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Anagram Clues – bold are the letters to jumble; italic is the action word; underlined is the meaning

Is the mix-up a robbery?

heist

Takes in Uncle Sid when ousted

includes

Boxed by fashionable drapers

sparred

The remainder are sure to die horribly

residue

The pronoun ‘to’ means the letters for the anagram come from the words ‘sure’ and ‘die’

Trace misdirected supply

cater

Turn to Rome with sham utopian

Thomas More

‘with’ means use the letters of ‘Rome’ and ‘sham’ for the anagram

Extraordinarily eager to say yes

agree

Transferred Australian said you are, apparently, to leave the dog

alsatian

‘you are, apparently’ means ‘u’ and ‘r’ (these letters sound like (i.e., ‘apparently’) the words).  ‘to leave’ means take them out of the anagram

Titleholder is Perot, prior to change

proprietor

Listen anyhow, without a sound

silent

Get Ray to twist and turn

gyrate

Economic blunder – company lost receipts

income

‘company lost’ means don’t include ‘co’ (i.e., company) in the anagram

Unfortunately over a bit prematurely?

abortive

EEC trader upset timber supplier

cedar tree

A cedar tree “supplies” timber

Thrown out of dubious dive, etc

evicted

He bills me incorrectly to decorate

embellish

One put off having to get fit

tone up

Cite more works of spectacular dimensions

meteoric

If you could see lap dancing

please

‘if you could’ is like saying please

Go on, smile! It makes a change

neologism

Legal officer presenting a longer entreaty when in difficulties

Attorney-general

He’d clues arranged in a list

schedule

One dimmed switch for shady section

demi-monde

Ancient kingdom plundered daily

Lydia

Fluctuating megastore, one that rises and falls

gasometer

A bad result perhaps, but coping

balustrade

One seeking alternative way to water green valley endlessly

new age traveller

‘endlessly’ means use the word ‘valley’ in the anagram, but without it’s end (the letter ‘y’)

Ruined, but Nellie is full of enthusiasm

ebullient

The treble broadcast for the king

Ethelbert

Age is reconsidered in sponsorship

aegis

Most of ivy is nice, if rambling, the answer’s cutting

incisive

‘most of’ means use most of the letters in ‘ivy is nice’ – usually means delete the last letter

New part ordered in foreign port

Antwerp

It makes sense, if it is used to win at cards

finesse

Hotel suite’s seedy image

silhouette

Learnt about capital growth

rental

Boer gets atlas reproduced as a navigational aid

astralobe

‘gets’ means use both words ‘boer’ and ‘atlas’ in the anagram

Sleep easy! Maybe you’ll get polite acceptance

yes please

Cook meal served with Italian water

Lake Como

‘Italian water’ means Italian lake

Oral with old boy network produces very blue fluid

royal blood

‘network’ suggests an anagram (“work”/mix the “net”/connected words)

Ancient roadway revealed in weary dig

ridgeway

Mouth-watering mixture of oils in a vat

salivation

Don’s role – translating a dead language

Old Norse

Complaint making poor girl stay in

laryngitis

‘complaint’ usually means the name of some sort of illness or disease

Unusually strained exchanges

trades in

Hardcastle is converted in religious places

cathedrals

Copper and marble made into light stand

candelabrum

Anagram uses the letters of the words ‘and marble’ and the letters ‘cu’ which are the shorthand for copper

US president to resolve New Deal

Roosevelt

Call NE9 to show it’s been washed and ironed

clean linen

Anagram of ‘call’ plus ‘ne’ plus ‘nine’ (9 in written form)

Country where a note is forged

Estonia

Hidden Answers – bold is the answer word; italic is the action word; underlined is the meaning.

In decimal, it represents just over 1 pint

litre

Irrefutable findings from staff in a laboratory

final

In Shiraz, Edwin got knocked down

razed

Discobolus could lose some weight

obol

This one’s unusual in that it suggests the answer is in the word ‘discobolus’ if only some of the letters are removed

One of the other messengers?

Hermes

This is also unusual in that the answer is inside ‘other messengers’, with the answer being ‘one of the other messengers’

Fabric that’s fairly crass, but not entirely

lycra

Necklace made from jet or cornelian

torc

Double Meanings – bold is one meaning; italic is the other meaning.

