0xharib/xword2 · Datasets at Hugging Face

Key sporting event about to return (6)

OPENER

Key sporting event about to return (6) **OPEN** ("sporting event" – think golf or tennis) + <=**RE** ("about" to return)

Hacked email about eastern country's US-style disease (8)

LEUKEMIA

Hacked email about eastern country's US-style disease (8) *(email) about **E**(astern) **U.K.** ("country") Leukemia is the American spelling of leukaemia.

Breakdown is its own possible cure (8)

ANALYSIS

Breakdown is its own possible cure (8) Not sure of the parsing, unless Brummie is suggesting that "analysis" = "cure"?

Runners on this start to slow step (6)

SLEDGE

Runners on this start to slow step (6) **S**(low) + **LEDGE** ("step")

Eat it and dancing is hit (8)

ATTAINED

Eat it and dancing is hit (8) *(eat it and)

Fold back electronic snail mail reply facilitator (Roman Catholic) (6)

CREASE

Fold back electronic snail mail reply facilitator (Roman Catholic) (6) <=**E.-S.A.E. R.C.** ("Roman Catholic", stamped address envelope ("snail mail reply facilitator"), and e(lectronic), all reversed)

Miss relief — in pieces (6)

MAIDEN

Miss relief — in pieces (6) AID ("relief") in **MEN** (chess "pieces")

Act without control and don't spare a tear (3,2,3)

LET IT RIP

Act without control and don't spare a tear (3,2,3) Double definition, the second mildly cryptic.

Put up with no bull! (4)

BEAR

Put up with no bull! (4) Double definition.

So astronauts may be bound to get tense, being overwhelmed by hardware malfunction (9)

EARTHWARD

So astronauts may be bound to get tense, being overwhelmed by hardware malfunction (9) **T**(ense) overwhelmed by *(hardware)

Result of one who was fired up for a sporting contest? (5)

ASHES

Result of one who was fired up for a sporting contest? (5) Double definition, the first cryptic.

Rows over press-ganging school's head for assembly (7)

SESSION

Rows over press-ganging school's head for assembly (7) <= **NOISES** ("rows", over) press-ganging **S**(chool)

Broadcast put back (5)

RELAY

Broadcast put back (5) Double definition

Year One, being involved in Latin: state "poetic" (7)

LYRICAL

Year One, being involved in Latin: state "poetic" (7) **Yr 1**, involved in **L**(atin) + **Cal**.(ifornia) ("state")

Orchestrated UN's clash with second German political union (9)

ANSCHLUSS

Orchestrated UN's clash with second German political union (9) *(un's clash) + **S**(econd) *Anschluss, the German word for "addition" or "connection" is now synonymous with the political union between Hitler's Germany and Austria in 1938.

Sense a change, taking millions all together (2,5)

EN MASSE

Sense a change, taking millions all together (2,5) *(sense a) taking **M**(illions)

Digging group entertaining fancy diner? (9)

GARDENING

Digging group entertaining fancy diner? (9) **GANG** ("group") entertaining *(diner)

Pointedly edit written work? (9)

PUNCTUATE

Pointedly edit written work? (9) Cryptic definition, *although IMHO, not a very good one*.

Figures on ancestral houses echoing quality (9)

RESONANCE

Figures on ancestral houses echoing quality (9) Hidden in "figu**RES** **ON** **ANCE**stral"

Character who drowned, one grabbed by shark possibly (7)

LEANDER

Character who drowned, one grabbed by shark possibly (7) **A** ("one"), swallowed by **LENDER** ("shark, possibly") *In Greek mythology, Leander was a young man who dies swimming across the Hellespont to visit his lover, Hero.

Senior, quaintly rotten inside, whose clients put something on the horses (7)

SADDLER

Senior, quaintly rotten inside, whose clients put something on the horses (7) **Sr**. with **ADDLE** ("quaintly rotten"?) inside

Vengeful character taking pick to Egyptian god (7)

ELECTRA

Vengeful character taking pick to Egyptian god (7) **ELECT** ("pick") + **RA** ("Egyptian god")

Round hook? (5)

CATCH

Round hook? (5) Double definition, the first a musical term.

Dies in distress — Kay intervenes — sent heavenward (5)

SKIED

Dies in distress — Kay intervenes — sent heavenward (5) *(dies) with **K** ("Kay") intervening.

