Long cars, their drivers and mathematical playtime in our pick of the best of the broadsheets’ cryptic clues
In the sample clues below, the links take you to explainers from our beginners series. The setter’s name often links to an interview with him or her, in case you feel like getting to know these people better.
1d Train drivers have been going on these small vehicles (7)
[ wordplay: abbrev. for “small” + example of “vehicles” ]
[ S + TRIKES ]
[ definition: train drivers have been going on these ]
5d King and Harry – we longed for information (9)
[ wordplay: abbrev. for “king” + jumble (“harry”) of WELONGED ]
[ K + NOWLEDGE ]
[ definition: information ]
4dLarge cars garaged by official I’m ostracising (5)
[ wordplay: hidden within (“garaged by”) OFFICIALIMOSTRACISING ]
[ definition: large cars ]
10aIn Paris, 1 + 1 + 1/3 of 2 = 1? (4)
[ wordplay: French for“one” (“in Paris, 1”) + Roman numeral for “1” + first third of the word TWO (“1/3 of 2”) ]
[ definition: 1 ]