Seize an egg collection

clutch

Both ‘seize’ and ‘an egg collection’ mean a ‘clutch’

River that’s Polish – or German

Oder

The German word for ‘or’ is ‘oder’

Increasing value of sympathetic criticism

appreciation

Baby with obsequious charm

crawler

Postpone a visit

stay

One refusing to work in the forward line

striker

A striker is a forward in soccer

Divorce and go to pieces

break up

Narrow escape after cutting it fine

close shave

Always increasing?

evermore

What’s eaten by new recruits

intake

Under the influence, so biblical justice administered

stoned

Scope that helps determine where one is

latitude

Rate too highly cricketer’s calculation

overestimate

A ‘cricketers calculation’ is an ‘over estimate’ (estimate of overs)

Disunity shown in the former Yugoslavia

Split

Split is a town in Yugoslavia

Anticlimax coming back to earth

let-down

Do without a form of address

miss

‘Miss’ is a form of personal address

Lancashire dish, one to produce a tricky problem

hot potato

Skipping over the piece, acting prematurely

jumping the gun

One using foil to repair enclosure

fencer

A fencer (swordsman) uses a ‘foil’

Tidy the house and sweep the floor

clean up

‘sweep the floor’ means take the lot or ‘clean up’ (colloquially)

Move to the middle and compromise

go halfway

Miser and petty thief

penny-pincher

A ‘petty thief’ pinches (steals) pennies

Jam is preserve

pickle

Colt’s offspring may be a rogue

son-of-a-gun

A ‘colt’ is a brand of gun, hence ‘offspring’ is the ‘son of a gun’

Recovery after which all is forgiven

comeback

All is forgiven after you ‘come back’

Severely criticises Upton Park men for being over-theatrical

hammers

The Hammers is the nickname for the Aston Villa soccer team in England, whose home ground is Upton Park

Defend oneself against lifting a potato

rebut

‘lifting’ means reverse the letters in a potato (i.e., ‘tuber’ spelled backwards)

Look at notes and don’t abscond

face the music

En route, incidentally

by the way

Daunting postponement

putting off

Secure telephone provided for the explosives expert

safe-blower

A ‘secure telephone’ is a ‘safe speaking device (‘blower’)’

The boring bits of exercises

drills

‘drills’ are bits for drilling

Bound to pull together

yoked

Speak to one’s home

address

Mad, being had

possessed

They admit they’re often punched

tickets

Tickets ‘admit’ you to a venue, and they are often ‘punched’ to show they’ve been used

Free to take off Albert!

unchain

An ‘Albert’ is a chain – hence un-chain is to take the Albert off

The knock-on results of team consequences

side effects

‘team’ means a ‘side’

Usual colours

standard

‘colours’ is a word for ‘standard’ or flag

Early development

advance

Head profits from a form of taxation

capital gains

Performing together

in concert

Game causing ill feeling in the main

pitch and toss

‘the main’ means the sea – hence the ‘pitch and toss’ at sea cause you to ‘feel ill’

Close a make-up case

compact

Clue & Answer ‘In One’ (Hidden)

Tropical disease

cancer

‘cancer’ as in the Tropic of Cancer, and also a disease

Payment for quality?

premium

A premium is a payment, and it also means quality (in some senses)

Hidden cupboard

closet

A closet is a cupboard, and it is also used to describe something that is hidden (a closet gay, for example)

Convey with ecstasy

transport

Convey is transport, and transport is used to describe being moved in a cosmic or religious sense

How to win a seat, but not the general way

by-election

You win a seat ‘by election’, and a by-election is not a general election

A waterbed?

channel

A channel is the bed of a river (water)

Wait a minute: have you a big enough stable to do it?

hold your horses

‘Hold your horses’ means ‘wait a minute’, and also is the unstated, logical meaning of ‘it’ to the question

It’s a blow that has to be faced

headwind

A headwind is a wind (‘blow’) which comes towards you (‘to be faced’)

They impressed old sailors

press gangs

Press gangs (‘they’) used to (‘old’) forcibly recruit (‘impress) sailors

Where strain will cause a parting

breaking point

The ‘breaking point’ is the place at which something will break (‘parting’) if put under too much ‘strain’

