Various meanings of BUCK and modern terms from EARWORM to SELFIE STICK in our collection of the best cryptic clues
We have been treated to some strikingly curt definitions in the Independent. Here’s Knut…
13acE. Macron turned out to be a political failure (7)
[ anagram (‘turned out’) of EMACRON ]
3dHelp sought by narcissistleader in Trump, feckless individual I gathered (6,5)
[ anagram (‘gathered’) of first letter of (‘leader in’) TRUMP + FECKLESS + I (‘individual’) + I (‘I’) ]
[ anagram of TFECKLESSII ]
Special instructions: Enigmatist talks today at the 21 5
You may wish to bring along a copy of the day’s Guardian Crossword which has been compiled by John especially for the Bewdley festival’s 30th anniversary
23d/4d/13acMeandering line originally via Wales? Very nearly (6,6,7)
[ anagram (‘meandering’) of first letter of (‘originally’) LINE + rest of clue ]
[ anagram of LVIAWALESVERYNEARLY ]
1acMoney in US county (5)
[ slang for US money &/or abbrev. for a (UK) county ]
When, in 1976, [Reagan] talked about working people angry about the “strapping young buck” using food stamps to buy T-bone steaks at the grocery store, he didn’t mean to play into racial hostility.
18dRepetitive strain injury of Mr A Rowe (7)
[ anagram (‘injury’) of MRAROWE ]