are up in the high twenties every afternoon.

Hola from the Vega Baja where summer seems to have arrived at last. Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29988 Hints and tips by pommersīD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***

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