Parties appeal to him

voter

[political] ‘parties’ try to woo (‘appeal’) to the ‘voter’ (‘him’)

It keeps citizens in the dark

night watch

The ‘night watch’ keeps us [safe] at night (‘in the dark’)

What a wizard at bridge is good at?

conjuring tricks

A wizard is good at ‘conjuring’, and at bridge, he would conjure ‘tricks’ if he was good at his job

Perhaps this killer flew off the handle!

axe head

An ‘axe head’ may (‘perhaps’) cause injury (‘this killer’) if it came off its handle

Shows noted for happy endings

musical comedies

A musical involves music (‘noted’ - as in musical notes), and a comedy ends in a happy ending

Birds which raise their young

cranes

Cranes are birds that bring up (‘raise’) their young - the answer must be a crane (rather than any other type of bird) because of the parallel meaning of a mechanical crane

Cloudy ring overhead

nimbus

A nimbus is a cloud (‘overhead’) and has a ‘ring’ shape

Where to take a turn for the better

casino

A casino is a place for a gambler (‘the better’) to spin the roulette wheel (‘take a turn’)

A summer danger

adder

An adder (a snake) is a danger in summer, and an adder is a summer (as in addition)

Carton-carrier?

tumbril

Drinks lacking body?

spirits

Spirits are ‘drinks’ and are ghosts (‘lacking body’)

Hidden – but not from a gunman?

covered

Covered means ‘hidden’, but a gunman can have you covered (and hence you are not hidden from a him)

Training vessel for aspiring officers?

cadetship

A ‘cadet ship’ is a boat for cadets (‘aspiring officers’), and when the words are joined (‘cadetship’), it means training

A rising of workers

anthill

An ‘anthill’ is a mound (‘rising’) constructed by ants (‘workers’)

Not a ruddy thing to eat?

pasty

‘pasty’ means having a ruddy look, and ‘pasty’ sounds like (‘not …?’) something to eat

Assembled Answers – bold is the answer; italic is the action word; underlined is the meaning word.

He is unusually tense about mid-afternoon

Ernest

Anagram of ‘tense’ about ‘r’ (which is the middle letter of afternoon), giving the answer (Ernest is a “he”)

Look at the heart of England’s church

glance

The middle letters (heart) of England plus ‘ce’ (Church [of England])

Come to a potentially weak point

awaken

‘a’ plus anagram of ‘weak’ plus ‘n’ (meaning North – a point)

Give voice to soloist’s first climax

speak

‘s’ from first letter of soloist, plus ‘peak’ (climax)

Net adjustment by water board

entrain

‘ent’ (anagram of net) plus ‘rain’ (water)

A doctor, stupid fellow, with a frock for the envoy’s wife

ambassadress

‘a’ plus ‘md’ (doctor) plus ‘ass’ (stupid fellow) plus ‘a’ and ‘dress’ (frock)

Relate to exercises in art, perhaps…

pertain

‘pe’ (physical education = exercises) plus anagram (perhaps) of ‘in art’

Fashionable ways to make encroachments

inroads

‘in’ (fashionable – as in ‘the in thing’) plus ‘roads’ (ways)

Painter upset by competitor’s approach

arrival

‘ar’ (the reverse of ra which is short for Royal Artist) plus ‘rival’ (competitor)

Cooked up crazy ideas on old railway organisation

braised

Anagram of ‘ideas’ plus ‘br’ (from British Rail – old railway organisation)

Follower of Helios not so quick to embrace riotous fun

sunflower

‘slower’ (not so quick) around (embrace) ‘unf’ (an anagram – riotous – of fun).  Helios is the sun god, hence a ‘sunflower’ which follows the sun

Judgement on conflict in modern times

award

‘war’ (conflict) inside ‘ad’ (anno dominum – modern times)

Italian lady soldiers going up to girl

Signora

‘sig’ (GIs reversed (going back)) plus ‘nora’ (a girl’s name)

Space for joint study

elbow room

‘elbow’ is a joint; ‘room’ is a study

Fruit ran short outside

currant

‘ran’ with ‘curt’ (short) outside

Uses soft soap, as fatty stuff’s increased in price

butters up

‘butters’ (fatty stuff’s) plus ‘up’ (increased in price)