Intuition about answer being rump (6)

HAUNCH

Intuition about answer being rump (6) **HUNCH** (intuition) about **A**(nswer)

Company locked in new prison finds bug (8)

SCORPION

Company locked in new prison finds bug (8) **Co**.(mpany) locked in *(prison)

A bee's wings seen in strange square dance pose (9)

ARABESQUE

A bee's wings seen in strange square dance pose (9) **A B**(e)**E** in *(square)

Insufficient time after survey (5)

SCANT

Insufficient time after survey (5) **T**(ime) after **SCAN** (survey)

Applies light touches and prints (4)

DABS

Applies light touches and prints (4) Double definition

Depravity of type that comes after exercise runs (10)

PERVERSION

Depravity of type that comes after exercise runs (10) **VERSION** (type) after **P.E. R**(uns)

Normal person who's the obvious choice (7)

NATURAL

Normal person who's the obvious choice (7) Double definition

Recover from takeover by soldiers (6)

RECOUP

Recover from takeover by soldiers (6) **R.E.** (Royal Engineers, so soldier) + **COUP** (takeover)

Open with love to replace a pin (6)

BROOCH

Open with love to replace a pin (6) **BRO**(a)(**O**)**CH** *O(love) to replace A

Finished most of performance for two later than expected (7)

OVERDUE

Finished most of performance for two later than expected (7) **OVER** (finished) + **DUE**(t) ("most of" performance for two)

Vague gut feeling about detective (10)

INDISTINCT

Vague gut feeling about detective (10) **INSTINCT** (gut feeling) about **D.I.** (detective (inspector))

Depressing border on the east of Strasbourg (4)

GRIM

Depressing border on the east of Strasbourg (4) (Strasbour)**G** + **RIM** (border)

Colour of vehicle crucial, according to reports (5)

KHAKI

Colour of vehicle crucial, according to reports (5) Supposedly a homophone of CAR (vehicle) KEY (crucial), but not where I come from. This is an example of where homophones don't work.

Coin once subject to fifty percent cap? (4,5)

HALF CROWN

Coin once subject to fifty percent cap? (4,5) **HALF** (fifty per cent) +** CROWN** (cap)

Might this tie one up on rocks at sea? (4,4)

REEF KNOT

Might this tie one up on rocks at sea? (4,4) I think this is supposed to be a cryptic definition, but it isn't terribly cryptic.

Source of tension in lesson is human (6)

MORTAL

Source of tension in lesson is human (6) **T**(ension) in **MORAL** (lesson)

Saving a place to display notices (8)

HOARDING

Saving a place to display notices (8) Double definition

Capital of Aruba not moved across lake (4,5)

ULAN BATOR

Capital of Aruba not moved across lake (4,5) *(aruba not) across **L**(ake) – Ulan Bator is the capital of Mongolia

Character on staff almost split (4)

CLEF

Character on staff almost split (4) **CLEF**(t) ("almost" split)

Depart in credit, getting the axe (7)

CLEAVER

Depart in credit, getting the axe (7) **LEAVE** (depart) in** Cr**.(edit)

Relaxed about con being docked and kept with limits (10)

RESTRICTED

Relaxed about con being docked and kept with limits (10) **RESTED** (relaxed) about **TRIC**(k) (con, "being docked")

Asian island's right answer on question one (5)

IRAQI

Asian island's right answer on question one (5) **I**(sland) + **R**(ight) + **A**(nswer) + **Q**(uestion) + **I**(one)

Observing nonentity ignoring hospital (6)

NOTING

Observing nonentity ignoring hospital (6) **NOTHING** (nonentity) without the **H**(ospital)

Confess, implicated in grotesque alliance (6)

SQUEAL

Confess, implicated in grotesque alliance (6) Hidden in "grote**SQUE AL**liance"

Cleaner sort of witchcraft? (10)

BROOMSTICK

Cleaner sort of witchcraft? (10) Double definition, the second of which is cryptic

Where an arch may be in the way (9)

UNDERFOOT

Where an arch may be in the way (9) Double definition

Concluding thoughts originally on development of mineral (8)

TERMINAL

Concluding thoughts originally on development of mineral (8) **T**(houghts) on *(mineral)

Oh dear – elevation is short on house (5-2)

HEIGH HO

Oh dear – elevation is short on house (5-2) **HEIGH**(t) (elevation "is short") + **Ho**. (use)

