IVORIES вЂ“ The answer is an informal word for piano keys.

вЂFiendвЂ™ here is being used in the sense of a fan rather than a demon.ДЎ7d Welshman lies after losing leaderвЂ™s keys (7) OCCULTIST вЂ“ anagram (awfully) of STOIC wrapped round another word for a sect. Reverse (turned up) the result, then wrap somecommercial transport around the result.ДЎ5d Supernatural fiend awfully stoic protecting sect (9) VENUSIANS вЂ“ Start by putting together the Roman numeral for вЂoneвЂ™, our nearest star, and a logarithmic base. TOWNSPEOPLE вЂ“ Anagram (agitated) of WONвЂ™T SLEEP, wrapped round the Latin abbreviation for вЂworkвЂ™.ДЎ4d Aliens from one star base turned up in transport (9) GUESS вЂ“ Remove the abbreviation for Time from some visitors to your house, to get this verb for вЂto divineвЂ™.Д§d Issues from holidays on Scottish river (6,5)Д«REAKS FORTH вЂ“ Some holidays from work, followed by a major Scottish river.Д©d Urban residents wonвЂ™t sleep agitated about work (11) IMPACTS вЂ“ A rogue or rascal, usually of tender years, followed by another word for вЂdeedsвЂ™.Д¦d Divine having time away from visitors (5) LAUGH вЂ“ If you remove the first half of LAdy from the answer you get an exclamation which means вЂthatвЂ™s unpleasant!вЂ™. SHELTERED вЂ“ A type of sheepdog, minus the first letter of Its, followed by a shade or colour.Д¤d Fun activity thatвЂ™s unpleasant after lady gets half-cut (5) UNDRESS вЂ“ A single-letter abbreviation for University, followed by a cape or headland wrapped round an abbreviation for doctor.ДЈd Under cover, sheepdog scratching head in its shade (9) OBSOLESCENT вЂ“ Reverse (around) the acronym for a bad bodily smell, then add a flat fish, and another word for вЂodourвЂ™ or вЂperfumeвЂ™.ДЎd Score hit playing with right singer (9)Д¬HORISTER вЂ“ Anagram (playing) of SCORE HIT, followed by Right.Дўd Get oneвЂ™s kit off university doctor wearing cape (7) PRIZE вЂ“ A homophone (pronounced) of a word for вЂnosesвЂ™ or вЂlooks intoвЂ™.Дў5a Bad smell around fish, odour on the way out (11) HENRIETTA вЂ“ Anagram (doctor) of IN THEATRE. SHIPLAP вЂ“ A word for вЂstrike with an open handвЂ™ is wrapped round a major joint in the body. RUBDOWN вЂ“ Put together the initials of a sport played 15-a-side, the alternate letters (oddly) of Bo Dy, and a word for вЂpeculiarвЂ™ or вЂpersonalвЂ™.Дў2a Strike to fasten joint in arrangement of boards (7) REVISIONS вЂ“ The abbreviation for the school subject also known as Scripture, followed by a word for dreams of what may come to pass.ДЎ6a Vetoed backing of Republican president, Democrat brought in (9)ДЇORBIDDEN вЂ“ Put together the reverse (backing) of OF (from the clue), an abbreviation for Republican, and the surname of the current US president with an abbreviation for Democrat inserted.Д¬ACHE вЂ“ This secret store sounds like (announced) a means of paying for goods.ДЎ9a Body oddly peculiar after sport massage (7) KITES вЂ“ Alternate letters (regularly seen) of Sw Ee T d In Ky, read from right to left (coming west).ДЎ3a Changes school subject with dreams of the future (9) вЂTurningвЂ™ in the clue tells you that вЂwith aвЂ™ needs to be turned into вЂa withвЂ™ to get to the answer.ДЎ2a Coming west, regularly seen sweet dinky birds (5)

HACKSAW вЂ“ Another word for a cabin or rural dwelling, minus its first letter (not opening), followed by A (from the clue) and an abbreviation for With.

Please leave a comment telling us what you thought.ДЎa Advising company, French one trading (11)Д¬OUNSELLING вЂ“ Put together an abbreviation for вЂcompanyвЂ™, the French for вЂoneвЂ™, and one of the components of trading.Д«LOND вЂ“ The surname of 007 is wrapped round Large.ДЁa Tackle some horrible quip men told (9)ДЎ0a Noted space in hospital department (7)Д®MINENT вЂ“ Put together a printerвЂ™s space, IN (from the clue) and the usual hospital abode of otorhinolaryngologists.ДЎ1a CabinвЂ™s not opening with a turning tool (7) The answers are hidden under the ANSWER buttons, so donвЂ™t click if you donвЂ™t want to see them. In the hints below, the definitions are underlined. It looked as though a pangram was on the cards, but both X and Y appear to be missing. I found this a fairly gentle Friday puzzle to start the year. Happy New Year to all, and best wishes for the year ahead. Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29878 Hints and tips by Deep ThreatД«D Rating вЂ“ Difficulty ** вЂ“ Enjoyment ***

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