How do I solve 1 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3373 without spoilers?

1 across reads "Awful, as could be proclamation after gagging order?" (11 letters). 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. Work the structure step by step in the trainer — definition first, then the wordplay parts — with the answer kept hidden until the prize closes.

How do I solve 9 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3373 without spoilers?

9 across reads "Straighten right angle I bent" (7 letters). 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. Work the structure step by step in the trainer — definition first, then the wordplay parts — with the answer kept hidden until the prize closes.

How do I solve 10 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3373 without spoilers?

10 across reads "Titan given time, finally" (2,4 letters). 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. Work the structure step by step in the trainer — definition first, then the wordplay parts — with the answer kept hidden until the prize closes.

How do I solve 12 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3373 without spoilers?

12 across reads "Cocktail held back by father – it's spicy" (7 letters). 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. Work the structure step by step in the trainer — definition first, then the wordplay parts — with the answer kept hidden until the prize closes.

How do I solve 13 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3373 without spoilers?

13 across reads "Erase minor injury" (7 letters). 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. Work the structure step by step in the trainer — definition first, then the wordplay parts — with the answer kept hidden until the prize closes.

How do I solve 14 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3373 without spoilers?

14 across reads ""Hot", with initial in yellow on tap?" (5 letters). 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. Work the structure step by step in the trainer — definition first, then the wordplay parts — with the answer kept hidden until the prize closes.

How do I solve 15 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3373 without spoilers?

15 across reads "Tiptoe with certain measure past tiger's relative" (9 letters). 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. Work the structure step by step in the trainer — definition first, then the wordplay parts — with the answer kept hidden until the prize closes.

How do I solve 17 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3373 without spoilers?

17 across reads "Money that is concerning supporter" (9 letters). 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. Work the structure step by step in the trainer — definition first, then the wordplay parts — with the answer kept hidden until the prize closes.

How do I solve 20 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3373 without spoilers?

20 across reads "End of discussions, don't say a word!" (5 letters). 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. Work the structure step by step in the trainer — definition first, then the wordplay parts — with the answer kept hidden until the prize closes.

How do I solve 22 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3373 without spoilers?

22 across reads "Soothing thing, party backing male when on edge" (3,4 letters). 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. Work the structure step by step in the trainer — definition first, then the wordplay parts — with the answer kept hidden until the prize closes.

How do I solve 24 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3373 without spoilers?

24 across reads "Rebuke – why?" (4,3 letters). 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. Work the structure step by step in the trainer — definition first, then the wordplay parts — with the answer kept hidden until the prize closes.

How do I solve 25 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3373 without spoilers?

25 across reads "Buddy, doll in pieces" (6 letters). 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. Work the structure step by step in the trainer — definition first, then the wordplay parts — with the answer kept hidden until the prize closes.

How do I solve 26 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3373 without spoilers?

26 across reads "Stamp particularly rare originally, I make money collecting it" (7 letters). 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. Work the structure step by step in the trainer — definition first, then the wordplay parts — with the answer kept hidden until the prize closes.

How do I solve 27 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3373 without spoilers?

27 across reads "Muck about and put down tarot card?" (4,3,4 letters). 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. Work the structure step by step in the trainer — definition first, then the wordplay parts — with the answer kept hidden until the prize closes.

How do I solve 2 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3373 without spoilers?

2 down reads "One visiting is only misbehaving in raucous manner" (7 letters). 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. Work the structure step by step in the trainer — definition first, then the wordplay parts — with the answer kept hidden until the prize closes.

How do I solve 3 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3373 without spoilers?

3 down reads "Fruit that may go off?" (9 letters). 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. Work the structure step by step in the trainer — definition first, then the wordplay parts — with the answer kept hidden until the prize closes.

How do I solve 4 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3373 without spoilers?

4 down reads "Gather in a US state" (5 letters). 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. Work the structure step by step in the trainer — definition first, then the wordplay parts — with the answer kept hidden until the prize closes.

How do I solve 5 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3373 without spoilers?

