Author Archives: David Stickley

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 LIFT UP Raise living things, mostly sheep (4,2) LIF(e) + TUP 5 ENTREATY Request to take food into lobby (8) EAT inside ENTRY 9 STEPMOTHER Unnatural parent sprayed pet covered in thick floating dust … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 STUMPS End of play must upset patrons extremely (6) Anagram of MUST + P)atron(S 5 KERMIS Annual fair irks me terribly (6) Anagram of IRKS ME 9 CLUBS Young animals gathered around large woods, … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 TAP-DANCES Entertains by striking a piano in unusual descant (3-6) (A + P) inside anagram of DESCANT 6 TOP-UP Something that’s added to small seal (3-2) TO + PUP 9 ROBOT Factory worker, perhaps, … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 TREASURE Adjusted rate with fixed value (8) Anagram of RATE + SURE 5 FINDER Friend ordered an instrument used to locate a target (6) Anagram of FRIEND 9 & 21dn READING MATTER Tried a … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 PIGGISH Goody-goody with no right is mean (7) PRIGGISH minus R 5 UNMEANT United Nations convened about a final part to resolution that’s not intended (7) UN + MET outside (A +N) 9 RAIDS … Continue reading →