Cryptic Crossword 1-6
Solution
Solution
Sam's Cryptic Crossword #1-6 Solution
Sam Gulve
Theme: Thematic clue answers are missing one of the directions viz., (East, West, North, South)
Across:
9 Abreast, Au courant (def), AB (sailor), R (King) + East (thematic clues are missing one of the directions)
10 Lionize, Apotheosize (def), versatile (anagram of), oil + zine (rag)
11 Slowest, oddly (odd letter selection from), saloon i.e., slo + west (thematic omission), most dry (def)
12 Actress, Starlet (def), act (shtick), re (about), SS (German soldier)
13 Emolument, remarkably (anagram of), L (large) + memento + U (for everyone), packet (def)
15 Coati, hidden (featuring), raccoon (def)
16 Wisdom, wiss (Swiss scratching their head i.e., first letter deletion), about (container), dom (judgement in Swedish), sciences (def)
19 Railing, Banister (def), ran around (container), ili (center of Tbilsi), G (capital of Georgia)
20 Least, Minimum (def), L (50) + East (thematic omission)
21 Awestruck, Amazed (def), a (a) + West (thematic omission), truck (quid pro quo), wiping out (deletion of), T (Trump at first)
25 Outpost, how to (meta clue), stop (target), garrison (def), one way is to do anagram (out) of post
26 Restore, Revive (def), rest (relaxation), ore (Swedish monetary unit)
28 Eyehole, Unusual (anagram of), holy + EEE (trinity of keys), front door security feature (def)
29 Beastie, B (boy) + East (thematic omission), i.e. (that's), brute (def).
Down:
1 Hassle, Hidden (some), sort of headache (def)
2 Arroyo, Fresh (def), arrow (beeline), detailed (delete last letter), yo (exactly)
3 Wave, Double definition
4 Statue, Statute (law), has no (deletion of), t (bar), bust (def)
5 Oleaster, Ornamental Eurasian shrub (def), artful (anagram of) role + East (thematic omission)
6 Postscript, Posts (Jobs), crypt (vault), reportedly (homophone so cript), epilogue (def)
7 Literati, Lit (drunken), E (English), RA (artist), ti (note), intelligentsia (def)
8 Feasting, Without (deletion of), ER (queen) from, finger (single out), + East (thematic omission), junketing (def)
14 Unorthodox, Cooked (anagram), doux (soft in French), o (duck), + North (thematic omission), radical (def)
16 Walk over, DD as in walk over = look down on and as walkover = no contest
17 Sea otter, Sea (blue), OT (book), rejecting (reversal of), ret (periodic cruelty i.e., alternate letters), marine mammal (def)
18 Scanties, hidden (some), panties (def)
22 Enrobe, Garb (def), born (natural), to retire (reversal of born), in (insertion), EE (ease)
23 U-boats, T (model), wearing (insertion), U (posh), boas (fluffy scarfs), German sub (def)
24 Keeper, Key (access), say (homophone hence kee), per (for each), guard (def)
27 Spay, Sterilize (def), spray (pepper), not (deletion of) r (razor to start with).