![]() The ‘in’ is there to link the wordplay to the definition.ģ2d Indian farmer ‘s lost for ever over penetrating touch (6) ![]() The extra letter adds to the trickiness of this three-part wordplay, the last element drawing on a less common meaning (OED shows it as ‘obsolete’) of a very common three-letter word. The second part of the wordplay can provide the second word of the answer, but you might need to check out one or two possibilities in order to identify the Pueblo Indian.ģ1d A boy spinning as if in idealised publicity world (6) The other wordplay element is a homophone leading to a real word which remains intact in the answer.Ģ8d Pueblo Indian with gutless intent to do a runner (5, two words) ‘Late’ indicates that the media conglomerate, which had a famously brief relationship with the Sex Pistols, was dismantled several years ago. I worked back from the answer to get the ‘boors’, thus identifying a word filed in my mind along with ‘blackguards’ and ‘bounders’.Ģ5d Late media company reported undistinguished board (7) The definition should raise a smile.ġ3d Lecturer on English forms finally adopting old language loses according to Bard (6)įour elements are involved here, including two single-letter abbreviations and a single-letter selection, with the ‘old language’ being a term applied by those just across the Border to the dialect spoken by those a little further north. ![]() The wordplay is not complicated, but the net effect of the extra letter gimmick is to make it a replacement rather than an insertion. Remember here that in barred puzzles the enumerations (letter counts) ignore hyphens, eg HIP-HOP would be shown as (6).ĥd Fee levied involving European lad with crown of fruit (4) The ‘drink’ is an informal term related to volume. The original meaning of the first wordplay element here is indeed ’cause’, but nowadays its use is confined to a phrase with meanings along the lines of ‘out of consideration for’ or ‘out of desire for’.ģd Matchstick drawing of graduate down ultimately after drink (6) Two elements (one a verb in the past tense) are put together and ‘taken in’ by another, the result being a family of diminutive excavators.ģ6a Malaysian forest tribes cause unlimited pain (5) The word ‘on’ here joins the two wordplay elements and can be ignored, while the ‘perishable’ could also be ‘breakable’.Ģ7a Something very small in piece of artillery almost backfiring (4)Ī six-letter word undergoes three manipulations, the last of them being the removal of the extra letter, in order to yield the answer.ģ4a Taken in by story, handed over money advanced for digging mammals (8) ‘Wild herb’ is one meaning given by Chambers for a word more often associated with any plant that is growing where it isn’t wanted.Ģ4a Disrespect damaged edges on box of perishable goods (9) There’s a craftily-concealed break between the two wordplay elements which combine to produce the name of a device said to have been invented by Hero of Alexandria (though he is uncredited by Chambers). ![]() It seems to me that ‘wordplay delivers an extra letter’ clues are among the trickiest of the standard varieties, so don’t be surprised if you find yourself on occasion working back from the answer to identify the contribution required from the oversized wordplay element and thence the extra letter.ġ8a A hole I melted down in Hero’s engine (9) Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.Ī nice short preamble that leaves us in no doubt about our task. In clue order, these give an OPINION about the five unclued entries (three to be read in conjunction with one another) offered by the person whose name must be highlighted in the grid. Preamble : An extra letter is produced by the wordplay of every clue in addition to those required for the answer. A prolific setter, Chalicea has a reputation for producing highly accessible puzzles her definitions, whether of answers or wordplay elements, are usually very precise, often closely matching those found in Chambers. I’m delighted to have been given the chance to blog some more EVs, starting with this offering from my fellow hintster and tipster. Enigmatic Variations 1551 (Hints) Opinion by Chalicea Hints and tips by Phibs ![]()
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