The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 27,449 – Mar 6 2018
Published in The Guardian Cryptic Crossword. Tags: ARBROATH, DAHLIA, FACETHEMUSIC, MINUTEMAN.
Clues |
Answers |
A condition causing swelling on one rodent |
AGOUTI |
Big beast’s tail bitten off by antelope in demilitarised zone once |
RHINELAND |
Bird of paradise? |
HOURI |
Bravely handle consequences of awful cafe and what’s piped into it? |
FACETHEMUSIC |
Cover popular artist’s sound |
WRAPPER |
Crown and Church join in dirge |
CORONACH |
Dismissal of cop — canteen can go wild |
NONACCEPTANCE |
Erotic, like a Turkish bath |
STEAMY |
For one running keep tin of beer? |
CASTELLAN |
Frequency with which US sect starve |
FAMISH |
Hard to impress surrealist with a flower |
DAHLIA |
I had existence as a distinct personality |
IDENTITY |
Its leaf on wee statuette? |
FIGURINE |
Joint request to include fluid in this? |
HIPFLASK |
Clues |
Answers |
King left upmarket version of fried fish |
TEMPURA |
Like many cathedrals, become almost intimate |
GOTHIC |
Mean to get drunk |
TIGHT |
Opera is back in the big house |
MANSION |
Party official meets Leader of House with advantage |
WHIPHAND |
Passable property of woman to change, possessing boring name |
HEREDITAMENT |
Perhaps chicken wing and leg found on top of Capital Hill |
PARTHENON |
Please speed to airport |
OHARE |
Point at which inexpert actor joined players |
WESTHAMUNITED |
Pygmy militia member? |
MINUTEMAN |
Raised support to translate Torah for Scots community |
ARBROATH |
Swiss banker invests energy in complete set of personal make-up |
GENOME |
Usually like beer, which sport interferes with |
ASARULE |
Wine waiters lose half the battle |
SOMME |