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Post by bw Thu Jul 17, 2014 6:09 am

all these are from a recent puzzle from the daily telegraph. i have posted only the ones i cracked and so they may not cover all types of clues. here's a link maintained by someone who has enough time and energy to post hints for every crossword from this paper. please use that if you are stuck.

http://bigdave44.com/2014/06/19/dt-27520/

1. In pairs, making four (3,2,3)
2. Rex lends hand in more than one attack (5)
3. Money to come by sheer fine wool ( 8 )
4. The polar winds in abundance (6)
5. Involved in endless attempts to catch pet (9)
6. Alas, alas - English served up Continental dish (7)
7. Performing well in lessons on green (2,4)
8. Something like a crane's terribly bad rust (7)
9. Having become suddenly interested, son exercises (3-3)
10. Mineral artist poured into carbon (5)

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Post by indophile Thu Jul 17, 2014 7:11 am

2. Rex lends hand in more than one attack (5)


RAIDS ---- r+aids

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Post by indophile Thu Jul 17, 2014 7:15 am

3. Money to come by sheer fine wool ( 8 )


CASHMERE ---- cash+mere

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Post by indophile Thu Jul 17, 2014 7:17 am

1. In pairs, making four (3,2,3)


TWO BY TWO (dd)

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Post by indophile Thu Jul 17, 2014 7:39 am

8. Something like a crane's terribly bad rust (7)


FLAMINGo

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Post by b_A Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:40 am

4. The polar winds in abundance (6)

PLETHORA ? ( The polar - anag) - but the count is 8.

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Post by b_A Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:46 am

5. Involved in endless attempts to catch pet (9)

in+(tries-s)+cat ->intricate ->don't know how the 'e' is moved to the end.

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Post by b_A Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:47 am

6. Alas, alas - English served up Continental dish (7)

LASAGNE ( ALAS+ENG anag)

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Post by b_A Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:48 am

7. Performing well in lessons on green (2,4)

On Song ( hidden)

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Post by b_A Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:53 am

9. Having become suddenly interested, son exercises (3-3)

SIT UPS ( like sit up and take notice )

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Post by b_A Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:56 am

8. Something like a crane's terribly bad rust (7)

BUSTARD - ( bad rust)

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Post by b_A Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:59 am

10. Mineral artist poured into carbon (5)

borax - carbon - remove the ends and x for into ?

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Post by indophile Thu Jul 17, 2014 12:24 pm

b_A wrote:5. Involved in endless attempts to catch pet (9)

in+(tries-s)+cat  ->intricate ->don't know how the 'e' is moved to the end.
in tries - s = intrie
This "intrie" now catches "cat" (the pet) to get to "intri(cat)e
Catching the cat moves the "e" to the end.

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Post by bw Thu Jul 17, 2014 5:54 pm

all solved! Smile

sorry about the letter count for #6. it should have been 8.

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