How do I solve 1 across in Express Cryptic 20260622?

1 across reads "Hate to heal badly" (6 letters); the answer is LOATHE. It's an anagram clue: the answer is a rearrangement of letters supplied by the clue itself. Look for an indicator like 'mixed', 'broken', 'cooked', or 'wild', and find a phrase whose letters add up to the answer's length. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 4 across in Express Cryptic 20260622?

4 across reads "Exhaust CIA plan, starting pollution" (4,4 letters); the answer is ACID RAIN. It's an anagram clue: the answer is a rearrangement of letters supplied by the clue itself. Look for an indicator like 'mixed', 'broken', 'cooked', or 'wild', and find a phrase whose letters add up to the answer's length. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 10 across in Express Cryptic 20260622?

10 across reads "Respect strange symbol of royalty" (7 letters); the answer is SCEPTRE. It's an anagram clue: the answer is a rearrangement of letters supplied by the clue itself. Look for an indicator like 'mixed', 'broken', 'cooked', or 'wild', and find a phrase whose letters add up to the answer's length. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 11 across in Express Cryptic 20260622?

11 across reads "It provides fruit - alternatively, a vegetable" (7 letters); the answer is ORCHARD. It's a charade: the answer breaks into parts in clue order, each part clued by a word or short phrase. No indicators needed; watch for standard abbreviations (RA = artist, US = American, IN = at home) and short synonyms. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 12 across in Express Cryptic 20260622?

12 across reads "Old writer to work in interior" (5 letters); the answer is PLINY. It's a container clue: one word goes inside another. Container indicators include 'in', 'around', 'holding', and 'embracing' — identify the outer word, then the inner piece that gets slotted into it. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 13 across in Express Cryptic 20260622?

13 across reads "Entering a different shade" (9 letters); the answer is TANGERINE. It's an anagram clue: the answer is a rearrangement of letters supplied by the clue itself. Look for an indicator like 'mixed', 'broken', 'cooked', or 'wild', and find a phrase whose letters add up to the answer's length. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 14 across in Express Cryptic 20260622?

14 across reads "Separate organ for frivolous person" (12 letters); the answer is SCATTERBRAIN. It's a charade: the answer breaks into parts in clue order, each part clued by a word or short phrase. No indicators needed; watch for standard abbreviations (RA = artist, US = American, IN = at home) and short synonyms. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 18 across in Express Cryptic 20260622?

18 across reads "Student showing respect outside eco-friendly sports venue" (7,5 letters); the answer is BOWLING GREEN. It's a container clue: one word goes inside another. Container indicators include 'in', 'around', 'holding', and 'embracing' — identify the outer word, then the inner piece that gets slotted into it. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 23 across in Express Cryptic 20260622?

23 across reads "Shared barrier to wife joining everyone after celebration" (5,4 letters); the answer is PARTY WALL. It's a charade: the answer breaks into parts in clue order, each part clued by a word or short phrase. No indicators needed; watch for standard abbreviations (RA = artist, US = American, IN = at home) and short synonyms. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 24 across in Express Cryptic 20260622?

24 across reads "Hawk circles river for fish" (5 letters); the answer is TROUT. It's a container clue: one word goes inside another. Container indicators include 'in', 'around', 'holding', and 'embracing' — identify the outer word, then the inner piece that gets slotted into it. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 25 across in Express Cryptic 20260622?

25 across reads "Involve eastern doctor getting registered fuel" (7 letters); the answer is EMBROIL. It's a charade: the answer breaks into parts in clue order, each part clued by a word or short phrase. No indicators needed; watch for standard abbreviations (RA = artist, US = American, IN = at home) and short synonyms. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 26 across in Express Cryptic 20260622?

26 across reads "Suggest having a large glass" (7 letters); the answer is OPALINE. It's a container clue: one word goes inside another. Container indicators include 'in', 'around', 'holding', and 'embracing' — identify the outer word, then the inner piece that gets slotted into it. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 27 across in Express Cryptic 20260622?

