Wigan Peers Cryptic Crosswords 4-9-19

by ramiejamie Wed Sep 04, 2019 8:00 pm

A very good Wednesday night to all you Wigan Peers Crossworders.
I hope a few more of the Peers can join in as well as our regular cruciverbalists.
Can you untangle these unusually unctuous unfathomables?

GOOD LUCK

WIGAN PEERS CRYPTIC CROSSWORD CLUES 4-9-19

1) Wet head of wretched mischievous child (4) _ _ _ P
An easy one to start us off.
The first letter of Wretched plus a mischievous child.
WET in this case is NOT literal, but a noun meaning a SOFTY.

2) Drink fermented in iron pot (5,4) _ _ _ _ _    _ _ _ _
An anagram [fermented) of IN IRON POT
An clew, this drink is a wine

3) Annoyed about one bug found in French roll (9) C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T
A 5 letter word for ANNOYED with the letter that represents ONE inside, followed by a 3 letter insect

4) Choral piece starts from music of the Eighties tragically. (5) _ _ _ _ _
The word STARTS indicates initial letters, can you suss it?

5) A drink involving big cups makes sense (4, 2) A _ _ _    _ P
The A from the clue, with a 3 letter word for to DRINK, all around a big bra cup size!!!!!!

6) Doctors operating to save body part (5) _ _ _ _ _
In consecutive letters within the clue

7) Still unsure as to where to look for helicopter for example. (2, 2, 3, 3) U _    I _    T_ _    A _ _
No help, can you suss it?

8 ) Sieves through mysteries (7) R _ D _ _ _ S
A double definition.
Can you suss it?

9) Judge Jenny (6) A _ _ _ _ S
A clever play on words where JENNY is a female animal

10) Sadly older, worth a spiritual life elsewhere (10)
A final anagram (sadly) of OLDER WORTH

by Lolly Wed Sep 04, 2019 8:08 pm

ramiejamie wrote:A very good Wednesday night to all you Wigan Peers Crossworders.
I hope a few more of the Peers can join in as well as our regular cruciverbalists.
Can you untangle these unusually unctuous unfathomables?

GOOD LUCK

WIGAN REJECTS CRYPTIC CROSSWORD CLUES 4-9-19

1) Wet head of wretched mischievous child (4) _ _ _ P...Wimp
An easy one to start us off.
The first letter of Wretched plus a mischievous child.
WET in this case is NOT literal, but a noun meaning a SOFTY.

2) Drink fermented in iron pot (5,4) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _...Pinotnoir
An anagram [fermented) of IN IRON POT
An clew, this drink is a wine

3) Annoyed about one bug found in French roll (9) C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T
A 5 letter word for ANNOYED with the letter that represents ONE inside, followed by a 3 letter insect....Croissant

4) Choral piece starts from music of the Eighties tragically....Motet
The word STARTS indicates initial letters, can you suss it?

5) A drink involving big cups makes sense (4, 2) A _ _ _ _ P
The A from the clue, with a 3 letter word for to DRINK, all around a big bra cup size!!!!!!

6) Doctors operating to save body part (5) _ _ _ _ _..TORSO
In consecutive letters within the clue

7) Still unsure as to where to look for helicopter for example. (2, 2, 3, 3) U _ I _ T_ _ A _ _.....UP IN THE AIR
No help, can you suss it?

8 ) Sieves through mysteries (7) R _ D _ _ _ S...Riddles
A double definition.
Can you suss it?

9) Judge Jenny (6) A _ _ _ _ S
A clever play on words where JENNY is a female animal

10) Sadly older, worth a spiritual life elsewhere (10)
A final anagram (sadly) of OLDER WORTH...........OTHERWORLD

by ramiejamie Wed Sep 04, 2019 8:11 pm

Lolly wrote:
ramiejamie wrote:A very good Wednesday night to all you Wigan Peers Crossworders.
I hope a few more of the Peers can join in as well as our regular cruciverbalists.
Can you untangle these unusually unctuous unfathomables?

