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Decelerate crossword

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Decelerate crossword

#DECELERATE CROSSWORD FULL#

IN from the clue and a verbal synonym of want – I don’t know what Thesaurus Dada is using but I cannot envisage one that ‘links’ the definition and the answer.ġd Explosive gas available primarily in hospital room (7) How one might describe tea or coffee when it is made with water from a kettle. flipped over) found in three words in the clue.Ī six letter form of (informal?) address to an American man placed after (on) a synonym of head (which someone might threaten to knock off).Ī double definition – the first relates to an item of business rather than to an organization.Ģ0a Coffee or tea, for example - something else! (3,5)

#DECELERATE CROSSWORD FULL#

Another useful page is Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing, which features words with meanings that are not always immediately obvious.Ī full review of this puzzle will be published after the closing date for submissions.ħa Red vehicle carrying number in reverse (7)Ī type of vehicle (that runs on rails) containing (carrying) a three letter number all reversed (in reverse).Ī type of meat and a three letter synonym of available.ġ4a Whole piece of paper, it nearly flipped over (6) Where the hint describes a construct as “usual” this means that more help can be found in The Usual Suspects, which gives a number of the elements commonly used in the wordplay. Most of the terms used in these hints are explained in the Glossary and examples are available by clicking on the entry under “See also”. I counted five anagrams (one partial), two lurkers (one reversed), and one homophone – all in a symmetric 26 clues with 14 hints ‘sprinkled’ throughout the grid you should be able to get the checkers to enable the solving of the unhinted clues.Ĭandidates for favourite – 7a, 15a, 5d, and 13d.Īs is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, a number of the more difficult clues have been selected and hints provided for them.ĭon’t forget to follow BD’s instructions in RED at the bottom of the hints! I might have been having a bad day so I am going to reserve judgement on this one. Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3147 (Hints) Hints and tips by SenfĪ very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where, with a little over two weeks of meteorological winter to go, Mother Nature has been ‘throwing’ everything at us – wind, rain, snow, blowing snow, extreme cold.