How do I solve 1 across in Times Cryptic 29563?

1 across reads "Silly notice rejected by paper" (4 letters); the answer is DAFT. 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 3 across in Times Cryptic 29563?

3 across reads "Expert entertaining church playing Bliss is easy to follow" (10 letters); the answer is ACCESSIBLE. 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 9 across in Times Cryptic 29563?

9 across reads "Storyteller mostly lives on in secretive affair" (7 letters); the answer is LIAISON. 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 11 across in Times Cryptic 29563?

11 across reads "Excellent area surrounding a city in Spain" (7 letters); the answer is GRANADA. 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 12 across in Times Cryptic 29563?

12 across reads "Recalled Maxim interrupting worship with hint about abyss" (10,3 letters); the answer is BOTTOMLESS PIT. 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 14 across in Times Cryptic 29563?

14 across reads "Country house short of good variety" (5 letters); the answer is RANGE. 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 15 across in Times Cryptic 29563?

15 across reads "Record florid appeal? Rubbish" (9 letters); the answer is DISCREDIT. 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 across in Times Cryptic 29563?

17 across reads "Story involving nobleman and king in difficult task" (4,5 letters); the answer is TALL ORDER. 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 Times Cryptic 29563?

19 across reads "Land force not available" (5 letters); the answer is CHINA. 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 21 across in Times Cryptic 29563?

21 across reads "Send client off newly assured" (4-9 letters); the answer is SELF-CONFIDENT. 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 Times Cryptic 29563?

24 across reads "Fortune spent in the end to charge a conspirator" (7 letters); the answer is PLOTTER. 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 25 across in Times Cryptic 29563?

25 across reads "Football team always working to contain opposition’s No 7" (7 letters); the answer is EVERTON. 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 26 across in Times Cryptic 29563?

26 across reads "Doctor backed nonsense by opening speaker going on and on" (10 letters); the answer is MOTORMOUTH. 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 27 across in Times Cryptic 29563?

27 across reads "Gang not allowed in hearing" (4 letters); the answer is BAND. 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 1 down in Times Cryptic 29563?

1 down reads "Careful editor coming up with release" (10 letters); the answer is DELIBERATE. 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 Times Cryptic 29563?

2 down reads "Fine coffee on new level" (7 letters); the answer is FLATTEN. 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 4 down in Times Cryptic 29563?

4 down reads "Deception foolish cuddle ended" (9 letters); the answer is CONCLUDED. 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 5 down in Times Cryptic 29563?

5 down reads "Rows of bushes ignoring height limits" (5 letters); the answer is EDGES. 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 6 down in Times Cryptic 29563?

6 down reads "Part about very quiet artist with constant nervous action revealing fraud?" (5,8 letters); the answer is SHARP PRACTICE. 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 7 down in Times Cryptic 29563?

7 down reads "Spoke proudly, sad to be struggling" (7 letters); the answer is BOASTED. 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 8 down in Times Cryptic 29563?

8 down reads "Test, complex, amended in part" (4 letters); the answer is EXAM. 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 10 down in Times Cryptic 29563?

10 down reads "Role star played, entertaining old emperor eventually" (6,2,5 letters); the answer is SOONER OR LATER. 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 down in Times Cryptic 29563?

13 down reads "Characteristic energy put into studies in review affected by financial constraints" (10 letters); the answer is STRAITENED. 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 16 down in Times Cryptic 29563?

16 down reads "Rigorous line followed by medical department" (9 letters); the answer is STRINGENT. 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 down in Times Cryptic 29563?

18 down reads "Behave aggressively in Los Angeles and yell" (4,3 letters); the answer is LASH OUT. 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 Times Cryptic 29563?

20 down reads "Passivity during irate rioting" (7 letters); the answer is INERTIA. 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 Times Cryptic 29563?

22 down reads "Load vehicle and set off" (5 letters); the answer is CARGO. 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 down in Times Cryptic 29563?

23 down reads "Plans raised for unsolicited messages" (4 letters); the answer is SPAM. 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.

Times Cryptic 29563 — Answers, Hints & Wordplay Explained

1A — Silly notice rejected by paper (4) — DAFT

Definition
Definition found: 'Silly' — The very first word often gives the straight definition.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'rejected'
Operation
'rejected' signals a reversal operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'notice'
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'notice' → AD
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'paper' → FT
Assembly
(AD > DA) + FT = DAFT

Across

1A — Silly notice rejected by paper (4) — DAFT

3A — Expert entertaining church playing Bliss is easy to follow (10) — ACCESSIBLE

9A — Storyteller mostly lives on in secretive affair (7) — LIAISON

11A — Excellent area surrounding a city in Spain (7) — GRANADA

12A — Recalled Maxim interrupting worship with hint about abyss (10,3) — BOTTOMLESS PIT

14A — Country house short of good variety (5) — RANGE

15A — Record florid appeal? Rubbish (9) — DISCREDIT

17A — Story involving nobleman and king in difficult task (4,5) — TALL ORDER

19A — Land force not available (5) — CHINA

21A — Send client off newly assured (4-9) — SELF-CONFIDENT

24A — Fortune spent in the end to charge a conspirator (7) — PLOTTER

25A — Football team always working to contain opposition’s No 7 (7) — EVERTON

26A — Doctor backed nonsense by opening speaker going on and on (10) — MOTORMOUTH

27A — Gang not allowed in hearing (4) — BAND

Down

1D — Careful editor coming up with release (10) — DELIBERATE

2D — Fine coffee on new level (7) — FLATTEN

4D — Deception foolish cuddle ended (9) — CONCLUDED

5D — Rows of bushes ignoring height limits (5) — EDGES

6D — Part about very quiet artist with constant nervous action revealing fraud? (5,8) — SHARP PRACTICE

7D — Spoke proudly, sad to be struggling (7) — BOASTED

8D — Test, complex, amended in part (4) — EXAM

10D — Role star played, entertaining old emperor eventually (6,2,5) — SOONER OR LATER

13D — Characteristic energy put into studies in review affected by financial constraints (10) — STRAITENED

16D — Rigorous line followed by medical department (9) — STRINGENT

18D — Behave aggressively in Los Angeles and yell (4,3) — LASH OUT

20D — Passivity during irate rioting (7) — INERTIA

22D — Load vehicle and set off (5) — CARGO

23D — Plans raised for unsolicited messages (4) — SPAM