Wigan Peers Cryptic Crossword Clues 17-11-21

ramiejamie wrote:WIGAN PEERS CRYPTIC CROSSWORD CLUES 17-11-21

1)  Owed pound in u]honourable affair[/u] (4)   DUEL
An easy one to start us off
Owed or needing to be paid, then the abbreviation for pound as money.


2)  Pub garden did cooked food (5, 7)   BREAD PUDDING
An anagram (cooked) of PUB GARDEN DID


3)  Resident worker following popular custom (10)   INHABITANT
The two letter ‘popular’ is followed by a custom or regular activity and finally, a worker insect.

 
4)   Get a free ride seeing problem with increase (5-4)   HITCH HIKE
A problem or snag and then an increase, often used in relation to prices.


5)  Firstly, all those extra unwanted parcels put away (3, 2)   ATE UP
The initial letters of five consecutive words in the clue as indicated by the word firstly


6)  Clergymen expect to keep up opposition (5)   ENEMY
In consecutive letters within the clue, but reversed.


7)   Reportedly, front limb (5)   BOUGH
The front of a boat sounds like (reportedly) a limb or branch of a tree


8 )  Don’t talk about wife with daughter, that’s canny  (6)   SHREWD
A two-letter word meaning DON’T TALK followed by a two-letter word meaning ABOUT and the abbreviations for WIFE and DAUGHTER.


9)  Just one hand? (5)   RIGHT
A double definition, can you suss it?


10)   Dwelling is dreadfully dire scene  (9)   RESIDENCE
Anagram (dreadfully) of DIRE SCENE

gassey wrote:

ramiejamie wrote:WIGAN PEERS CRYPTIC CROSSWORD CLUES 17-11-21

1)  Owed pound in u]honourable affair[/u] (4)   DUEL  
An easy one to start us off
Owed or needing to be paid, then the abbreviation for pound as money.


2)  Pub garden did cooked food (5, 7)   BREAD PUDDING  
An anagram (cooked) of PUB GARDEN DID


3)  Resident worker following popular custom (10)   INHABITANT  
The two letter ‘popular’ is followed by a custom or regular activity and finally, a worker insect.

 
4)   Get a free ride seeing problem with increase (5-4)   HITCH HIKE  
A problem or snag and then an increase, often used in relation to prices.


5)  Firstly, all those extra unwanted parcels put away (3, 2)   ATE UP  
The initial letters of five consecutive words in the clue as indicated by the word firstly


6)  Clergymen expect to keep up opposition (5)   ENEMY  
In consecutive letters within the clue, but reversed.


7)   Reportedly, front limb (5)   BOUGH  
The front of a boat sounds like (reportedly) a limb or branch of a tree


8 )  Don’t talk about wife with daughter, that’s canny  (6)   SHREWD  
A two-letter word meaning DON’T TALK followed by a two-letter word meaning ABOUT and the abbreviations for WIFE and DAUGHTER.


9)  Just one hand? (5)      RIGHT  
A double definition, can you suss it?


10)   Dwelling is dreadfully dire scene  (9)   RESIDENCE  
Anagram (dreadfully) of DIRE SCENE

ramiejamie wrote:WIGAN PEERS CRYPTIC CROSSWORD CLUES 17-11-21

1)  Owed pound in u]honourable affair[/u] (4)   D _ _ _...DUEL
An easy one to start us off
Owed or needing to be paid, then the abbreviation for pound as money.


2)  Pub garden did cooked food (5, 7)   _ _ _ _ _        _ _ _ _ _ _ _...BREADPUDDING
An anagram (cooked) of PUB GARDEN DID


3)  Resident worker following popular custom (10)   I N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T
The two letter ‘popular’ is followed by a custom or regular activity and finally, a worker insect...IN.. HABIT.. ANT

 
4)   Get a free ride seeing problem with increase (5-4)   H _ _ _ _   -    H _ _ _...HITCH HIKE
A problem or snag and then an increase, often used in relation to prices.


5)  Firstly, all those extra unwanted parcels put away (3, 2)   _ _ _       _ _
The initial letters of five consecutive words in the clue as indicated by the word firstly...ATE UP


6)  Clergymen expect to keep up opposition (5)   _ _ _ _ _...ENEMY
In consecutive letters within the clue, but reversed.


7)   Reportedly, front limb (5)   B _ _ _ _
The front of a boat sounds like (reportedly) a limb or branch of a tree..BOUGH


8 )  Don’t talk about wife with daughter, that’s canny  (6)   S _ _ _ _ D
A two-letter word meaning DON’T TALK followed by a two-letter word meaning ABOUT and the abbreviations for WIFE and DAUGHTER.


9)  Just one hand? (5)   R _ _ _ _..Right
A double definition, can you suss it?


10)   Dwelling is dreadfully dire scene  (9)   _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _,,RESIDENCE
Anagram (dreadfully) of DIRE SCENE

Lolly wrote:

ramiejamie wrote:WIGAN PEERS CRYPTIC CROSSWORD CLUES 17-11-21

1)  Owed pound in u]honourable affair[/u] (4)   D _ _ _...DUEL
An easy one to start us off
Owed or needing to be paid, then the abbreviation for pound as money.


2)  Pub garden did cooked food (5, 7)   _ _ _ _ _        _ _ _ _ _ _ _...BREAD PUDDING
An anagram (cooked) of PUB GARDEN DID


3)  Resident worker following popular custom (10)   I N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T
The two letter ‘popular’ is followed by a custom or regular activity and finally, a worker insect...IN.. HABIT.. ANT

 
4)   Get a free ride seeing problem with increase (5-4)   H _ _ _ _   -    H _ _ _...HITCH HIKE
A problem or snag and then an increase, often used in relation to prices.


5)  Firstly, all those extra unwanted parcels put away (3, 2)   _ _ _       _ _
The initial letters of five consecutive words in the clue as indicated by the word firstly...ATE UP


6)  Clergymen expect to keep up opposition (5)   _ _ _ _ _...ENEMY
In consecutive letters within the clue, but reversed.


7)   Reportedly, front limb (5)   B _ _ _ _
The front of a boat sounds like (reportedly) a limb or branch of a tree..BOUGH


8 )  Don’t talk about wife with daughter, that’s canny  (6)   S _ _ _ _ D
A two-letter word meaning DON’T TALK followed by a two-letter word meaning ABOUT and the abbreviations for WIFE and DAUGHTER.


9)  Just one hand? (5)   R _ _ _ _..Right
A double definition, can you suss it?


10)   Dwelling is dreadfully dire scene  (9)   _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _,,RESIDENCE
Anagram (dreadfully) of DIRE SCENE

gassey wrote:

 Belting Ray , thanks again for doing these , much appreciated

jo anne wrote:
Evening, Ray, and thanks

1) duel  

2) bread pudding  

3) inhabitant  

4) hitch hike  

5) ate up  

6) enemy  

7) bough  

8 ) shrewd  

9) right  

10) residence  :t

Evening Jo Anne.
A really super dooper bit of crosswording from you, very well played indeed,