How do I solve 1 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31265?

1 across reads "Staggering loan some day for already wealthy person" (11 letters); the answer is LOADSAMONEY. 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 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31265?

7 across reads "Hard answer no good? Setter perhaps guilty" (7 letters); the answer is HANGDOG. 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 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31265?

8 across reads "Milk product – gallons upset by vacuous yobbo" (7 letters); the answer is YOGHURT. 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 10 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31265?

10 across reads "Chat about roundabout ahead of motorway? It's not important" (2,6 letters); the answer is NO MATTER. 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 11 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31265?

11 across reads "Close to grandma, kid's relaxed" (2,4 letters); the answer is AT EASE. 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 13 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31265?

13 across reads "During November, start to source places to stay" (4 letters); the answer is INNS. 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 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31265?

14 across reads "Try granola, prepared with pride" (10 letters); the answer is ARROGANTLY. 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 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31265?

16 across reads "Biscuits and drink next to German out to lunch" (6,4 letters); the answer is GINGER NUTS. 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 31265?

18 across reads "Multiple choice involves such repetition" (4 letters); the answer is ECHO. 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 21 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31265?

21 across reads "Object to Post Office overturning present" (6 letters); the answer is OPPOSE. 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 22 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31265?

22 across reads "Small part of shower control reported by doctor before work" (8 letters); the answer is RAINDROP. 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 24 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31265?

24 across reads "Hair found in youth's ale – yeuch! – sent back" (7 letters); the answer is EYELASH. 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 25 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31265?

25 across reads "More irate near girl ignoring learner driver manoeuvring" (7 letters); the answer is ANGRIER. 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 26 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31265?

26 across reads "One destined to climb high in their chosen profession?" (11 letters); the answer is STEEPLEJACK. 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 1 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31265?

1 down reads "Label and zip the wrong way around for American footballer" (7 letters); the answer is LINEMAN. 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 31265?

2 down reads "Checks how Tesla gets going, boxed in by German cars" (6 letters); the answer is AUDITS. 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 3 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31265?

3 down reads "Young bird audible? Call for digital enhancement" (6,4 letters); the answer is SIGNET RING. 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 4 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31265?

4 down reads "Irish county's blossom regrowing in the middle" (4 letters); the answer is MAYO. 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 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31265?

5 down reads "Thing broadcast on Clash singer after dark" (8 letters); the answer is NIGHTJAR. 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 31265?

6 down reads "Warning from solver primarily wanting variety now and then?" (3,4 letters); the answer is YOU WAIT. 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 7 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31265?

7 down reads "In cahoots, what some do at lost property office?" (4,2,5 letters); the answer is HAND IN GLOVE. 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 9 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31265?

9 down reads "Fashionable adolescent's two hats for Spooner" (5-6 letters); the answer is TEENY-BOPPER. 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 12 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31265?

12 down reads "Kind friend scoffed portion of chops" (4,6 letters); the answer is SOFT PALATE. 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 31265?

15 down reads "Eased up, working to accommodate Republican lobby" (8 letters); the answer is PERSUADE. 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 31265?

17 down reads "Kidnap persecutors covering heads" (7 letters); the answer is NAPPERS. 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 19 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31265?

19 down reads "Off on the road?" (3-4 letters); the answer is CAR-SICK. 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 20 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31265?

20 down reads "Mystery image possibly capturing apparition at last" (6 letters); the answer is ENIGMA. 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 31265?

23 down reads "Mum quietly getting hold of one schooner, maybe" (4 letters); the answer is SHIP. 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 31265 — Answers, Hints & Wordplay Explained

1A — Staggering loan some day for already wealthy person (11) — LOADSAMONEY

Definition
Definition found: 'already wealthy person' — The definition is the last three words — a brash character flush with cash.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'Staggering'
Operation
'Staggering' signals a anagram operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'loan some day'
Assembly
LOANSOMEDAY = LOADSAMONEY

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7A — Hard answer no good? Setter perhaps guilty (7) — HANGDOG

Definition
Definition found: 'guilty' — The definition is the last word — shamefaced, looking caught out.
Wordplay
Wordplay: Charade
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'Hard' → H
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'answer' → A
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'no good?' → NG
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'Setter perhaps' → DOG
Assembly
H + A + NG + DOG = HANGDOG

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8A — Milk product – gallons upset by vacuous yobbo (7) — YOGHURT

Definition
Definition found: 'Milk product' — The definition is the first two words — something creamy made from milk.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'vacuous'
Operation
'vacuous' signals a letter_selection operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'yobbo'
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'gallons' → G
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'upset' → HURT
Assembly
G + HURT + YO = YOGHURT

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10A — Chat about roundabout ahead of motorway? It's not important (2,6) — NO MATTER

Definition
Definition found: 'It's not important' — The definition is the last three words — of no consequence.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'about'
Operation
'about' signals a container operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'Chat roundabout motorway?'
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'Chat' → NATTER
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'roundabout' → O
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'motorway?' → M
Assembly
NATTER + OM = N(OM)ATTER

