July 2024 Puzzle Solutions

Across: 4 Whimsical reading of ORANGE as compass (ie range) of EV that is not charged – (zer)O
RANGE , 6 Anagram (originally) of HELD IN with outer letters (empty) of (C)ella(R) = CHILDREN
(minors), 9 Agent (FED) around (involving) senior (OLD)= FOLDED (bent), 10 Closely observed
(STRICT) next to (by) policeman (DI) =DISTRICT (area), 11 Homophone (discussing…on the radio) of
metroplois’s spirit (city’s liquor) = CITY SLICKER (sophisticated urbanite), 15 Middle letter (centre in)
no(R)th + homophone (broadcast) of London borough (Ealing/EELING) = REELING (dancing), 17
Someone known to go downhill fast (SKIER) follows (is on) middle letters (without case) of t(RI)p =

RISKIER (less safe), 18 Lock (TRESS) with someone transitioning (PASSER, ie someone passing from
one state to another) inside = TRESPASSERS (they shouldn’t be there), 22 1st letters (principles of)
words 4-6 (SPL) + to abolish (END) + proof of age (ID) = SPLENDID (fine), 23 Clearing out canal
(DBE, for instance) drEDGING minus (doesn’t begin) doctor (dr) = EDGING (border), 24 Research
facility (CERN) in Norfolk town (DISS) = DISCERNS (makes out), 25 METHOD (procedure) read
METH O/D could indicate excessive drug intake.
Down: 1 oGRESS (frightful woman) with E (final bit of advicE) replacing ring (O) = EGRESS (issue), 2
Contract (SHRINK) + (W)ith + hammer (RAP) = SHRINKWRAP (film), 3 Anagram (rogue) of
SOLICIToR minus o (nothing to lose) = CLITORIS (she gets satisfaction from working on this), 4
Cancelled (OFF) + decorators (ICERS) = OFFICERS (committee members), 5 Everything (ALL) + of an
extreme nature (OTT) + journalist (ED) = ALLOTTED (assigned), 7 Swift (RApID) minus p (quietly
goes away) = RAID (onslaught), 8 Reversal (show up) of moST UNlikely containing (clutching) def =
NUTS (small lumps of coal), 12 Author (I) starts + anagram (creatively) of TENDERING =
INGREDIENT (part of pie, for example, DBE), 13 Anagram (doctors) of GIVE IT A WHIRL minus
anagram (at loggerheads) of Riga = LIVE WITH (cohabit?), 14 Newspapers (PRESs) minus last letter/for
the most part) + having declined (AGED) = PRESAGED (warned of), 16 (INT)erest + petered out
(ENDED) = INTENDED (planned), 19 Spots (SEES) with head of BBC (DG) inserted (cutting) =
SEDGES (grassy plants), 20 1st letters (from the kick-off) of words 4-7 = USED (took advantage of), 21
American (US) with reversal (flipping) of record (LP) before it (over) = PLUS (benefit).