Let's Solve a "Quick Cryptic" - Times Quick Cryptic 2658

[@turtlesilk]

Please do more of these cryptic crosswords. It’s so helpful to get your work-through of the answers!

[@michelemoneywell8765]

@Chris Remo I love your brain. Thank you for letting us see it in action. Meant to take just a quick break from a project and couldn't pull away. Thumbs up and a new subscriber.

[@David__U]

More cryptics, please (with detailed explanations)!

[@alexiatarasidou800]

this is the most intriguing puzzle i've ever seen! also, your solving skills are admirable 😂😍

[@daniyurie]

Wow that was mind boggling. Never seen this kind of puzzle before. Thanks for that! 😊👍

[@christhecyclist5998]

Thank you for this one. Entertaining!

[@TomCee53]

Very interesting. I learned a bit about cryptics.

[@mckernan603]

Thank you for help on cryptics!!

[@cameronpoweleit6644]

No Sunday 😭 Amazing Solve as always though!

[@SethWilson]

Where can I find that Chambers dictionary?

[@ChrisRemo]

It’s on both the Mac and Windows app stores, and there’s a mobile version available as well!

[@timegentleman]

I thought that the HE in 19D ("Explosive Irish fellow expecting to succeed?") could be from "fellow", as in 'he', and "explosive" would mean that you should swap IR and HE around...

[@nkbp588]

Maybe that's what the setter had in mind, but HE is a common abbreviation for explosives so it also works. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-explosive_incendiary

[@timegentleman]

@@nkbp588 I know, Chris said that and even looked it up in the video!

[@danh87612]

A bonus of cryptics is even when you don't know the straight definition, you have a chance to back into the answer theought the wordplay. Like in 9a and 18d