GOOD LUCK

WIGAN REJECTS CRYPTIC CROSSWORD CLUES 4-9-19

1) Wet head of wretched mischievous child (4) _ _ _ P...Wimp
An easy one to start us off.
The first letter of Wretched plus a mischievous child.
WET in this case is NOT literal, but a noun meaning a SOFTY.

2) Drink fermented in iron pot (5,4) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _...Pinotnoir
An anagram [fermented) of IN IRON POT
An clew, this drink is a wine

3) Annoyed about one bug found in French roll (9) C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T
A 5 letter word for ANNOYED with the letter that represents ONE inside, followed by a 3 letter insect....Croissant

4) Choral piece starts from music of the Eighties tragically....Motet
The word STARTS indicates initial letters, can you suss it?

5) A drink involving big cups makes sense (4, 2) A _ _ _ _ P
The A from the clue, with a 3 letter word for to DRINK, all around a big bra cup size!!!!!!

6) Doctors operating to save body part (5) _ _ _ _ _..TORSO
In consecutive letters within the clue

7) Still unsure as to where to look for helicopter for example. (2, 2, 3, 3) U _ I _ T_ _ A _ _.....UP IN THE AIR
No help, can you suss it?

8 ) Sieves through mysteries (7) R _ D _ _ _ S...Riddles
A double definition.
Can you suss it?

9) Judge Jenny (6) A _ _ _ _ S
A clever play on words where JENNY is a female animal

10) Sadly older, worth a spiritual life elsewhere (10)
A final anagram (sadly) of OLDER WORTH...........OTHERWORLD

Evening Lolly.

A cracking bit of crosswording in super quick time, well done you.

by Maureen Wed Sep 04, 2019 8:12 pm

1 wimp
3 Croissant
6 Torso
7 Up in the air
8 Riddles
9 Assess
10 Other world

by Tommytee Wed Sep 04, 2019 8:15 pm

ramiejamie wrote:A very good Wednesday night to all you Wigan Peers Crossworders.
I hope a few more of the Peers can join in as well as our regular cruciverbalists.
Can you untangle these unusually unctuous unfathomables?

GOOD LUCK

WIGAN REJECTS CRYPTIC CROSSWORD CLUES 4-9-19

1) Wet head of wretched mischievous child (4) _ _ _ P Wimp
An easy one to start us off.
The first letter of Wretched plus a mischievous child.
WET in this case is NOT literal, but a noun meaning a SOFTY.

2) Drink fermented in iron pot (5,4) _ _ _ _ _    _ _ _ _
An anagram [fermented) of IN IRON POT
An clew, this drink is a wine

3) Annoyed about one bug found in French roll (9) C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T
A 5 letter word for ANNOYED with the letter that represents ONE inside, followed by a 3 letter insect. crossaint

4) Choral piece starts from music of the Eighties tragically. (5) _ _ _ _ _
The word STARTS indicates initial letters, can you suss it?

5) A drink involving big cups makes sense (4, 2) A _ _ _    _ P
The A from the clue, with a 3 letter word for to DRINK, all around a big bra cup size!!!!!!

6) Doctors operating to save body part (5) _ _ _ _ _.torso
In consecutive letters within the clue

7) Still unsure as to where to look for helicopter for example. (2, 2, 3, 3) U _    I _    T_ _    A _ _
No help, can you suss it?. Up in the air

8 ) Sieves through mysteries (7) R _ D _ _ _ S
A double definition.
Can you suss it?

9) Judge Jenny (6) A _ _ _ _ S
A clever play on words where JENNY is a female animal

10) Sadly older, worth a spiritual life elsewhere (10)
A final anagram (sadly) of OLDER WORTH

by ramiejamie Wed Sep 04, 2019 8:15 pm

Maureen wrote:1 wimp
3 Croissant
6 Torso
7 Up in the air
8 Riddles
9 Assess
10 Otherworld

Evening Mo.

The usual excellent crosswording in double quick time, well done you.

by ramiejamie Wed Sep 04, 2019 8:17 pm

Tommytee wrote:
ramiejamie wrote:A very good Wednesday night to all you Wigan Peers Crossworders.
I hope a few more of the Peers can join in as well as our regular cruciverbalists.
Can you untangle these unusually unctuous unfathomables?

