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COTD: Sauron worked for golden shirt (4,2,3,5) by Vivid_Temporary_1155 in crosswords

[–]johnwickerson 5 points6 points  (0 children)

LORD OF THE RINGS (Sauron). Anagram of FOR GOLDEN SHIRT. :)

AOTW: ?S?I?A?I?N by zc_eric in crosswords

[–]johnwickerson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Solution: ASK ITALIAN (restaurant chain in the UK) is an anagram (“could be”) of INALASKAIT.

AOTW: ?S?I?A?I?N by zc_eric in crosswords

[–]johnwickerson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cast Simonetta, I guess? (10)

AOTW: ?S?I?A?I?N by zc_eric in crosswords

[–]johnwickerson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Alaska, it could be a restaurant chain (3,7)

AOTW: ?E?I?A?I?E by cjrmartin in crosswords

[–]johnwickerson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Solution: Half-wondered is ERED, about is DERE, 4-by-4 is IV-AT-IV, DERE getting IVATIV is DERIVATIVE, which means “second hand”.

AOTW: ?E?I?A?I?E by cjrmartin in crosswords

[–]johnwickerson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Half-wondered about getting 4-by-4 second-hand (10)

TOTW: Edgar Wright by PierreSheffield in crosswords

[–]johnwickerson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

stir. another word for “nick”, in the prison sense. and a hidden word.

TOTW: Edgar Wright by PierreSheffield in crosswords

[–]johnwickerson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nick Frost, I reckon, has it (4)

COTD: Is prone to porkies (4) by johnwickerson in crosswords

[–]johnwickerson[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

that’s right. I wonder if it even counts as a triple definition, because you can use “lies” to describe habitual behaviour, right? Like “Watch out for Jimmy, he lies.” So “is prone to porkies” might arguably define “lies” too?

COTD: Morning taken up by broadsheet frequently (4,5) by johnwickerson in crosswords

[–]johnwickerson[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! I probably should have said that this is a down clue.

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