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11A — Close to grandma, kid's relaxed (2,4) — AT EASE

Definition
Definition found: 'relaxed' — The definition is the last word — comfortable, unhurried.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'Close to'
Operation
'Close to' signals a letter_selection operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'grandma,'
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'kid's' → TEASE
Assembly
A + TEASE = AT EASE

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13A — During November, start to source places to stay (4) — INNS

Definition
Definition found: 'places to stay' — The definition is the last three words.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'start to'
Operation
'start to' signals a letter_selection operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'source'
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'During' → IN
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'November,' → N
Assembly
IN + N + S = INNS

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14A — Try granola, prepared with pride (10) — ARROGANTLY

Definition
Definition found: 'with pride' — The definition is the last two words — how a haughty person behaves.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'prepared'
Operation
'prepared' signals a anagram operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'Try granola,'
Assembly
TRYGRANOLA = ARROGANTLY

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16A — Biscuits and drink next to German out to lunch (6,4) — GINGER NUTS

Definition
Definition found: 'Biscuits' — The definition is the first word.
Wordplay
Wordplay: Charade
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'drink' → GIN
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'German' → GER
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'out to lunch' → NUTS
Assembly
GIN + GER + NUTS = GINGER NUTS

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18A — Multiple choice involves such repetition (4) — ECHO

Definition
Definition found: 'such repetition' — The definition is the last two words — a sound that bounces back.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'involves'
Operation
'involves' signals a hidden_word operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'Multiple choice'
Assembly
ECHO = ECHO

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21A — Object to Post Office overturning present (6) — OPPOSE

Definition
Definition found: 'Object to' — The definition is the first two words — to come out against something.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'overturning'
Operation
'overturning' signals a reversal operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'Post Office'
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'Post Office' → PO
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'present' → POSE
Assembly
(PO > OP) + POSE = OPPOSE

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22A — Small part of shower control reported by doctor before work (8) — RAINDROP

Definition
Definition found: 'Small part of shower' — The definition is the first four words — one bead of a downpour.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'reported'
Operation
'reported' signals a homophone operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'control'
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'control' → REIN
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'doctor' → DR
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'work' → OP
Assembly
(REIN > RAIN) + DR + OP = RAINDROP

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24A — Hair found in youth's ale – yeuch! – sent back (7) — EYELASH

Definition
Definition found: 'Hair' — The definition is the first word.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'found in'
Operation
'found in' signals a hidden_word operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'youth's ale yeuch!'
Indicator
Indicator found: 'sent back'
Operation
'sent back' signals a reversal operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'youth's ale yeuch!'
Assembly
HSALEYE = EYELASH

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25A — More irate near girl ignoring learner driver manoeuvring (7) — ANGRIER

Definition
Definition found: 'More irate' — The definition is the first two words.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'ignoring learner driver'
Operation
'ignoring learner driver' signals a deletion operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'near girl'
Indicator
Indicator found: 'manoeuvring'
Operation
'manoeuvring' signals a anagram operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'near girl'
Assembly
(NEARGIRL - L > NEARGIR) > NEARGIR = ANGRIER

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26A — One destined to climb high in their chosen profession? (11) — STEEPLEJACK

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

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1D — Label and zip the wrong way around for American footballer (7) — LINEMAN

Definition
Definition found: 'American footballer' — The definition is the last two words.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'the wrong way around'
Operation
'the wrong way around' signals a reversal operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'Label zip'
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'Label' → NAME
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'zip' → NIL
Assembly
NAME + NIL > NAMENIL = LINEMAN

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2D — Checks how Tesla gets going, boxed in by German cars (6) — AUDITS

Definition
Definition found: 'Checks' — The definition is the first word — inspections of the books.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'gets going,'
Operation
'gets going,' signals a letter_selection operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'Tesla'
Indicator
Indicator found: 'boxed in by'
Operation
'boxed in by' signals a container operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'Tesla German cars'
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'German cars' → AUDIS
Assembly
AUDIS + T = AUDI(T)S

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3D — Young bird audible? Call for digital enhancement (6,4) — SIGNET RING

Definition
Definition found: 'digital enhancement' — The definition is the last two words — a 'digit' is a finger, so think what adorns one.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'audible?'
Operation
'audible?' signals a homophone operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'Young bird'
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'Young bird' → CYGNET
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'Call' → RING
Assembly
(CYGNET > SIGNET) + RING = SIGNET RING

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4D — Irish county's blossom regrowing in the middle (4) — MAYO

Definition
Definition found: 'Irish county's' — The definition is the first two words — a county in the west of Ireland.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'in the middle'
Operation
'in the middle' signals a letter_selection operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'regrowing'
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'blossom' → MAY
Assembly
MAY + O = MAYO

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5D — Thing broadcast on Clash singer after dark (8) — NIGHTJAR

Definition
Definition found: 'singer after dark' — The definition is the last three words — a bird that churrs through the small hours.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'broadcast'
Operation
'broadcast' signals a anagram operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'Thing'
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'Clash' → JAR
Assembly
(THING > NIGHT) + JAR = NIGHTJAR

