How do I solve 1 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3374 without spoilers?

1 across reads "Team on pitch is rocking, wickets taken now and then?" (7,4 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 9 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3374 without spoilers?

9 across reads "Statement of belief, religious relic perhaps?" (7,2,5 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 11 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3374 without spoilers?

11 across reads "Bird, one with head of black exists" (4 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 12 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3374 without spoilers?

12 across reads "Where brothers or sisters found energy feeding new baby" (5 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 3374 without spoilers?

13 across reads "Food additive right behind cooker" (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 16 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3374 without spoilers?

16 across reads "Bear or real cuckoo eaten by bear" (8 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 17 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3374 without spoilers?

17 across reads "Man I go to town on beer initially!" (6 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 19 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3374 without spoilers?

19 across reads "Fly in salad?" (6 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 20 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3374 without spoilers?

20 across reads "Device attached to a killer gag?" (8 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 3374 without spoilers?

22 across reads "Weapon held in parliament, first of all, for Westminster official?" (4 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 23 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3374 without spoilers?

23 across reads "Pretty, I agree" (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 24 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3374 without spoilers?

24 across reads "Resort for a Portuguese city" (4 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 27 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3374 without spoilers?

27 across reads "Don't worry about the cost – travel restrictions lifted then?" (4,4,4,2 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 28 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3374 without spoilers?

28 across reads "Variety of starch often in eggy bread" (6,5 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 2 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3374 without spoilers?

2 down reads "Overlap ultimately seen with celestial pair shifting?" (7,7 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 3 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3374 without spoilers?

3 down reads "Little bit pale when cut" (4 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 4 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3374 without spoilers?

4 down reads "Priest joins club in Church of England, observing religious vow" (8 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 5 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3374 without spoilers?

5 down reads "You and I measure up? An insufficient amount" (3,3 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 6 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3374 without spoilers?

6 down reads "Some bedfellow, I feel – for husband?" (4 letters). 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. 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 3374 without spoilers?

7 down reads "Make improvements – righten when this happens?" (4,3,7 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 8 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3374 without spoilers?

8 down reads "Cain, he?" (5,6 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 10 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3374 without spoilers?

10 down reads "Beer, dear, both good and bad" (11 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 14 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3374 without spoilers?

14 down reads "Inexperienced politician" (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 15 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3374 without spoilers?

15 down reads "Note priest provided, sent up" (5 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 18 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3374 without spoilers?

18 down reads "Unknown figure couple invested in this rare diamond" (8 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 21 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3374 without spoilers?

21 down reads "Send for whole day" (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 25 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3374 without spoilers?

25 down reads "Maple tree, more fabulous?" (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 26 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3374 without spoilers?

26 down reads "Capital nothing like that, pound invested" (4 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.

Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3374 Prize Puzzle

1A — Team on pitch is rocking, wickets taken now and then? (7,4)

Definition
Definition found: 'Team'
Indicator
Indicator found: 'rocking,'
Operation
'rocking,' signals a anagram operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'on pitch is wickets'
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'wickets'

Across

1A — Team on pitch is rocking, wickets taken now and then? (7,4)

9A — Statement of belief, religious relic perhaps? (7,2,5)

11A — Bird, one with head of black exists (4)

12A — Where brothers or sisters found energy feeding new baby (5)

13A — Food additive right behind cooker (4)

16A — Bear or real cuckoo eaten by bear (8)

17A — Man I go to town on beer initially! (6)

19A — Fly in salad? (6)

20A — Device attached to a killer gag? (8)

22A — Weapon held in parliament, first of all, for Westminster official? (4)

23A — Pretty, I agree (5)

24A — Resort for a Portuguese city (4)

27A — Don't worry about the cost – travel restrictions lifted then? (4,4,4,2)

28A — Variety of starch often in eggy bread (6,5)

Down

2D — Overlap ultimately seen with celestial pair shifting? (7,7)

3D — Little bit pale when cut (4)

4D — Priest joins club in Church of England, observing religious vow (8)

5D — You and I measure up? An insufficient amount (3,3)

6D — Some bedfellow, I feel – for husband? (4)

7D — Make improvements – righten when this happens? (4,3,7)

8D — Cain, he? (5,6)

10D — Beer, dear, both good and bad (11)

14D — Inexperienced politician (5)

15D — Note priest provided, sent up (5)

18D — Unknown figure couple invested in this rare diamond (8)

21D — Send for whole day (6)

25D — Maple tree, more fabulous? (4)

26D — Capital nothing like that, pound invested (4)