Particulars in slang crossword clue full#

TALLBOYS: These are high chests of drawers.That the stolons are thus aided in passing over obstacles and in winding between the stems of the surrounding plants, the observations above given render almost certain.įrom the particulars above given, and remembering in the case of twining plants and of tendrils, how difficult it is not to mistake their bending to all points of the compass for true torsion, we are led to believe that the stems of this Ceratophyllum circumnutate, probably in the shape of narrow ellipses, each completed in about 26 h. PRIMA DONNA: An anagram (off) of RIP + the name of a pop singer (Ms Ciccone)ġ6d Chests of candidates for junior basketball team? (8) NOUGHT: This is represented by 0 (a ring) and it means ‘love’, as in a tennis scoreĨd Bother! Is month and day in advance (6)ĭISMAY: IS and a month of the year is preceded by D (day)ġ3d Rip-off. TERRAPIN’S less AīRAIN DRAIN: A cryptic definition for the continuing loss of citizens of high intelligence through emigration SPRINTER: An anagram (swimming) of TERRPINS, i.e. STET: A cryptic definition for the written direction telling a printer to leave something beģd Extracted information from me during brief conversation (6)Ĥd Swimming terrapin’s not a fast mover (8) GAMBLING: A slang word for the human leg + a slang word for naff jewellery SALUTARY: Pay earned by working goes round CUT with C (a hundred) removed TEENSY: This word for ‘little’ could also be taken to mean ‘aged between 13 and 19’Ģ6a In pay cut, docking a hundred proves to be beneficial (8) It could also be a sack of things that dogs are supposed to eatīOWS: 2 meanings: instruments for shooting arrows/things used when playing a fiddle (violin) MENACE: People (especially male ones) + a whizz or expertīAG OF BONES: A wasted or emaciated person is said to be one of these. It could also be taken to mean ‘without the last part or end’ and it is sometimes used this way in crossword clues to indicate that the last letter of a word should be removed

Particulars in slang crossword clue full#

The good father is a priest or other holy manĭETAILED: ‘Complete’ or ‘giving full particulars’. GLINTS: G (last letter of le G) + wound dressing + ‘S ZIPPED: 2 meanings: belted (moved very fast)/not having buttons but another type of fastenerġ4a Before I spot going in for a cure (8)ĪNTIDOTE: I and a spot inside ‘before’ = something that counteracts a poisonġ5a Shines, showing wound dressing’s stuck to back of leg (6) MISGIVINGS: ‘Handing over’ (7) inside a girl (4) PARROT: A cryptic definition of a pet that is kept in a cage but which cannot be made to shut up or keep quietġ0a Help animal to escape from a basset (4)ĪBET: Remove the name of an animal from A BASSETġ1a Handing over, girl conceals qualms (10) LAST WORD: 2 meanings: the most up to date of its kind (it’s very chic)/the final remark in an argument (I’ll say no more) Please leave a comment telling us what you thoughtħa It’s very chic. I have only given it the extra half-star for difficulty because I was somewhat obtuse when it came to solving the last 3 or 4 clues.

It wasn’t as difficult as I feared it might be when I first noticed the conciseness of the clues (which averaged less than 6 words each) and the small number of anagrams. But I have to admit that I thoroughly enjoyed this one. Toughie No 1582 by Excalibur Hints and tips by BufoīD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ****Įxcalibur is the setter that polarises opinion more than any other and I dare say that I may have been critical of one or two of her puzzles in the past.