A political response to our new puzzle series in our pick of broadsheets’ cryptic clues, the non-military senses of ‘salvo’, and how would you clue ‘hail’?
In the sample clues below, the links take you to explainers from our beginners series. The setter’s name often links to an interview with him or her, in case you feel like getting to know these people better.
As the weather warms, we think about spending more time outside. Which means we may think about spending time near water. Which, these days, means we think about what that water is full of.
3d It rains, empty sewage at sea, this might get dirt on surface (9)
[ wordplay: anagram of (‘at sea’) ITRAINS with first & last letters of (‘empty’) SEWAGE ]
[ anagram of ITRAINSSE ]
[ definition: this might get dirt on surface ]
25a Sea that’s guaranteed turd-free after treatment … (6)
[ wordplay: anagram (‘after treatment’) of GUARANTEED without the letters of TURD (‘turd-free’) ]
[ anagram of GAANEE ]
[ definition: name of a sea
I anticipate huge political ramifications across the crossword-solving public from your new easier cryptic crossword. It could save the election. My sister-in-law will no longer will have to bring the insidious Telegraph with its do-able crossword into her house.
Dr Sue Roberts
Wallingford, Oxfordshire
8a Oval’s wild series of shots (5)
[ wordplay: anagram (‘wild’) of OVALS ]
[ definition: series of shots ]
a simultaneous discharge of two or more guns, either in military action or as a salute
Fishy dishy, nicely riced
eggsultant and a little spiced (8)
20a Unremarkable actions helping criminal (7,7)
[ wordplay: anagram (‘criminal’) of ACTIONSHELPING ]
[ definition: unremarkable ]
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