Officer in charge of sect dealing in the supernatural (6)

OCCULT

Officer in charge of sect dealing in the supernatural (6) **O.C.** (Officer in Charge)+ **CULT** (sect)

Show of hesitation after second heart (6)

TICKER

Show of hesitation after second heart (6) **TICK** (second) + **ER** (show of hesitation)

Primate supporting doctor's hanging (5)

DRAPE

Primate supporting doctor's hanging (5) **Dr**. (doctor) + **APE** (primate)

Milk, oddly in a way, is as much as one can bear (7)

ARMLOAD

Milk, oddly in a way, is as much as one can bear (7) **M**(i)**L**(k) in **A ROAD** ("way")

Archdeacon querulously admitting defeat (7)

CONQUER

Archdeacon querulously admitting defeat (7) Hidden in "archdea**CON** **QUER**ulously"

Very much welcomes large grant (5)

ALLOT

Very much welcomes large grant (5) **A LOT** ("very much") welcomes **L**(arge)

Doctor buys extra radiography equipment (1-3,5)

X-RAY TUBES

Doctor buys extra radiography equipment (1-3,5) *(buys extra)

Exciting era in which submariner happened on way to measure current (10)

ANEMOMETER

Exciting era in which submariner happened on way to measure current (10) NEMO ("submariner") + MET ("happened on") in *(era) *Captain Nemo was a submariner in some of Jules Vernes's adventure stories, most notably in *20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

Arrange sources of love and laughter for everyone (3)

ALL

Arrange sources of love and laughter for everyone (3) Anagram of** L**(ove) **A**(nd) **L**(aughter)

Tin containing a beer full of energy and cheer (12)

SANGUINENESS

Tin containing a beer full of energy and cheer (12) **Sn** (chemicla symbol for "tin") containing **A** + **GUINNESS** ("beer") full of **E**(nergy), so S(A)N-GUIN(E)NESS

Rhubarb wolfed down? I approve! (12)

GOBBLEDEGOOK

Rhubarb wolfed down? I approve! (12) **GOBBLED** ("wolfed down") + **EGO** ("I") + **OK** ("approve")

Man from island wearing sweater inside out (3)

SIR

Man from island wearing sweater inside out (3) **I**(sland) wearing **S**(weate)**R **(sweater with the "inside" (taken) "out")

Roughly laminate covers of prewar Chambers? (10)

PARLIAMENT

Roughly laminate covers of prewar Chambers? (10) *(laminate PR) where the PR is the "covers of" **P**(rewa)**R

They hope to pass morning in Spain surrounded by old lovers (9)

EXAMINEES

They hope to pass morning in Spain surrounded by old lovers (9) **A.M. IN E** ("morning in Spain") surrounded by **EXES** ("old lovers")

Dorothy Parker missing land she adores (5)

DOTER

Dorothy Parker missing land she adores (5) **DOT** ("Dorothy") + (park)**ER

Most rich drunks finally repent (7)

LUSHEST

Most rich drunks finally repent (7) **LUSHES** ("drunks") + (repen)**T

Warm brief statement is broadcast (7)

SUMMERY

Warm brief statement is broadcast (7) Homophone of **SUMMARY** ("brief statement")

Mount first of attacks, retaliating against traitor (6)

ARARAT

Mount first of attacks, retaliating against traitor (6) **A**(attacks) **R**(etaliating) **A**(gainst) + **RAT** ("traitor")

He told a tale of France's grand river (6)

MILLER

He told a tale of France's grand river (6) **MILLE** (1000 in French, thus "France's grand") + **R**(iver) THe Miller's Tale *is one of Geoffrey Chaucer's* Canterbury Tales.

1 in 100 associate after work by choice (10)

OPTIONALLY

1 in 100 associate after work by choice (10) **I** in **TON** ("1 in 100) + **ALLY** ("associate") after **OP** ("work"), thus **OP-T(1)ON-ALLY

Confederacy of eleven, assumed to fail? (5)

DIXIE

Confederacy of eleven, assumed to fail? (5) **XI** ("eleven"), assumed (ie wore, took on) **DIE** ("to fail")

Cliff goes round tip of west Ireland disfiguring the landscape (9)

CRATERING

Cliff goes round tip of west Ireland disfiguring the landscape (9) **CRAG** ("cliff") goes round (wes)**T** + **ERIN** ("Ireland")

