South Saxons’ Men’s 4s Vs Brighton & Hove’s Mens 9s

Across:

1. South Saxons feature against team from where the sun shines bright on (8)
2. ⁠Table leaders fight in rapid starting tense half against little foes (5,4)
3. ⁠Gary’s moment of anger cred in Beckham fashion (5,4)
4. ⁠Reverse stick shot strikes goal like a missile (8)
5. ⁠The auld fat win meet regularly at the game’s midpoint was an auld fat loss at this point (4,4)

Down:

6. Saxon goal-scorer tangles with goalie, reportedly (4)
7. ⁠James’ trademark hockey poetry amidst repeated glances from sidelines (7,5)
8. ⁠Next goal off the woodwork, oppo stress about it (4)
9. ⁠Thorough scheduled win by final whistle (4,4)
10. ⁠Paul calls for victory drinks at ‘spoons, suggests “wood gin” (4,3)

Instructions and Additional Clues

The above is a cryptic crossword. Each clue contains two hints to a moment in the game. At least one hint in each clue is a definition.

Below are the different style of cryptic clues and common indicator words:

• Double Definition: This is the simplest clue and is where the two hints are both definitions of the answer.
• Anagram: This is where the second hint requires you to solve an anagram. Anagram hints will have indicator words like mixed, fashioned and scrambled in them.
• Container: This is where the second hint indicates that the answer is contained within a word or words in the clue. Container hints will have indicator words like About, Amidst and Around in them.
• Hidden: This is where the second hint is hidden in plain sight in the clue. Hidden hints will have indicator words like Within, Hidden and From in them.
• Homonyms: This is where the second hint is a homonym for a word somewhere in the clue. Homonym hints will have indicator words like Sounds Like, Read Aloud and Reportedly in them.
• First Letter: This is where the first letter of each word in a clue is also the answer. First Letter hints will have indicator words Starts, Leaders and Begins in them.
• Alternating Letters: This is where every alternating letter in the clue also spells out the answer. Alternating Letters hints will have indicator words like Alternative, Regularly and Repeating in them.
• Charades: This is where the second clue is broken down and each word or sound in it is given a definition of its own.
• Spoonerism: This is where the answer has swapped the first letters of the words within it (I.e ‘Runny Babbitt’ would be ‘Bunny Rabbit’). Spoonerism hints will have indicator words like Spooner, Spoons and Spoonerism in them.

Answers

1. Brighton (Hidden Hint)
2. ⁠First Half (First Letter Hint)
3. ⁠Green Card (Anagram Hint)
4. ⁠Tomahawk (Double Definition)
5. ⁠Half-Time (Alternating Letters Hint)
6. ⁠Matt (Homonym Hint)
7. ⁠Reverse Flick (Container Hint)
8. ⁠Post (Container Hint)
9. ⁠Full Time (Charades Hint)
10. ⁠Good Win (Spoonerism Hint)