GOOD LUCK

WIGAN REJECTS CRYPTIC CROSSWORD CLUES 4-9-19

1) Wet head of wretched mischievous child (4) _ _ _ P Wimp
An easy one to start us off.
The first letter of Wretched plus a mischievous child.
WET in this case is NOT literal, but a noun meaning a SOFTY.

2) Drink fermented in iron pot (5,4) _ _ _ _ _    _ _ _ _
An anagram [fermented) of IN IRON POT
An clew, this drink is a wine

3) Annoyed about one bug found in French roll (9) C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T
A 5 letter word for ANNOYED with the letter that represents ONE inside, followed by a 3 letter insect. crossaint

4) Choral piece starts from music of the Eighties tragically. (5) _ _ _ _ _
The word STARTS indicates initial letters, can you suss it?

5) A drink involving big cups makes sense (4, 2) A _ _ _    _ P
The A from the clue, with a 3 letter word for to DRINK, all around a big bra cup size!!!!!!

6) Doctors operating to save body part (5) _ _ _ _ _.torso
In consecutive letters within the clue

7) Still unsure as to where to look for helicopter for example. (2, 2, 3, 3) U _    I _    T_ _    A _ _
No help, can you suss it?. Up in the air

8 ) Sieves through mysteries (7) R _ D _ _ _ S
A double definition.
Can you suss it?

9) Judge Jenny (6) A _ _ _ _ S
A clever play on words where JENNY is a female animal

10) Sadly older, worth a spiritual life elsewhere (10)
A final anagram (sadly) of OLDER WORTH

Evening TT.

Great bit of crosswording, well done.

by Tommytee Wed Sep 04, 2019 8:24 pm

I might get the hang of this soon. Not a great score. Ta Ray

by ramiejamie Wed Sep 04, 2019 8:27 pm

Tommytee wrote:I might get the hang of this soon. Not a great score. Ta Ray

Thanks TT.

You played a great round, you can only get better from now.

by gassey Wed Sep 04, 2019 8:42 pm

ramiejamie wrote:A very good Wednesday night to all you Wigan Peers Crossworders.
I hope a few more of the Peers can join in as well as our regular cruciverbalists.
Can you untangle these unusually unctuous unfathomables?

GOOD LUCK

WIGAN REJECTS CRYPTIC CROSSWORD CLUES 4-9-19

1) Wet head of wretched mischievous child (4) Whimp
An easy one to start us off.
The first letter of Wretched plus a mischievous child.
WET in this case is NOT literal, but a noun meaning a SOFTY.

2) Drink fermented in iron pot (5,4) _ _ _ _ _    _ _ _ _
An anagram [fermented) of IN IRON POT
An clew, this drink is a wine

3) Annoyed about one bug found in French roll (9) CROISSANT
A 5 letter word for ANNOYED with the letter that represents ONE inside, followed by a 3 letter insect

4) Choral piece starts from music of the Eighties tragically. (5) MOTET
The word STARTS indicates initial letters, can you suss it?

5) A drink involving big cups makes sense (4, 2) ADDS UP
The A from the clue, with a 3 letter word for to DRINK, all around a big bra cup size!!!!!!

6) Doctors operating to save body part (5) TORSO
In consecutive letters within the clue

7) Still unsure as to where to look for helicopter for example. (2, 2, 3, 3) UP   IN    THE    AIR
No help, can you suss it?

8 ) Sieves through mysteries (7) RIDDLES
A double definition.
Can you suss it?

9) Judge Jenny (6) ASSESS
A clever play on words where JENNY is a female animal

10) Sadly older, worth a spiritual life elsewhere (10)
A final anagram (sadly) of OLDER WORTH

by ramiejamie Wed Sep 04, 2019 8:45 pm

gassey wrote:
ramiejamie wrote:A very good Wednesday night to all you Wigan Peers Crossworders.
I hope a few more of the Peers can join in as well as our regular cruciverbalists.
Can you untangle these unusually unctuous unfathomables?