Take home books about foundations of the West (4)

NETT

Take home books about foundations of the West (4) **N.T.** (New Testament, so "books") about (th)**E** (wes)**T

Victorious, like an exemplary public schoolboy of old? (8)

UNBEATEN

Victorious, like an exemplary public schoolboy of old? (8) Double definition

Others not as unsettled (8)

RESTLESS

Others not as unsettled (8) **REST** ("others") + **LESS** ("not as")

Model modern mum snatching a minute (10)

MEMORANDUM

Model modern mum snatching a minute (10) *(modern mum) sntaching **A

Gran opted to act as child's sponsor (9)

GODPARENT

Gran opted to act as child's sponsor (9) *(gran opted)

Eulogising extremely good woman with lines of great delicacy (8)

EGGSHELL

Eulogising extremely good woman with lines of great delicacy (8) **E**(ulogisin)**G** + **G**(ood) + **SHE** ("woman") + LL ("lines")

Employ brainiest Manx folk from Madrid? (8)

IBERIANS

Employ brainiest Manx folk from Madrid? (8) *(brainies)

The crux of recent research (6)

CENTRE

The crux of recent research (6) Hidden in "re**CENT** **RE**search"

Famous sons delay leaving (6)

STARRY

Famous sons delay leaving (6) **S**(ons) + **TARRY **("delay leaving")

Young woman, over time, stays fresh (5)

LASTS

Young woman, over time, stays fresh (5) **LASS** ("young woman") over **T**(ime)

Policy of alliance regularly dismissed (4)

LINE

Policy of alliance regularly dismissed (4) (a)**L**(l)**I**(a)**N**(c)**E

Inactive seaman giving garden priority in outskirts of Surrey (9)

SEDENTARY

Definition: Inactive **EDEN** ("garden") + **TAR** ("seaman") in **S**(urre)**Y

Minimal attire used in marathon, generally (5)

THONG

Definition: Minimal attire Hidden in "mara**THON** **G**enerally"

Swiftness shown when entering the complex (5)

HASTE

Definition: Swiftness **AS** ("when") entering *(the)

Uncomfortable holiday home, lacking capital, subject to ridicule (3,2,4)

ILL AT EASE

Definition: Uncomfortable (v)**ILLA** ("holiday home", lacking its capital) + **TEASE** ("ridicule")

Breathing apparatus worn by Greek character in British 'ovel (10)

BRONCHIOLE

Definition: Breathing apparatus **ON** ("worn by") + **CHI** ("Greek character" (a letter in the Greek alphabet)) in **Br**.(itish) (h)**OLE** ('ovel), so **Br.(ON-CHI)OLE** *A bronchiole is a tiny tube inside your lungs.

Swede perhaps joins American star (4)

VEGA

Definition: star **VEG**(etable) ("swede, perhaps") joins **A**(merican) *Vega is the fifth-brightest star in the night sky.

Friend entertains wife with good gossip (7)

CHINWAG

Definition: gossip **CHINA** ("friend") entertains **W**(ife) + **G**(ood)

Serving in Italy, soldier guards revolutionary prisoner and companion (7)

GNOCCHI

Definition: Serving in Italy **G.I.** ("soldier") guards <=**CON** ("prisoner") and **CH** ("Companion" of Honour)

Butterfly in white, red, navy is overseen by him (7)

ADMIRAL

Definition: Butterfly in white, red Double definition. *White admiral and red admiral are types of butterfly.

Thoughtful writer discussing strain (7)

PENSIVE

Definition: Thoughtful **PEN** ("writer") + homophone of **SIEVE** ("strain")

Vagrant's Holy Book, half-missing (4)

HOBO

Definition: Vagrant **HO**(ly) **BO**(ok)

Jerk directors, using broadcasting prompt (5,5)

IDIOT BOARD

Definition: broadcasting prompt **IDIOT** ("jerk") + **BOARD** ("directors")

Wine that covers floor after pub party (9)

BARDOLINO

Definition: Wine **LINO** ("that covers floor") after **BAR DO** ("pub party") *Bardolino is an Italian red wine.

Stiff back (5)

STERN

Definition: Stiff Double definition

Acquiring new uniform, Jeannie regularly shows weariness (5)

ENNUI

Definition: weariness (j)**E**(a)**N**(n)**I**(e) acquiring **N**(ew) **U**(niform)