Sailor takes drink on the briny

salt water

‘salt’ is a sailor, plus ‘water’ (drink)

Game many take to

lotto

‘lot’ (many) plus (take) ‘to’

Hit 150 before getting dismissed

clouted

‘cl’ (150 in Roman numerals) plus ‘outed’ (getting dismissed)

Reluctant Scotsman in Scottish region

Lothian

‘loth’ (reluctant) plus ‘ian’ (Scottish name)

Tendency to write vocal music

penchant

‘pen’ (write) plus ‘chant’ (vocal music)

A new paper to be published

appear

‘a’ plus anagram of ‘paper’

Points to raise in a republic

Estonia

‘Es’ (points [of the compass]) plus ‘to’ plus ‘nia’ (anagram of ‘in a’)

Composer has part written up for a single person

bachelor

‘bach’ (the composer) plus ‘’elor’ (‘role’ (part) written backwards)

First of the inclinations of vagrants

tramps

‘t’ (first letter of ‘the’) plus ‘ramps’ (inclinations – inclines)

Battered fish she accepted

coshed

‘cod’ (a fish) with ‘she’ inside (accepted)

Relative that is found in Newchurch

niece

‘ie’ (abbreviation for ‘that is’) inside ‘n’ (first letter of ‘new’) and ‘ce’ (Church [of England])

Sailors in the drink

absinthe

‘abs’ (sailors) plus ‘in the’

The French is part of an island

Lewis

‘le’ (French word for ‘the’) plus ‘is’

Transport during rainstorm is heaven

nirvana

‘van’ (form of transport) inside ‘nira’ (an anagram (storm) of ‘rain’)

A measure to endorse the flag

ensign

‘en’ (an old unit of measurement) plus ‘sign’ (to endorse)

Something hot to cool one?

chilli

‘chill’ (to cool) plus ‘I’ (1 in Roman numeral)

Hammering outside – a little exciting

nail-biting

‘nailing’ (hammering) outside of ‘bit’ (a little)

Lots of little bits spoilt game by Lawrence’s ...

megabytes

‘mega’ (anagram (spoilt) of ‘game’) plus ‘te’ (T.E. Lawrence) plus ‘s’

A state about to back up result

answer

‘a’ plus ‘nsw’ (the state of New South Wales) plus ‘er’ (‘re’ – about – backwards)

A feature of “Samson” – a more than average musical

long hair

‘long’ (more than average) plus ‘hair’ (from the musical Hair)

Art set out to design long-handled pots

skillets

‘skill’ (art) plus ‘ets’ (anagram of ‘set’)

Scrounge feathers and wipe clean

sponge down

‘sponge’ (scrounge) plus ‘down’ (feathers)

A support is replaced on wound

abrasion

‘a’ plus ‘bra’ (support) plus ‘si’ (anagram of ‘is’) plus ‘on’

Current account – one with a network of branches

acacia

‘ac’ (current, as in AC current) plus ‘ac’ (account) plus ‘i’ (1 in Roman numerals) plus ‘a’

Spectrum of colour lacking nothing

range

‘orange’ (a colour) without the ‘o’ (nothing)

Place where officer follows separatists’ rising

locate

‘eta’ (Spanish terrorist group) plus ‘col’ (officer – colonel) all in reverse (rising)

Jails, as opposed to non-custodial penalties

confines

‘con’ (Latin prefix meaning against) plus ‘fines’ (non-custodial penalties)

Caption, for example, inserted in advance

legend

‘eg’ (abbreviation of ‘for example’) inside ‘lend’ ( to advance [money])

Stop army male becoming aggressive little fellow

bantam

‘ban’ (stop) plus ‘ta’ (Territorial Army) plus ‘m’ (male)

Foremost of impressionists in Tate deserving somehow to be looked at again

reinvestigated

Anagram of ‘i’ (first letter (foremost) of the word ‘impressionists) plus an anagram (somehow) of ‘Tate deserving’

A lamp at home hangs above grand landing

alighting

‘a light’ (a lamp) before (hangs above) ‘g’ (a ‘G’ is slang for a grand)

