YESTERYEAR - another word for quite or agree followed by an anagram ( growing wild) of RARE YET NEXT - a Roman ten captured by a trap for a fish or butterflyĢ7a Quite rare, yet growing wild in former times (10) HEART - another term for listen to and the initial letter of TrumpetĢ6a Ten falling into trap immediately after (4) SUBSCRIBE - an assistant editor and a writer from the days before the advent of printingĢ5a Listen to trumpet initially, and organ (5) REAL ALE - an anagram ( affected) of the first two words in the clue and the single-letter abbreviation for EnglishĢ4a Endorse editor’s assistant and writer (9) ROOSTER - a list of players on a team containing a cricket duckĢ3a All are affected by English beer (4,3) OLD WIVES TALE - worn-out (from long time use) and an anagram ( for treatment) of ELVES WAITĢ1a List contains duck and crowing bird (7)

SECOND TO NONE - a charade of another (after consuming your first), a very heavy weight, and individualġ8a Worn-out elves wait for treatment in fairy story (3,5,4) RELATED - initial letter of Romp and a way to say filled with happinessġ4a Another heavy weight, individual best (6-2-4) PHANTOM - an end of year stage show encompassing the card symbol for hearts and followed by the initial letter of Marleyġ3a Narrated start of romp filled with happiness (7) TITLE ROLE - another word for name and a character in a theatrical productionġ2a Apparition in seasonal show stealing hearts - Marley’s head (7) OMEGA - a nil tennis score and a colloquial term for enormousġ1a Name character for Othello, say (5,4) OFFA - a bit unwell and the initial letter of Angina gives a king of Mercia known for his earthwork barrier PRAIRIE DOG - a North American plain or grassland and a verb meaning to tail or followĦa Old king‘s unwell, onset of angina (4) Please leave a comment telling us what you thought of the puzzle. The answers will be revealed by clicking on the ANSWER buttons. In the hints below, underlining identifies precise definitions and cryptic definitions, and indicators are italicized. I expect it will not be as much of a challenge for British solvers familiar with cricket. The parsing of one, in particular, took me a while to decipher. I’m just glad I wasn’t caught outdoors in the storm.įor those who enjoy phrases, Campbell delivers a quartet today. We could look out over a lake and as the hail stones hit the water, they kicked up a splash like a diver entering the water. I had taken shelter in a structure with a tin roof and the noise of the hail stones hitting the roof was deafening. On Saturday, I experienced one such storm which was accompanied by fairly large hail (about the size of a large marble). However, this also generates very violent afternoon thunderstorms. For the most part it is sunny and extremely hot. Greetings from Ottawa, where we are experiencing very unsettled weather. Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30048 Hints and tips by FalconīD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****

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