How do I solve 1 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31260?

1 across reads "Broken bone starts to fuse rapidly and heal, taking time" (8 letters); the answer is FRACTURE. 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 5 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31260?

5 across reads "Married different relative" (6 letters); the answer is MOTHER. 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 31260?

9 across reads "Magnificent place in danger over tax, essentially" (8 letters); the answer is IMPERIAL. 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 10 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31260?

10 across reads "King is repeatedly in predicament" (6 letters); the answer is CRISIS. 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 Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31260?

12 across reads "Speaker's gruff command to scare away possible bringer of fortune" (9 letters); the answer is HORSESHOE. 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 13 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31260?

13 across reads "Additional section of flex trails" (5 letters); the answer is EXTRA. 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 14 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31260?

14 across reads "Employed American editor" (4 letters); the answer is USED. 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 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31260?

16 across reads "Progress in a tango perhaps absorbing Victor" (7 letters); the answer is ADVANCE. 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 19 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31260?

19 across reads "Paddle back alongside vessel for part of service" (7 letters); the answer is WORSHIP. 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 21 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31260?

21 across reads "Lamps seen regularly in alcove" (4 letters); the answer is APSE. 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 24 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31260?

24 across reads "At no point damage nerve" (5 letters); the answer is NEVER. 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 25 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31260?

25 across reads "In apartment, something that's charged for rising prices" (9 letters); the answer is INFLATION. 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 27 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31260?

27 across reads "Charge into court after police officer" (6 letters); the answer is INDICT. 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 Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31260?

28 across reads "Incite no criminal to produce a stimulant" (8 letters); the answer is NICOTINE. 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 29 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31260?

29 across reads "Loosen edges of ladders' supports" (6 letters); the answer is EASELS. 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 30 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31260?

30 across reads "I throw mud at Sicilian, say" (8 letters); the answer is ISLANDER. 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 1 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31260?

1 down reads "Escape from loud match?" (6 letters); the answer is FLIGHT. 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 Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31260?

2 down reads "Praise unusual aim" (6 letters); the answer is ASPIRE. 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 Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31260?

3 down reads "Abrupt beginning to teaching Gaelic language" (5 letters); the answer is TERSE. 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 4 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31260?

4 down reads "Wine boxes every one got" (7 letters); the answer is REACHED. 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 6 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31260?

6 down reads "Resolve us? Resolve us!" (9 letters); the answer is OURSELVES. 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 31260?

7 down reads "Doubtful, wavering atheist receiving note" (8 letters); the answer is HESITANT. 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 8 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31260?

8 down reads "Revived a show, perhaps, that's old after intermission" (8 letters); the answer is RESTAGED. 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 11 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31260?

11 down reads "Gamble on a second classification" (4 letters); the answer is BETA. 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 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31260?

15 down reads "Primarily smiling Prince Harry tours Morecambe, getting round" (9 letters); the answer is SPHERICAL. 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 17 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31260?

17 down reads "A new silk could be elegant" (8 letters); the answer is SWANLIKE. 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 18 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31260?

18 down reads "Supplies for five important days in Rome" (8 letters); the answer is PROVIDES. 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 20 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31260?

20 down reads "Picked up white bucket" (4 letters); the answer is PAIL. 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 21 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31260?

21 down reads "Raffia's made into things" (7 letters); the answer is AFFAIRS. 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 Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31260?

22 down reads "Felt sorry for Greek character on special diet" (6 letters); the answer is PITIED. 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 23 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31260?

23 down reads "Spend earnings retaining charm" (6 letters); the answer is ENDEAR. 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 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31260?

26 down reads "Fragrance of a European capital for its inhabitants" (5 letters); the answer is AROMA. 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.

Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31260 — Answers, Hints & Wordplay Explained

1A — Broken bone starts to fuse rapidly and heal, taking time (8) — FRACTURE

Definition
Definition found: 'Broken bone'
Indicator
Indicator found: 'starts to'
Operation
'starts to' signals a letter_selection operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'fuse rapidly and'
Indicator
Indicator found: 'taking'
Operation
'taking' signals a container operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'heal, time'
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'heal,' → CURE
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'time' → T
Assembly
FRA + (CURE + T > C(T)URE) = FRACTURE

Across

1A — Broken bone starts to fuse rapidly and heal, taking time (8) — FRACTURE

5A — Married different relative (6) — MOTHER

9A — Magnificent place in danger over tax, essentially (8) — IMPERIAL

10A — King is repeatedly in predicament (6) — CRISIS

12A — Speaker's gruff command to scare away possible bringer of fortune (9) — HORSESHOE

13A — Additional section of flex trails (5) — EXTRA

14A — Employed American editor (4) — USED

16A — Progress in a tango perhaps absorbing Victor (7) — ADVANCE

19A — Paddle back alongside vessel for part of service (7) — WORSHIP

21A — Lamps seen regularly in alcove (4) — APSE

24A — At no point damage nerve (5) — NEVER

25A — In apartment, something that's charged for rising prices (9) — INFLATION

27A — Charge into court after police officer (6) — INDICT

28A — Incite no criminal to produce a stimulant (8) — NICOTINE

29A — Loosen edges of ladders' supports (6) — EASELS

30A — I throw mud at Sicilian, say (8) — ISLANDER

Down

1D — Escape from loud match? (6) — FLIGHT

2D — Praise unusual aim (6) — ASPIRE

3D — Abrupt beginning to teaching Gaelic language (5) — TERSE

4D — Wine boxes every one got (7) — REACHED

6D — Resolve us? Resolve us! (9) — OURSELVES

7D — Doubtful, wavering atheist receiving note (8) — HESITANT

8D — Revived a show, perhaps, that's old after intermission (8) — RESTAGED

11D — Gamble on a second classification (4) — BETA

15D — Primarily smiling Prince Harry tours Morecambe, getting round (9) — SPHERICAL

17D — A new silk could be elegant (8) — SWANLIKE

18D — Supplies for five important days in Rome (8) — PROVIDES

20D — Picked up white bucket (4) — PAIL

21D — Raffia's made into things (7) — AFFAIRS

22D — Felt sorry for Greek character on special diet (6) — PITIED

23D — Spend earnings retaining charm (6) — ENDEAR

26D — Fragrance of a European capital for its inhabitants (5) — AROMA