Slang terms for bad weather make a non-topical appearance alongside the super-topical DUP in our roundup of the best of the broadsheets’ cryptic clues
Nutmeg (who we recently encountered in Meet The Setter) concocted a clue that evoked the swollen significance of nine men and one woman ...
23dAugust men in provincial party rising (5)
[ abbrev. for ‘other ranks’ (‘men’ meaning soldiers), contained in abbrev. for Democratic Unionist Party (‘provincial party’), all reading upwards (‘rising’) ]
[ OR inside DUP, all reversed ]
11dQueen to make a speech, having sufficient number in attendance (7)
[ abbrev. for ‘Queen’ + synonym for ‘to make a speech ]
[ QU + ORATE ]
8dCondemnextra EEC harassment (8)
[ anagram (‘harassment’) of EXTRAEEC ]
1acIndian food’s cold, very cold (6)
[ type of curry + abbrev. for ‘cold’ ]
[ BALTI + C ]
11/17/24acSo few into heritage plan renovateda listed building (3,7,5,2,4)
[ anagram (‘renovated’) of SOFEWINTOHERITAGEPLAN ]