AFR Cryptic (25/1/2025) Solution

Across Answers and Clues Explanations
1 CHAMBERPOT
Hot, orangy-yellow pee sat in bed pan (10) (H + AMBER + P) inside COT
6 GOES
Turns and leaves (4) Double Definition
10 SCRUM
Packed assembly room initially appearing in film (5) (R)oom inside SCUM
11 PHENOMENA
People in possession of a phone organised remarkable events (9) MEN inside anagram of A PHONE
12 LOOSENED
What a guide did about noose incorrectly untied (8) LED outside anagram of NOOSE
13 OAFISH
Ring a swimmer slow on the uptake (6) O + A + FISH
15 GENTLE
Light tile oddly found inside building block (6) (T)i(L)e inside GENE
16 NEW AGER
Modern revolutionary is one not starting to gamble (3,4) (o)NE + WAGER
18 NUT
One unbalanced cask must be returned (3) TUN reversed
19 INHIBIT
Hold back trendy greeting before segment (7) IN + HI + BIT
21 HEROIC
Grand final of one in rocky choir (6) on(E) inside anagram of CHOIR
24 NO-NAME
Unconventional moneyman not handling my type of generic branding (2-4) Anagram of MONEYMAN minus MY
25 SCREAMER
Shopper’s primary milk substitute! (8) (S)hopper + CREAMER
27 DISREPAIR
Dreadful couple admitting son’s initial neglect (9) (DIRE + PAIR) outside (S)on
28 TONGA
Island group not affected by reduction of gas (5) Anagram of NOT + (GA)s
29 PAYS
Head of personnel, say, adjusted salaries (4) (P)ersonnel + anagram of SAY
30 SEA SERPENT
Gently manoeuvre rod inside weakened creature of the deep (3,7) (EASE + R) inside SPENT
 Down  Answers and Clues Explanations
1 COSTLY
Company time put into secret of great value (6) CO + (T inside SLY)
2 AUREOLE
Gold part going around top of evangelist’s halo (7) (AU + ROLE) outside (E)vangelist
3 BUMPER-TO-BUMPER
Worthless forward arranged more pub crawling (6-2-6) BUM + PERT + anagram of MORE PUB
4 REPRESENTS
Agent doesn’t like displays (10) REP + RESENTS
5 OVEN
Part of stove normally (4) stOVE Normally
7 OPENING
Initial direction taken by disoriented pigeon (7) N inside anagram of PIGEON
8 SEASHORE
Spot bordering wood or coastal area (8) SEE outside (ASH + OR)
9 ROYAL WORCESTER
China relocated lawyer or escort? (5,9) Anagram of LAWYER OR ESCORT
14 ON THE CARDS
Restoration of car in shed, not strangely likely to happen (2,3,5) CAR inside anagram of SHED NOT
17 SIGNED UP
Twisted genius, accepting end of world power, enlisted (6,2) [Anagram of GENIUS outside worl(D)] + P
20 HONESTY
Sweet stuff written about saint’s integrity (7) HONEY outside ST
22 IMMENSE
Giant that is seen hanging around male toilets (7) IE outside (M + MENS)
23 DREAMT
Team using resort after drive imagined great things (6) Anagram of TEAM after DR
26 CAVE
A number of upstanding people vacated primitive dwelling (4) peoplE VACated reversed

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2 Responses to AFR Cryptic (25/1/2025) Solution

  1. John Harris says:

    Always enjoy your crosswords

    Little confused with 27 across re definition:

    25 SCREAMER
    Shopper’s primary milk substitute! (8) (S)hopper + CREAMER

    Can “screamer” have an additional meaning?

    Kind regards

    John Harris