Puzzler Cryptic puzzle clues 2026 Oct 21

• Annoying person has nothing on - what sauce! (5) Crossword Clue
• Army officer's sort of punishment? (8) Crossword Clue
• Bounds over circuits without energy (5) Crossword Clue
• Call number after half term to help out (9) Crossword Clue
• Captives climb round ring then suddenly descend (5) Crossword Clue
• Duo playing under novice strongly audible (4) Crossword Clue
• Emerging first, variety of jaguar (1-4) Crossword Clue
• Fifty in team inch along (5) Crossword Clue
• Four or five points connected with attempt at deception (3-2) Crossword Clue
• Game played after postman's knock? (4,3,6) Crossword Clue
• Hang on in for each queen, the person decorating (9) Crossword Clue
• In reserve, separately (5) Crossword Clue
• Insect, parent without hesitation (4) Crossword Clue
• Iron contrivance holding a warning sign outside TV studio (2,3) Crossword Clue
• It's said, has learned of facial feature (4) Crossword Clue
• Lived in uprising, crude time (5) Crossword Clue
• Minty sport? (4) Crossword Clue
• Motorway design thrown out by small amount (7) Crossword Clue
• One admitted to chopping up cactus cutting (7) Crossword Clue
• Reduce tuition time, say (6) Crossword Clue
• Rely on euros again by mistake (11) Crossword Clue
• Roasting device tilts over (4) Crossword Clue
• Speak candidly to get ready for business (4,2) Crossword Clue
• Swelling beneath cold stamp (5) Crossword Clue
• Thinks not initially of applications (4) Crossword Clue
• TS Eliot novel contained end of blunt dagger (8) Crossword Clue