How do I solve 1 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31237?

1 across reads "Sailors might be entering these details?" (5 letters); the answer is DOCKS. It's a cryptic definition: the whole clue is a playful or punny description of the answer. No wordplay decomposition to do — read laterally and identify what's being described. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 4 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31237?

4 across reads "Gambler from France getting wealthier" (6,3 letters); the answer is BETTER OFF. 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 9 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31237?

9 across reads "Is sent out before this writer's easily offended" (9 letters); the answer is SENSITIVE. 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 Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31237?

10 across reads "Bit quiet on the podcast" (5 letters); the answer is PIECE. It's a homophone clue: the answer sounds like another word. Indicators like 'reportedly', 'we hear', or 'sounds like' point to a word that's pronounced similarly to the answer. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 11 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31237?

11 across reads "King rejected story Edward told" (7 letters); the answer is RELATED. It's a reversal clue: the answer is a word read backwards. Look for indicators like 'back', 'returned', or — in a down clue — 'up' or 'lifted'. Find the source word and reverse it. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 12 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31237?

12 across reads "Nurses accepting hospital dangers" (7 letters); the answer is THREATS. 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 Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31237?

13 across reads "Make unknown drink" (6 letters); the answer is BRANDY. 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 15 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31237?

15 across reads "Student being paid for what she's doing?" (8 letters); the answer is LEARNING. 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 Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31237?

18 across reads "Condescending police officer going round South American city" (8 letters); the answer is SUPERIOR. 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 20 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31237?

20 across reads "Continue slowly intimidating woman" (6 letters); the answer is DRAGON. 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 23 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31237?

23 across reads "Vehicle fuel badly measured" (7 letters); the answer is CAREFUL. 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 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31237?

24 across reads "Retailer apparently keeps back clothing" (7 letters); the answer is APPAREL. It's a hidden-word clue: the answer is spelled out by consecutive letters in the clue itself, often crossing a word boundary. Indicators like 'in', 'some', or 'part of' signal that you're looking at a substring. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 26 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31237?

26 across reads "Small vessel heading off, say" (5 letters); the answer is UTTER. It's a deletion clue: start with a word the clue points to, then drop one or more letters. Indicators include 'endlessly' (lose the last letter), 'beheaded' (lose the first), or 'heartlessly' (lose the middle). The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 27 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31237?

27 across reads "Opprobrium about organised crime – is it ignoring cause, ultimately?" (9 letters); the answer is CRITICISM. 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 28 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31237?

28 across reads "Had groups of constables primarily scared every delinquent?" (9 letters); the answer is POSSESSED. 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 29 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31237?

29 across reads "Urge, for example, almost vanished" (3,2 letters); the answer is EGGON. It's a deletion clue: start with a word the clue points to, then drop one or more letters. Indicators include 'endlessly' (lose the last letter), 'beheaded' (lose the first), or 'heartlessly' (lose the middle). The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 1 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31237?

1 down reads "Editor picked up writer's reports" (9 letters); the answer is DESCRIBES. It's a reversal clue: the answer is a word read backwards. Look for indicators like 'back', 'returned', or — in a down clue — 'up' or 'lifted'. Find the source word and reverse it. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 2 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31237?

2 down reads "American alligators guarding watercourse" (5 letters); the answer is CANAL. It's a hidden-word clue: the answer is spelled out by consecutive letters in the clue itself, often crossing a word boundary. Indicators like 'in', 'some', or 'part of' signal that you're looking at a substring. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 3 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31237?

3 down reads "Changed garment and was first topless" (7 letters); the answer is SHIFTED. It's a deletion clue: start with a word the clue points to, then drop one or more letters. Indicators include 'endlessly' (lose the last letter), 'beheaded' (lose the first), or 'heartlessly' (lose the middle). The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 4 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31237?

4 down reads "Forms associations with Belgium for good" (6 letters); the answer is BUILDS. 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 5 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31237?