Welcome half of them to stay

embrace

‘em’ (half of the word ‘them’) plus ‘brace’ (a stay)

Home needs permit for passage

inlet

‘in’ (at home) plus (needs) ‘let’ (permit)

Praise the boot rejected by lieutenant

exalt

‘exa’ (anagram of ‘axe’ – giving someone the boot or axe) plus ‘lt’ (for Lt – lieutenant)

Bestial perversity by Guardian compiler is proven

established

‘establi’ (anagram of ‘bestial’) plus ‘shed’ (Shed is the pseudonym of a Guardian crossword compiler)

Girl smothered in some horribly sticky stuff

molasses

‘lass’ (a girl) inside ‘moes’ (anagram (horribly) of ‘some’)

One in position to fish

plaice

‘i’ (1 in Roman numeral) inside ‘place’ (position)

Slip so badly in examination

tripos

‘trip’ (slip) plus anagram of ‘so’

Records of female novices

annals

‘anna’ (name of a female) plus ‘ls’ (pluralising the letter ‘L’ for learner)

Average period in the interval

meantime

‘mean’ (average) plus ‘time’ (period)

Decline of French production

degeneration

‘de’ (French for ‘of’) plus ‘generation’ (production)

Novice takes ship in rather slowly

largo

‘l’ (as in Learner) plus ‘argo’ (the name of the ship used by Ulysses?)

Child legitimate, it’s understood

implicit

‘imp’ (a child) plus ‘licit’ (legitimate)

Relief afforded by two measures in the Orient

easement

‘em’ and ‘en’ (two old units of measurement) inside ‘east’ (the Orient)

Girl to book one Italian forward

avanti

‘ava’ (a girl’s name) plus ‘nt’ (a book – New Testament) plus ‘i’ (1 in Roman numerals) – ‘avanti is Italian for forward

Stick notice in this place

adhere

‘ad’ (a notice or advertisement) plus ‘here’ (in this place)

Pains gripping sick old Greek

Achilles

‘aches’ (pains) around ‘ill’ (sick)

One who fights partner no end, love being deficient

matador

‘mat’ (mate (partner) with no ‘e’) plus ‘ador’ (adore (love) with no ‘e’)

Go through childhood with small gang of people around

grow up

‘w’ (a small part of ‘with’) with ‘group’ (gang of people) outside

Army officer about to take over a holiday island

Majorca

‘Major’ (army officer) plus ‘c’ (about – as in approximately in historical time) on top of (to take over) ‘a’

Suffer in submission to divine power endlessly

undergo

‘under’ (submission – i.e., under the thumb) plus ‘go’ (God (divine power) without the ‘d’)

George, perhaps, in an appeal for fireproof material

asbestos

‘best’ (George Best – a soccer player) inside ‘a sos’ (as in ‘a S.O.S.’)

Considerable use GI made of army clothes

fatigues

‘fat’ (considerable) plus ‘igues’ (an anagram of ‘use GI’)

Casually draw state benefit while covering up swindle

doodle

‘dole’ (state benefit) around (covering) ‘od’ (‘do’ (swindle [someone]) backwards (up))

Fabulist losing way and breaking bone

fibula

Anagram (breaking) of ‘faubli’ after ‘st’ (way) is removed (losing)

Eliot and Milne, flanking Wells, recoil in horror

aghast

‘ts’ (from T S Eliot) plus ‘aa’ (from A A Milne) around (flanking) ‘hg’ (from H G Wells) all written backwards (recoil)

River and seafood the Parisian makes repellent

execrable

‘exe’ (the River Exe in England) plus ‘crab’ (seafood) plus ‘le’ (French for ‘the’)

Kill the Castilian for a bread roll

bagel

‘bag’ (kill) plus ‘el’ (Spanish (Castilian) for ‘the’)

Method of cooking meat in iron container

flambe

‘lamb’ (meat) inside (in container) ‘fe’ (chemical name for iron)

For example, monitor involved in test for school subject

trigonometry

Anagram of (‘eg’ (for example) and ‘monitor’) inside ‘try’ (test)

Fuming about artist I’d backed to shine

irradiate

‘irate’ (fuming) around ‘ra’ (artist – Royal Artist) and ‘di’ (‘I’d’ backwards)