5 down reads "Intolerance in work unit covered up by colleague" (7 letters). 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. Work the structure step by step in the trainer — definition first, then the wordplay parts — with the answer kept hidden until the prize closes.

How do I solve 6 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3373 without spoilers?

6 down reads "Lose out, however, in country" (7 letters). 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. Work the structure step by step in the trainer — definition first, then the wordplay parts — with the answer kept hidden until the prize closes.

How do I solve 7 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3373 without spoilers?

7 down reads "Trip and attempt rugby score?" (4,3,4 letters). 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. Work the structure step by step in the trainer — definition first, then the wordplay parts — with the answer kept hidden until the prize closes.

How do I solve 8 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3373 without spoilers?

8 down reads "Wet water barrier by enclosure" (6 letters). 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. Work the structure step by step in the trainer — definition first, then the wordplay parts — with the answer kept hidden until the prize closes.

How do I solve 11 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3373 without spoilers?

11 down reads "Heretic converted under the aforementioned Conservative" (11 letters). 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. Work the structure step by step in the trainer — definition first, then the wordplay parts — with the answer kept hidden until the prize closes.

How do I solve 16 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3373 without spoilers?

16 down reads "Stitch cut by knife primarily, little bit wonky" (4-5 letters). 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. Work the structure step by step in the trainer — definition first, then the wordplay parts — with the answer kept hidden until the prize closes.

How do I solve 18 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3373 without spoilers?

18 down reads "Clothes line found after a power cut" (7 letters). 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. Work the structure step by step in the trainer — definition first, then the wordplay parts — with the answer kept hidden until the prize closes.

How do I solve 19 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3373 without spoilers?

19 down reads "Clever fencing off recreation area – brilliant!" (7 letters). 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. Work the structure step by step in the trainer — definition first, then the wordplay parts — with the answer kept hidden until the prize closes.

How do I solve 20 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3373 without spoilers?

20 down reads "Cleaner has mop working on floor in studio" (7 letters). 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. Work the structure step by step in the trainer — definition first, then the wordplay parts — with the answer kept hidden until the prize closes.

How do I solve 21 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3373 without spoilers?

21 down reads "Not just a place for entertainment without roof" (6 letters). 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). Work the structure step by step in the trainer — definition first, then the wordplay parts — with the answer kept hidden until the prize closes.

How do I solve 23 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3373 without spoilers?

23 down reads "Feast upon artist" (5 letters). 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. Work the structure step by step in the trainer — definition first, then the wordplay parts — with the answer kept hidden until the prize closes.

Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3373 Prize Puzzle

1A — Awful, as could be proclamation after gagging order? (11)

Wordplay
Wordplay: Double definition

Across

1A — Awful, as could be proclamation after gagging order? (11)

9A — Straighten right angle I bent (7)

10A — Titan given time, finally (2,4)

12A — Cocktail held back by father – it's spicy (7)

13A — Erase minor injury (7)

14A — "Hot", with initial in yellow on tap? (5)

15A — Tiptoe with certain measure past tiger's relative (9)

17A — Money that is concerning supporter (9)

20A — End of discussions, don't say a word! (5)

22A — Soothing thing, party backing male when on edge (3,4)

24A — Rebuke – why? (4,3)

25A — Buddy, doll in pieces (6)

26A — Stamp particularly rare originally, I make money collecting it (7)

27A — Muck about and put down tarot card? (4,3,4)

Down

2D — One visiting is only misbehaving in raucous manner (7)

3D — Fruit that may go off? (9)

4D — Gather in a US state (5)

5D — Intolerance in work unit covered up by colleague (7)

6D — Lose out, however, in country (7)

7D — Trip and attempt rugby score? (4,3,4)

8D — Wet water barrier by enclosure (6)

11D — Heretic converted under the aforementioned Conservative (11)

16D — Stitch cut by knife primarily, little bit wonky (4-5)

18D — Clothes line found after a power cut (7)

19D — Clever fencing off recreation area – brilliant! (7)

20D — Cleaner has mop working on floor in studio (7)

21D — Not just a place for entertainment without roof (6)

23D — Feast upon artist (5)