Untitled No. 6 โ Solutions
โ Full annotations below. Only read on if you've finished the puzzle or need help.
Across
6
SWEAR IN
Confirm news about Iraq missing queen after being overthrown (5,2)
[N{IRA}EWS]< โ news around Iraq without Q, then reversed
7
CONGEAL
Set unfinished beer by ice-cream container after devouring gallons (7)
CON{G}E + AL[e] โ ale (beer) with last letter removed after cone (ice-cream container) with (g)allons inside
9
ALLOT
Budget covered by annual lottery (5)
hidden in annuAL LOTtery
10
EXTREMIST
Test remix with adjustments made for fanatic (9)
(TESTREMIX)* โ anagram of test remix
11
OBJECTS
Protests over British conservative riding planes (7)
O + B + JE{C}TS โ O (over) + B (British) + JETS (planes) with (C)onservative inside
13
NO DICE
What may cause failure in a D&D game? (2,4)
Cryptic definition โ if you do not have dice in a D&D game you cannot play
15
ESTABLISHMENT
Groom let his best man in venue (13)
(LETHISBESTMAN)* โ anagram of 'let his best man'
19
ANTHEM
Carol's one with those people (6)
AN + THEM โ AN (one) + THEM (those people)
20
EXCRETE
Evacuate from what used to be an island? (7)
EX + CRETE โ EX (what used to be) + CRETE (an island)
23
STEADFAST
Fleet chases stallion short of energy around a stable (9)
STE[e]{A}D + FAST โ STEED (stallion) with (E)nergy removed, then around A + FAST (fleet)
24
IDAHO
State "I do," suppressing exclamation of pleasure (5)
ID{AH}O โ I DO around AH (exclamation of pleasure)
26
SHORTEN
Trim singular strand of hair, or ten (7)
S + H + OR + TEN โ (S)ingular + (H)air + OR + TEN
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AS A RULE
A Russian emperor spends time with drug smuggler, wanting money mainly (2,1,4)
A + [t]SAR + [m]ULE โ A + TSAR (Russian emperor) without (T)ime + MULE (drug smuggler) without (M)oney
Down
1
ZEAL
Fire's ablaze, out burning Alberta (4)
([ab]LAZE)* โ anagram of ablaze without AB (Alberta)
2
EROTIC
Old-time train crew regularly works with steam? (6)
(tRaIn CrEw + O + T)* โ (O)ld + (T)ime + regular letters of train crew
3
INTENSELY
Seriously? Change for ten yen is 50? (9)
(TENYENISL)* โ anagram of 'ten yen is L'
4
ANTEROOM
Reception of a book series primarily examining North African revolution (8)
A + NT + E + [MOOR]< โ A + NT (book series) + (E)xamining + MOOR (North African) reversed
5
RESILIENCE
Give sincere lie, in a way (10)
(SINCERELIE)* โ anagram of sincere lie
6
SHADOW
Dog show's entertaining these days (6)
SH{AD}OW โ show around AD (Anno Domini, these days)
7
CITE
Quote from online source by the professor (4)
(SITE)~CITE โ homophone of SITE (online source)
8
LATHER
Twitter's real upset over author missing gold? (6)
[REAL]< -> LA{TH}ER โ real reversed around author without gold (AU and OR)
12
JUST THE JOB
Ideal position to support ethical article (4,3,3)
JUST + THE + JOB โ position (JOB) under JUST (ethical) + THE (article)
14
ESSENTIAL
Stan Lee's first person novel โ a must-have (9)
(STANLEES + I)* โ anagram of Stan Lees + I (first person)
16
ANECDOTE
Need coat taken apart for yarn (8)
(NEEDCOAT)* โ anagram of need coat
17
RAISES
Yes, Spanish brand includes uplifting boosts (6)
[SE{SI}AR]< โ yes (Spanish: SI) in SEAR (brand) reversed
18
REVOKE
Set aside free cookies, occasionally filled with bit of vanilla (6)
fReE cOoKiEs -> RE{V}OKE โ regular letters of free cookies with (v)anilla in
21
CRINAL
Around urinal, shaving head of hair (6)
C + [u]RINAL โ C (around) + urinal without first letter
22
PAWN
Rest up, getting bored by introduction from wind instrument (4)
{N{W}AP}< โ nap (rest) reversed around (w)ind
25
AQUA
Water quality in laguna oddly lacking (4)
lAgUnA -> A{Q}UA โ (Q)uality in even letters of laguna