Restrict the way by the river to fish

strangle

‘st’ (the way) plus ‘r’ (the river, as in Nile R. for example) plus ‘angle’ (to fish)

252 gallons of wine is capital

Tunis

‘tun’ (a measure of 252 gallons of wine) plus ‘is’

Examine church plant

vetch

‘vet’ (examine) plus ‘ch’ (church)

Restriction on movement, as worker strikes

handcuffs

‘hand’ (worker) plus ‘cuffs’ (strikes)

Island psychiatrist gets student in shape for urban nightmare

concrete jungle

‘crete’ (the island) plus ‘jung’ (the psychiatrist) plus ‘l’ (student – as in a learner) inside ‘cone’ (shape)

Twirl ponytail in the fireplace

gyrate

‘y’ (the end (tail) of ‘pony’) inside ‘grate’ (fireplace)

Gemstone with 60 per cent beryl content is pretty tough

rubbery

‘ruby’ (gemstone) outside (with content) ‘ber’ (60% of beryl)

Police first called to crash

prang

‘p’ (first letter of ‘police’) plus ‘rang’ (called)

Active soldier fell in the drink

agile

‘gi’ (soldier – G.I.) inside (fell in) ‘ale’ (a drink)

Bush stood up church official

rose elder

‘rose’ (stood up) plus ‘elder’ (church official)

Treating people that are out to make New York happy about alien

hypnotherapy

Anagram of ‘n’ and ‘y’ (from New York) and ‘happy’ and ‘et’ (from E.T. - the alien in Spielberg’s movie)

Ghastly old city in cover

lurid

‘ur’ (the ancient city of Ur) inside ‘lid’ (a cover)

The inclination to care is about right

trend

‘tend’ (to care) is around ‘r’ (right)

Dirty article topped by relation

unclean

‘an’ (an article) with ‘uncle’ (relation) at the beginning (topped by)

Kind of disease brings up a fleshy appendage

ebola

‘a lobe’ (a fleshy appendage of the ear) written backwards (brings up)

Fish eating unknown carbon on fast days – very good

excellent

‘eel’ (a fish) outside (eating) ‘x’ (unknown – as in mathematical variable) and ‘c’ (chemical name for carbon) on ‘lent’ (Christian fast days)

Song following less than mature north bank resident

riparian

‘aria’ (a song) after ‘rip’ (from R.I.P. which is dead (less than mature!!) plus ‘n’ (North)

Return of a Catholic beast to a city in Poland

Cracow

‘arc’ backwards (return) (‘rc’ is from Roman Catholic) plus ‘cow’ (beast)

Commercial decay keeps one deft

adroit

‘ad’ (an advertisement) plus ‘rot’ (decay) outside ‘i’ (1 in Roman numerals)

Unexciting study of poet

Dryden

‘dry’ (unexciting) plus ‘den’ (a study)

Electrical unit on trust up against Richard II

Wat Tyler

‘Watt’ (electrical unit) on ‘rely’ (trust) written backwards (up) for the name of the person who opposed Richard II

Show disgust about the Queen’s hairpiece

peruke

‘puke’ (show disgust) outside ‘er’ (the Queen – Elizabeth Regent)

Started on fish in bottom of river

broached

‘roach’ (a fish) inside ‘bed’ (bottom of river)

Isle in south-east Kentucky

Skye

‘ky’ (postal abbreviation for Kentucky) inside (in) ‘se’ (South East)

Immature beast has everything

callow

‘cow’ (beast) outside (has) ‘all’ (everything)

Sausage from Spain, Switzerland or Italy (about an ounce)

chorizo

‘ch’ (abbreviation for Switzerland) plus ‘or’ plus ‘I’ (Italy) plus ‘zo’ (‘oz’ (ounce) backwards (about))

Distant cardinal, out of tune

off-key

‘off’ (distant) plus ‘key’ (cardinal)

Sponsor heading north saw hammerhead in receding waves

backwash

‘back’ (sponsor) plus ‘was’ (‘saw’ backwards (heading north)) plus ‘h’ (first letter (head) of hammer)

