UM AND AH: A (1,3) way of saying a posh bloke (toff) and a reversal ( up) of a verb meaning ownedĤd Different term for the University of London (4)ĮLSE: The last letter ( term) of ‘the’, plus a well-known London University attended by Mick Jaggerĥd Unerringly squashes bug that’s buzzing around tower (7) IN ON: The first letter of ( start from) our is covered ( walled) by another word for pubģd Toff maybe owned up to shilly-shally (2,3,2) GOLDEN SYRUP: A word meaning ‘in bygone days’ is contained in ( presented in) the abbreviation for grand, plus some rhyming slang for a rug or wig (from ***** of figs)Ģd Party to start from our pub walls (2,2) SOGGY BOTTOM: A reversal ( counter) of a saw or proverb, a short word meaning beside, a child’s expression for horse, and an abbreviation meaning very largeĢ8a Sweetener for tart in bygone days presented in grand rug (6,5) TOME: Split (2,2), the answer could mean ‘I think’Ģ7a Counter saw beside horse sizable negative for Mary (5,6) GWEN: A (1-3) word for FBI agents with the second letter overturned ( subverted) THEORBO: Remove an anagram ( nasty) of SLUR from an anagram ( playing) of SOUL BROTHERĢ3a Welshwoman second of agents subverted (4) INITIAL: A (2,2) phrase meaning ‘enjoying success’ plus ‘it all’ with the even letters removedĢ2a Nasty slur withdrawn from soul brother playing instrument (7) SNAP: A reversal ( review) of a word that means ‘criticises’ġ9a Remove nitrous oxide, say, from impressionist (5)ĭEGAS: A verb meaning to remove, for example, nitrous oxide (or oxygen, nitrogen, CO2, etc) is also the name of a famous painterĢ1a First enjoying success, it all evens out (7) HABIT: The abbreviation for hotel plus a (1,3) expression for ‘not much’īREW: A reverse hidden ( raising a section of … ) in the answer of 7dġ8a Review criticises game of little skill (4) HALFWIT: Find a (4,3) way of saying ‘and Alfred’ and cycle the first 3 letters to the back The collar is part of his school uniform (for juniors, apparently, to distinguish from seniors), and became a type of collar in its own rightġ5a Wally and Alfred going for a cycle (7) ORRA: Napier was a Scottish mathematician: the definition asks for a Scottish word for odd, which is found by removing the even letters from ‘our array’ġ3a Boy who’s collared ain’t one for caning (7)ĮTONIAN: An anagram ( for caning) of AIN’T ONE. ODIN: A 2-letter verb for perform is reversed ( turns), plus a preposition that can mean ‘because of’ (definition 9 in Chambers)ġ2a In our array, there’s nothing even or odd for Napier (4) SO FAR SO GOOD: A 2-letter verb meaning ‘pass’ goes inside ( through) an anagram ( tight, as in drunk) of DOORS, alongside ( with) a 4-letter furniture item MINUTE STEAK: An anagram ( out) of MAKE contains ( staying) IN, the last letter ( finally) of you, and another word for tryĨa OK, now pass through tight doors with furniture item (2,3,2,4) Please leave a comment telling us what you thought.ġa Make out, staying in, you finally try fast food (6,5) Half the fun in Elgar’s puzzles is identifying the definitions. Toughie No 2752 by Elgar Hints and tips by DutchīD Rating – Difficulty ****/***** – Enjoyment *****Īn enjoyable and not-overly-difficult puzzle from Elgar today.