GOOD LUCK

WIGAN REJECTS CRYPTIC CROSSWORD CLUES 4-9-19

1) Wet head of wretched mischievous child (4) Wimp
An easy one to start us off.
The first letter of Wretched plus a mischievous child.
WET in this case is NOT literal, but a noun meaning a SOFTY.

2) Drink fermented in iron pot (5,4) _ _ _ _ _    _ _ _ _
An anagram [fermented) of IN IRON POT
An clew, this drink is a wine

3) Annoyed about one bug found in French roll (9) CROISSANT
A 5 letter word for ANNOYED with the letter that represents ONE inside, followed by a 3 letter insect

4) Choral piece starts from music of the Eighties tragically. (5) MOTET
The word STARTS indicates initial letters, can you suss it?

5) A drink involving big cups makes sense (4, 2) ADDS UP
The A from the clue, with a 3 letter word for to DRINK, all around a big bra cup size!!!!!!

6) Doctors operating to save body part (5) TORSO
In consecutive letters within the clue

7) Still unsure as to where to look for helicopter for example. (2, 2, 3, 3) UP   IN    THE    AIR
No help, can you suss it?

8 ) Sieves through mysteries (7) RIDDLES
A double definition.
Can you suss it?

9) Judge Jenny (6) ASSESS
A clever play on words where JENNY is a female animal

10) Sadly older, worth a spiritual life elsewhere (10)
A final anagram (sadly) of OLDER WORTH

Evening Gassey.

Good to see you over here, just like old times.

An excellent bit of crosswording, well done.

by gassey Wed Sep 04, 2019 8:49 pm

Evening Ray good to be back crossying
thanks for the cryptics Here's to you

by ramiejamie Wed Sep 04, 2019 8:53 pm

gassey wrote:Evening Ray good to be back crossying
thanks for the cryptics

Thanks a lot Gassey, that's really appreciated.

Like I said "just like old times".

by jo anne Wed Sep 04, 2019 9:23 pm

Evening, Ray Smile

1) wimp
2)
3) croissant
4)
5) adds up
6) torso
7) up in the air
8 )
9) assess
10) otherworld

Thanks for those.

by ramiejamie Wed Sep 04, 2019 9:30 pm

jo anne wrote:Evening, Ray
1) wimp
2)
3) croissant
4)
5) adds up
6) torso
7) up in the air
8 )
9) assess
10) otherworld

Thanks for those.

you're very welcome JA.

Evening Jo Anne.

Soooo glad you found us.

An excellent round of crosswording from you, very well done.

by Lolly Wed Sep 04, 2019 10:02 pm

Many thanks Ramiejamie for your hard work bringing Wigan Peers this smashing entertainment and brain work out. I hope that more will join us and participate. Looking forward to next week already. Female thumbs up

by ramiejamie Wed Sep 04, 2019 10:12 pm

Thanks a lot Lolly, very pleased with tonight's crossy, it went well.

As you say let's hope we can get a few more bods on, we've already gained Tommytee.

by Maureen Wed Sep 04, 2019 10:19 pm

Thanks again Ray for another belter..I love 'um.

by ramiejamie Wed Sep 04, 2019 10:21 pm

Thanks a lot Mo, you played a blinder as susual.

It's good to be back in the old routine.

I'm looking forward to Friday's Quiz.

by ramiejamie Wed Sep 04, 2019 10:39 pm

Very well done to all tonight's crossworders.

Here are the solutions.

WIGAN PEERS CRYPTIC CROSSWORD CLUES SOLUTIONS 4-9-19

1) Wet head of wretched mischievous child (4)
WIMP

2) Drink fermented in iron pot (5,4)
PINOT NOIR

3) Annoyed about one bug found in French roll (9)
CROISSANT

4) Choral piece starts from music of the Eighties tragically.
MOTET

5) A drink involving big cups makes sense (4, 2)
ADDS UP

6) Doctors operating to save body part (5)
TORSO

7) Still unsure as to where to look for helicopter for example. (2, 2, 3, 3)
UP IN THE AIR

8 ) Sieves through mysteries (7)
RIDDLES

9) Judge Jenny (6)
ASSESS

10) Sadly older, worth a spiritual life elsewhere (10)
OTHERWORLD

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