27 across reads "Paint, showing style and speed" (8 letters); the answer is DECORATE. It's a charade: the answer breaks into parts in clue order, each part clued by a word or short phrase. No indicators needed; watch for standard abbreviations (RA = artist, US = American, IN = at home) and short synonyms. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 28 across in Express Cryptic 20260622?

28 across reads "Time and motion schedule" (6 letters); the answer is AGENDA. It's an anagram clue: the answer is a rearrangement of letters supplied by the clue itself. Look for an indicator like 'mixed', 'broken', 'cooked', or 'wild', and find a phrase whose letters add up to the answer's length. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 1 down in Express Cryptic 20260622?

1 down reads "Final delivery for military call" (4,4 letters); the answer is LAST POST. It's a charade: the answer breaks into parts in clue order, each part clued by a word or short phrase. No indicators needed; watch for standard abbreviations (RA = artist, US = American, IN = at home) and short synonyms. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 2 down in Express Cryptic 20260622?

2 down reads "Changes are manic from the other side of the pond" (8 letters); the answer is AMERICAN. It's an anagram clue: the answer is a rearrangement of letters supplied by the clue itself. Look for an indicator like 'mixed', 'broken', 'cooked', or 'wild', and find a phrase whose letters add up to the answer's length. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 3 down in Express Cryptic 20260622?

3 down reads "Vigorously sacred, with time" (5 letters); the answer is HOTLY. It's a container clue: one word goes inside another. Container indicators include 'in', 'around', 'holding', and 'embracing' — identify the outer word, then the inner piece that gets slotted into it. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 5 down in Express Cryptic 20260622?

5 down reads "Credit old single to right singer" (7 letters); the answer is CROONER. It's a charade: the answer breaks into parts in clue order, each part clued by a word or short phrase. No indicators needed; watch for standard abbreviations (RA = artist, US = American, IN = at home) and short synonyms. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 6 down in Express Cryptic 20260622?

6 down reads "After month, call about key European ruling" (9 letters); the answer is DECREEING. It's a container clue: one word goes inside another. Container indicators include 'in', 'around', 'holding', and 'embracing' — identify the outer word, then the inner piece that gets slotted into it. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 7 down in Express Cryptic 20260622?

7 down reads "Account repeated by one next to a shrub" (6 letters); the answer is ACACIA. It's a charade: the answer breaks into parts in clue order, each part clued by a word or short phrase. No indicators needed; watch for standard abbreviations (RA = artist, US = American, IN = at home) and short synonyms. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 8 down in Express Cryptic 20260622?

8 down reads "Jogged naked, having good deportment, initially" (6 letters); the answer is NUDGED. It's a letter-selection clue: take specific letters from a longer source. 'First of' means the opening letter, 'extremely' means first + last, 'regularly' means every other letter, 'oddly' / 'evenly' means odd or even positions. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 9 down in Express Cryptic 20260622?

9 down reads "Dog in the evening sun" (6 letters); the answer is SETTER. It's a double-definition clue: two separate definitions of the same word sit side by side. No wordplay split and no indicators — both halves of the clue define the answer. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 15 down in Express Cryptic 20260622?

15 down reads "Timber for a couple next to a couple more" (3-2-4 letters); the answer is TWO-BY-FOUR. It's a charade: the answer breaks into parts in clue order, each part clued by a word or short phrase. No indicators needed; watch for standard abbreviations (RA = artist, US = American, IN = at home) and short synonyms. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 16 down in Express Cryptic 20260622?

16 down reads "Downgrading notes on movement" (8 letters); the answer is DEMOTION. It's a charade: the answer breaks into parts in clue order, each part clued by a word or short phrase. No indicators needed; watch for standard abbreviations (RA = artist, US = American, IN = at home) and short synonyms. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 17 down in Express Cryptic 20260622?

17 down reads "Name a hat - awful abomination" (8 letters); the answer is ANATHEMA. It's an anagram clue: the answer is a rearrangement of letters supplied by the clue itself. Look for an indicator like 'mixed', 'broken', 'cooked', or 'wild', and find a phrase whose letters add up to the answer's length. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 19 down in Express Cryptic 20260622?

