Clues of Repute 8
Pick of the world’s cryptic puzzles. How many can you unravel before the answers are posted in a few days’ time?
1. Distant rogue approaches New Orleans (10) _ _ P _ _ _ O _ _ _
2. Like mistletoe, it is a hit when put up, caught underneath (9) P _ R _ _ _ _ _ _
3. Capital as written so? (6) _ T _ _ _ S
4. Amazing Grace - sermon of hellfire preacher? (11) _ _ A _ E _ O _ _ _ _
5. Fancy one darling shortly? (4) I _ _ _
6. Loveless marriage? Inform the single man that’s stupid (13) _ N _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ E _ _
7. Exaggerate when scorer lacks finish during scoreless draw (6) _ _ E _ D _
8. Third World country incapable with urban sprawl (6,8) _ _ _ _ _ A / _ E _ _ _ L _ _
COR7 ANSWERS: Ro-omma-tes [reversal], no(tebo)oks, f-lop, seize [French for 16], sal(u)tation, enthusiastic [anag], gentry [gentLy transposed], li(me)st-one