Slang terms for money, disrespect for Potus and a pair of very special grids feature in our collection of the best cryptic clues
Perhaps there exist some clues and themes somewhere in crosswording that are supportive of and enthusiastic for the 45th president of the United States. Let me know if you spot any. Meanwhile, the combined response from the Independent’s team is itself a combination of alarm and outright derision.
24dThe president’s no leader, a butt (4)
[ president’s name missing its first letter (‘no leader’) ]
[ TRUMP - T ]
19acTrump starts to harass emigrants, sending themthe greatest distance possible (8)
[ synonym for ‘trump’ + first letters of (‘starts to’) HARASS EMIGRANTS SENDING THEM ]
[ FART + HEST ]
23acSaint in ruin needing money (6)
[ synonym for ‘ruin’, then (‘needing’) slang term for ‘money’ ]
[ MAR + TIN ]
... many suggestions have been made, such as a blend of DOLLAR + CASH, or a variant of DOSS, ‘get a cheap bed for the night’, with the meaning narrowed to the cost involved.
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