5 down reads "Doctor rates the rooms in hospital" (8 letters); the answer is THEATRES. 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 6 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31237?

6 down reads "Rome surprisingly enthralling for a leader there?" (7 letters); the answer is EMPEROR. 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 7 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31237?

7 down reads "Speaking about pens only half working" (9 letters); the answer is OPERATING. 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 8 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31237?

8 down reads "Does a runner initially like cutting costs?" (5 letters); the answer is FLEES. 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 14 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31237?

14 down reads "Strap up a wound holding adult's equipment" (9 letters); the answer is APPARATUS. 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 16 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31237?

16 down reads "Chap's soothing mother with note" (9 letters); the answer is GENTLEMAN. 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 Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31237?

17 down reads "Assembles beds outside room upside down" (8 letters); the answer is COLLECTS. It's a reversal clue: the answer is a word read backwards. Look for indicators like 'back', 'returned', or — in a down clue — 'up' or 'lifted'. Find the source word and reverse it. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 19 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31237?

19 down reads "Match official Seles oddly dismissed after point" (7 letters); the answer is REFEREE. 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 21 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31237?

21 down reads "Lizard, possibly, salesman found on hat" (7 letters); the answer is REPTILE. 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 22 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31237?

22 down reads "Went up and down a river in contest with daughter" (6 letters); the answer is VARIED. 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 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31237?

23 down reads "Mug friend put on piano" (5 letters); the answer is CHUMP. 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 25 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31237?

25 down reads "Regretting telephone call outside university" (5 letters); the answer is RUING. 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.

Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31237 — Answers, Hints & Wordplay Explained

1A — Sailors might be entering these details? (5) — DOCKS

Definition
The whole clue is one cryptic definition — read it laterally.
Indicator
Indicator found: ''
Wordplay
Wordplay: Cryptic definition
Assembly
DOCKS = DOCKS

Across

1A — Sailors might be entering these details? (5) — DOCKS

4A — Gambler from France getting wealthier (6,3) — BETTER OFF

9A — Is sent out before this writer's easily offended (9) — SENSITIVE

10A — Bit quiet on the podcast (5) — PIECE

11A — King rejected story Edward told (7) — RELATED

12A — Nurses accepting hospital dangers (7) — THREATS

13A — Make unknown drink (6) — BRANDY

15A — Student being paid for what she's doing? (8) — LEARNING

18A — Condescending police officer going round South American city (8) — SUPERIOR

20A — Continue slowly intimidating woman (6) — DRAGON

23A — Vehicle fuel badly measured (7) — CAREFUL

24A — Retailer apparently keeps back clothing (7) — APPAREL

26A — Small vessel heading off, say (5) — UTTER

27A — Opprobrium about organised crime – is it ignoring cause, ultimately? (9) — CRITICISM

28A — Had groups of constables primarily scared every delinquent? (9) — POSSESSED

29A — Urge, for example, almost vanished (3,2) — EGGON

Down

1D — Editor picked up writer's reports (9) — DESCRIBES

2D — American alligators guarding watercourse (5) — CANAL

3D — Changed garment and was first topless (7) — SHIFTED

4D — Forms associations with Belgium for good (6) — BUILDS

5D — Doctor rates the rooms in hospital (8) — THEATRES

6D — Rome surprisingly enthralling for a leader there? (7) — EMPEROR

7D — Speaking about pens only half working (9) — OPERATING

8D — Does a runner initially like cutting costs? (5) — FLEES

14D — Strap up a wound holding adult's equipment (9) — APPARATUS

16D — Chap's soothing mother with note (9) — GENTLEMAN

17D — Assembles beds outside room upside down (8) — COLLECTS

19D — Match official Seles oddly dismissed after point (7) — REFEREE

21D — Lizard, possibly, salesman found on hat (7) — REPTILE

22D — Went up and down a river in contest with daughter (6) — VARIED

23D — Mug friend put on piano (5) — CHUMP

25D — Regretting telephone call outside university (5) — RUING