Puzzle about a “Dances with Wolves” debut

jigsaw

Outside (about) ‘a’ are the letters ‘jigs’ (Dances) and ‘w’ (first letter (debut) of Wolves)

Prior: clergyman in devout environment

previous

‘rev’ (clergyman – reverend) inside (in environment) ‘pious’ (devout)

Doctor with duck in northern stream revealing what is fundamental

bedrock

‘dr’ (doctor – as in Dr Smith) plus ‘o’ (a duck – nil) inside ‘beck’ (a northern river – the River Beck)

One has grasped nothing about being connected to the network

on-line

‘one’ outside (has grasped) ‘lin’ (‘nil’ written backwards (about))

It is displayed when mien changes extremely threateningly

enmity

Anagram of ‘mien’ plus ‘ty’ (the first and last (extremes) letters of threateningly)

Senile and repetitive state

gaga

‘ga’ (postal abbreviation for the state of Georgia) plus ‘ga’ (repeated)

With spirit, a sailor gets up to dance

rumba

‘rum’ is joined to (with) ‘ba’ (sailor (A.B.) backwards (gets up))

Spoils Worcestershire opener’s time at the crease

winnings

‘w’ (first letter (opener) of Worcestershire) plus ‘innings’ (time at the [cricket] crease)

Transport will be back at eleven

taxi

‘ta’ (‘at’ written backwards) plus ‘xi’ (Roman number for eleven)

Greek god, part herald, part messenger

Hermes

‘her’ (part of ‘herald’) plus ‘mes’ (part of ‘messenger’)

Former model who reveals all

exposer

‘ex’ (former) plus ‘poser’ (model)

Pass out with many a twitch

spasm

Anagram (out) of ‘pass’ plus ‘m’ (many)

5 to 4 on the winner that’s lively

vivace

‘v’ (Roman number for 5) plus ‘iv’ (roman number for 4) plus ‘ace’ (winner)

Peruvian once in prison

Incan

‘in’ plus ‘can’ (prison) for an old (once) Peruvian

Feeble affair lacking gravity

thin

‘thing’ (an affair) without ‘g’ (gravity)

Foolish person could be moonraker without rake

moron

Anagram of ‘moonr’ (‘moonraker’ without the letters ‘rake’)

Detected one’s errant daughter

nosed

Anagram (errant) of ‘ones’ plus ‘d’ (from daughter)

Tampico almost devastated by blow

impact

Anagram of ‘tampic’ (Tampico without (almost) the letter ‘o’)

Gets the impression my return passage started yesterday - pity

feel sympathy

‘feels’ (gets the impression) plus ‘ym’ (‘my’ backwards (return)) plus ‘path’ (passage) plus ‘y’ (first letter (started) of ‘yesterday’)

Lincoln students without name tag

label

‘abe’ (from Abe Lincoln) with ‘ll’ (two or plural of students) outside

Unusually bad sign for the corporation

abdomen

‘abd’ (anagram of ‘bad’) plus ‘omen’ (a sign) for the ‘corporation’ (as in the corporeal body)

US spies capture the Spanish girl

Celia

‘cia’ (from the C.I.A. – US spy agency) outside ‘el’ (Spanish for ‘the’)

Where the batsman stands about in case

crease

‘re’ (shorthand for ‘about’) inside ‘case’

A foreign well that’s unwholesome

unhealthy

‘un’ (‘a’ in a foreign language) plus ‘healthy’ (well)

It’s OK to dry tea blended 24 hours ago

yesterday

‘yes’ (OK) plus anagram (blended) of ‘dry tea’

Sounds Like Answers (Homophones) – bold is the answer; italic is the action word; underlined is the meaning word.

Carry a gun with sleaves rolled up, we hear

bear arms

‘bear arms’ sounds like (we hear) you have your sleaves rolled up

Part of helmet to which peace is known, they say

nose-piece

‘nose piece, sounds like (they say) ‘knows peace’ (peace is known)

They check Very lights soundly

verifiers

‘verifiers’ sounds like (soundly) ‘Very fires’ (‘fires’ meaning ‘lights’)

A wheeler-dealer by the sound of it

peddler

‘peddler’ (a bicycle) is a dealer perhaps (by the sound of it)