19 down reads "Brochure left a fleet out" (7 letters); the answer is LEAFLET. It's an anagram clue: the answer is a rearrangement of letters supplied by the clue itself. Look for an indicator like 'mixed', 'broken', 'cooked', or 'wild', and find a phrase whose letters add up to the answer's length. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 20 down in Express Cryptic 20260622?

20 down reads "Hold a celebrated admiral" (6 letters); the answer is NELSON. It's a double-definition clue: two separate definitions of the same word sit side by side. No wordplay split and no indicators — both halves of the clue define the answer. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 21 down in Express Cryptic 20260622?

21 down reads "Extend drapes out" (6 letters); the answer is SPREAD. It's an anagram clue: the answer is a rearrangement of letters supplied by the clue itself. Look for an indicator like 'mixed', 'broken', 'cooked', or 'wild', and find a phrase whose letters add up to the answer's length. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 22 down in Express Cryptic 20260622?

22 down reads "A crab managed to hold one tongue" (6 letters); the answer is ARABIC. It's an anagram clue: the answer is a rearrangement of letters supplied by the clue itself. Look for an indicator like 'mixed', 'broken', 'cooked', or 'wild', and find a phrase whose letters add up to the answer's length. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 24 down in Express Cryptic 20260622?

24 down reads "Want to change guitarist's first musical sound" (5 letters); the answer is TWANG. It's a letter-selection clue: take specific letters from a longer source. 'First of' means the opening letter, 'extremely' means first + last, 'regularly' means every other letter, 'oddly' / 'evenly' means odd or even positions. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

Express Cryptic 20260622 — Answers, Hints & Wordplay Explained

1A — Hate to heal badly (6) — LOATHE

Definition
Definition found: 'Hate'
Indicator
Indicator found: 'badly'
Operation
'badly' signals a anagram operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'to heal'
Assembly
TOHEAL = LOATHE

Across

1A — Hate to heal badly (6) — LOATHE

4A — Exhaust CIA plan, starting pollution (4,4) — ACID RAIN

10A — Respect strange symbol of royalty (7) — SCEPTRE

11A — It provides fruit - alternatively, a vegetable (7) — ORCHARD

12A — Old writer to work in interior (5) — PLINY

13A — Entering a different shade (9) — TANGERINE

14A — Separate organ for frivolous person (12) — SCATTERBRAIN

18A — Student showing respect outside eco-friendly sports venue (7,5) — BOWLING GREEN

23A — Shared barrier to wife joining everyone after celebration (5,4) — PARTY WALL

24A — Hawk circles river for fish (5) — TROUT

25A — Involve eastern doctor getting registered fuel (7) — EMBROIL

26A — Suggest having a large glass (7) — OPALINE

27A — Paint, showing style and speed (8) — DECORATE

28A — Time and motion schedule (6) — AGENDA

Down

1D — Final delivery for military call (4,4) — LAST POST

2D — Changes are manic from the other side of the pond (8) — AMERICAN

3D — Vigorously sacred, with time (5) — HOTLY

5D — Credit old single to right singer (7) — CROONER

6D — After month, call about key European ruling (9) — DECREEING

7D — Account repeated by one next to a shrub (6) — ACACIA

8D — Jogged naked, having good deportment, initially (6) — NUDGED

9D — Dog in the evening sun (6) — SETTER

15D — Timber for a couple next to a couple more (3-2-4) — TWO-BY-FOUR

16D — Downgrading notes on movement (8) — DEMOTION

17D — Name a hat - awful abomination (8) — ANATHEMA

19D — Brochure left a fleet out (7) — LEAFLET

20D — Hold a celebrated admiral (6) — NELSON

21D — Extend drapes out (6) — SPREAD

22D — A crab managed to hold one tongue (6) — ARABIC

24D — Want to change guitarist's first musical sound (5) — TWANG