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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic 2797 Sunday May 24Th 2015
4 Answers
totally stuck on the last 4
25A : Pawn and rook I win, playing chess - or bishop, perhaps (7) : ??I???E
26A : Finishes off crossword puzzle on Sunday for contest (4) : D?N?
20D : reduce severity of clot you reported, over time (7) : A?S???E
21D : Harden or soften (6) : ?E???R
Many thanks in anticipation
25A : Pawn and rook I win, playing chess - or bishop, perhaps (7) : ??I???E
26A : Finishes off crossword puzzle on Sunday for contest (4) : D?N?
20D : reduce severity of clot you reported, over time (7) : A?S???E
21D : Harden or soften (6) : ?E???R
Many thanks in anticipation
Answers
25a Primate (bishop) - 'p(awn)' + 'r(ook)' + 'I mate' (win, playing chess) 26a Deny (contest) - last letters of '(crosswor)d (puzzl)e (o)n (Sunda)y' 20d Assuage - 'ass' (clot) + 'u' ("you" reported) + 'age' 21d Temper - double meaning
15:25 Sun 24th May 2015