Reefers | blow their head | over | dentist examinations (5)
[CORALS] [minus first letter] [=] [ORALS]
At the head of | Dixie, rebels angry with Lee | would make | a lengthy speech (5)
[first letters] [Dixie Rebels Angry With Lee] [=] [DRAWL]
Agency to domestically investigate the | initialism (3,3)
[THE FBI] = [THE] [F.B.I.]
Two from Seattle Times:
Heart's desires | wrapped in | crinkly | velour set (4,5)
[TRUE LOVES] [=] [anagram] [VELOUR SET]
Lack of agreement | discovered between | anode alignments (2,4)
[NO DEAL] = [hidden] [aNODE ALignments]
 LAT |  Seattle Times 7/18/14 sNYT |
Cryptic clues for today include acrostic, anagram, charade, subtraction, and more.
Three from LAT:
First department for do-gooder (5)
Singer confused silence with losing a sibilant (6)
Frankenstein's monster was the foremost gift of life, electrically motivated (5)
Two from Seattle Times:
A sportscaster might accost a softball infielder (6)
Individuals' voices, once (4)
Starting September 1st, we will begin referring to "the Seattle Times", and to "the NYTimes crossword as syndicated in the Seattle Times", simply as "ST".
OWen
ReplyDeleteLAT1: Lots of misdirections here (don't look for words starting in D) both in the cryptic part and the unusual definition (to the less common noun rather than adjective). And no pointer to abbreviation. Otherwise fine.
LAT2: Much more straightforward, as long as you know what "sibilant" point to.
LAT3: The definition is somewhat odd. The answer was thought to be the inspiration for Frankenstein. Should I assume that Frankenstein is a Jewish name, and hence his monster would fit the answer. Clever, thematic acrostic, though.
ST1: Saved by the acrostic. I of course had no idea who this person is. I only watch soccer. My problem.
ST2: Marginal homophone, but nice construction.
NC
NC: Oops, I just posted my responses to your clues yesterday on yesterdays blog instead of todays.
ReplyDeleteIMO, with charades, abbreviations are fair game, and need no further indications.
Frankenstein's monster was made from inanimate (albeit formerly living) parts, and so fits the wider not-exclusively-Jewish definition. The wiki article cited in the Crossword Corner review makes a passing reference to F.'s monster fitting the archetype.