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6D — Warning from solver primarily wanting variety now and then? (3,4) — YOU WAIT

Definition
Definition found: 'Warning' — The definition is the first word — a threat, as in 'just ___ ___!'.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'primarily'
Operation
'primarily' signals a letter_selection operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'wanting'
Indicator
Indicator found: 'now and then?'
Operation
'now and then?' signals a letter_selection operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'variety'
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'solver' → YOU
Assembly
YOU + W + AIT = YOU WAIT

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7D — In cahoots, what some do at lost property office? (4,2,5) — HAND IN GLOVE

Wordplay
Wordplay: Double definition
Assembly
HANDINGLOVE = HAND IN GLOVE

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9D — Fashionable adolescent's two hats for Spooner (5-6) — TEENY-BOPPER

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

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12D — Kind friend scoffed portion of chops (4,6) — SOFT PALATE

Definition
Definition found: 'portion of chops' — The definition is the last three words — part of the roof of the mouth ('chops').
Wordplay
Wordplay: Charade
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'Kind' → SOFT
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'friend' → PAL
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'scoffed' → ATE
Assembly
SOFT + PAL + ATE = SOFT PALATE

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15D — Eased up, working to accommodate Republican lobby (8) — PERSUADE

Definition
Definition found: 'lobby' — The definition is the last word — to press someone to your view.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'working'
Operation
'working' signals a anagram operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'Eased up,'
Indicator
Indicator found: 'to accommodate'
Operation
'to accommodate' signals a container operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'Eased up,'
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'Republican' → R
Assembly
PESUADE + R = PE(R)SUADE

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17D — Kidnap persecutors covering heads (7) — NAPPERS

Definition
Definition found: 'heads' — The definition is the last word — slang for what sits on top of your shoulders.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'covering'
Operation
'covering' signals a hidden_word operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'Kidnap persecutors'
Assembly
NAPPERS = NAPPERS

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19D — Off on the road? (3-4) — CAR-SICK

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

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20D — Mystery image possibly capturing apparition at last (6) — ENIGMA

Definition
Definition found: 'Mystery' — The definition is the first word — a puzzle or riddle.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'possibly'
Operation
'possibly' signals a anagram operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'image'
Indicator
Indicator found: 'capturing'
Operation
'capturing' signals a container operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'image apparition'
Indicator
Indicator found: 'at last'
Operation
'at last' signals a letter_selection operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'apparition'
Assembly
EIGMA + N = E(N)IGMA

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23D — Mum quietly getting hold of one schooner, maybe (4) — SHIP

Definition
Definition found: 'schooner, maybe' — The definition is the last two words — a schooner is one example of this.
Wordplay
Wordplay: Charade
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'Mum' → SH
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'quietly' → P
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'one' → I
Assembly
SH + P + I = SHIP

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Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31265

Across

1A — Staggering loan some day for already wealthy person (11) — LOADSAMONEY

7A — Hard answer no good? Setter perhaps guilty (7) — HANGDOG

8A — Milk product – gallons upset by vacuous yobbo (7) — YOGHURT

10A — Chat about roundabout ahead of motorway? It's not important (2,6) — NO MATTER

11A — Close to grandma, kid's relaxed (2,4) — AT EASE

13A — During November, start to source places to stay (4) — INNS

14A — Try granola, prepared with pride (10) — ARROGANTLY

16A — Biscuits and drink next to German out to lunch (6,4) — GINGER NUTS

18A — Multiple choice involves such repetition (4) — ECHO

21A — Object to Post Office overturning present (6) — OPPOSE

22A — Small part of shower control reported by doctor before work (8) — RAINDROP

24A — Hair found in youth's ale – yeuch! – sent back (7) — EYELASH

25A — More irate near girl ignoring learner driver manoeuvring (7) — ANGRIER

26A — One destined to climb high in their chosen profession? (11) — STEEPLEJACK

Down

1D — Label and zip the wrong way around for American footballer (7) — LINEMAN

2D — Checks how Tesla gets going, boxed in by German cars (6) — AUDITS

3D — Young bird audible? Call for digital enhancement (6,4) — SIGNET RING

4D — Irish county's blossom regrowing in the middle (4) — MAYO

5D — Thing broadcast on Clash singer after dark (8) — NIGHTJAR

6D — Warning from solver primarily wanting variety now and then? (3,4) — YOU WAIT

7D — In cahoots, what some do at lost property office? (4,2,5) — HAND IN GLOVE

9D — Fashionable adolescent's two hats for Spooner (5-6) — TEENY-BOPPER

12D — Kind friend scoffed portion of chops (4,6) — SOFT PALATE

15D — Eased up, working to accommodate Republican lobby (8) — PERSUADE

17D — Kidnap persecutors covering heads (7) — NAPPERS

19D — Off on the road? (3-4) — CAR-SICK

20D — Mystery image possibly capturing apparition at last (6) — ENIGMA

23D — Mum quietly getting hold of one schooner, maybe (4) — SHIP