Colgan's Cryptic Crossword
Across
1. Crazy ring-dance (5,3,5)
8. Becoming mortified, Frenchman is chased by mob alongside trail (13)
9. 3 words in song related to a stringed instrument (5)
10. Decorated Herb, 3, and little Edward (7)
11. Affirm nothing admitted by sister, the tramp in "The Lady is a Tramp"
(9,4)
13. Howl, before 3 assault with deadly weapon (7)
15. Cover up for 3 cold months (5)
17. Manoeuvre 3 ships’ steerage to get sanctuary at German port (13)
18. Puts down luggage and stops arguing (5,4,4)
Down
1. 3 provide a feast fit for a queen (5)
2. Alarm at reckless runs, even 3 (7)
3. Confused how the new is distinguished from the news (13)
4. Water temperatures followed by Heyerdahl, a fellow with creative skills
(13)
5. Put refinement, please, before small food treats! (5,8)
6. 3 means of advertising in newspapers are producing no response (5)
7. Transported to look after 3 (5)
12. Sister of Roman Emperor was 3 (7)
13. 3 means of providing fuel for shady retreat (5)
14. 3 sleepy, distressed cries (5)
16. 3 sirens disturbed dip (5)
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Solution
Explanations (C = cryptic part of clue + S = straight part of
clue;
or S + S = clue holding answer twice with two different straight
meanings;
or POW = play on words.)
Note that joining words may or may not be an integral part of the clue.
Punctuation and capital letters are irrelevant.
The art of the setter is to make it non-obvious how and where to split
the clue,
and to mislead the solver along an irrelevant path.
Across
1. C: ring (round) dance (the twist)
S: crazy = round the twist
8 C: Frenchman (Rene) is chased by mob (gang, to the left) trail (scent)
S: becoming mortified = gangrenescent
9. C: 3 words in song (lyrics, without “s”)
S: related to a stringed instrument = lyric
10. C: herb 3 (cress, without “s”) little Edward (Ted)
S: decorated = crested
11. C: affirm (predicate) nothing admitted by sister (O inside nun)
S: tramp in “The Lady is a Tramp” = predicate noun
13. C: howl (bay) 3 assault (onset, without “s”)
S: deadly weapon = bayonet
15. C: 3 cold months (winter, without “w”)
S: cover up = inter
17. C: manoeuvre 3 (wile, without “e”) ships’ steerage (helms) sanctuary
(haven)
S: German port = Wilhelmshaven
18. S: puts down luggage = rests one’s case
S: stops arguing = rests one’s case
Down
1. C: 3 provide a feast (regale, without “e”)
S: fit for a queen = regal
2. C: reckless runs, even 3 (anagram of “runs even” without “s”)
S: alarm = unnerve
3. C: how the new is distinguished from the news (direction less)
S: confused = directionless
4. C: water temperatures (H and C) Heyerdahl (raftsman)
S: fellow with creative skills = handcraftsman
5. C: refinement (taste) please (delight) small (s)
S: food treats = taste delights
6. C: 3 means of advertising in newspapers (insert, without “s”)
S: producing no response = inert
7. C: to (to) look after 3 (tend, without “n”)
S: transported = toted
12. C: Roman Emperor was 3 (Octavian, without “n”)
S: sister = Octavia (Octavian’s sister)
13. C: 3 means of providing fuel (bowser, without “s”)
S: shady retreat = bower
14. C: 3 sleepy distressed (anagram of sleepy, without “e”)
S: cries = yelps
16. C: 3 sirens disturbed (anagram of sirens, without “e”)
S: dip = rinse