Some words to describe new things and some new words to avoid describing old things, in the pick of the broadsheets’ cryptic clues
What would the direct equivalent be to the ambiguous referendum puzzle by Boatman and Crew: a puzzle regarding the ultimate “long read”, the Chilcot report? A grid designed to contain 2.6m entries? A set of clues that couched their damning meaning in diplomatic wordplay? What we had on Wednesday was a superb Independent cryptic by Knut.
23ac Put in family member no longer left standing (10)
[ PUT inside ‘family member’, without abbrev. for ‘left’ ]
[ PUT inside RELATION, minus L ]
28ac Nattiest dresser’s last to go out like this! (2,7)
[ anagram (‘to go out’) of NATTIEST with last letter of DRESSER ]
[ anagram of NATTIESTR ]
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24ac/1ac Cruel: Joe Hart makes one silly bloomer (9,9)
[ anagram (‘silly’) of CRUELJOEHARTMAKES with synonym for ‘one’ ]
[ anagram of CRUELJOEHARTMAKESI ]