Word Puzzle 65

Word Puzzle 65 – Cryptic Clues:

Theme: Hidden

Note:

· Not all clues are thematic

· Kohli clue(s): Is/are hidden i.e. not necessarily in its/their usual spot

Scoring:

· No credit no response, without correct parsing.

· All clues worth 1 point except Kohli clue(s), which is/are worth 2 points

Clues:

1. Stir some sulfur ore with saltpetre and charcoal to make gun powder (6)

2. Visit from press corps was sponsored, so journalists can report the ground reality (7)

3. Impersonate a dead flyer to try and avoid difficult questions? (4,1,8,3)

4. Nosey Parker, last investigator with the Asian Interpol organization? (10)

5. Amazed at finding hooter in bed again (6,4)

6. How to get Don Leo a Chinese dish? (6,4)

7. Alien with no alternative but to act (5)

8. I see king in a pig pen and I see a Knight in the soggy swamp (6,6)

9. Flee a date after sailor’s trick? (7)

10. Scuffled with English politician massaging a pretty boy? (7)

11. Evita Peron fell short in pitching King George for the right (11)

12. How to paint fresco using green berets for example? (7,6)

13. Experienced a great and successful life yet, an old dad is somehow hanging on? (3,1,4,7)

14. One breaking a pair of records with a superior bridge player resulted in anti-climax (8)

15. Russian unit of distance is the best according to hearsay (5)

16. Got foot bar adjusted to provide support (2,2,3,3)

17. Mouse selection as lab specimen, a trend that is on ebb, I showed a model that can be used instead (7)

18. How to tear mail with plastic or nylon for example? (9, 8)

19. Wild sawbuck trick is not fair, polite or proper (3,7)

20. Snooty and heartless Mickey mouse suppressing quirky laughter (11)

21. Fair costing? (8)

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