Clues Answers A punch absorbed by part of the body, draining LEACHING Army entertainer HOST As a cloudless sky not entirely right, it’s not clear BLUR Beast tethered by Peruvian, I’m a llama! ANIMAL Book Church of England extracted from novels ROMANS Champion defender BACK Collecting boundaries in cricket, opener W. G. Grace, perhaps? DOCTOR […]
The Times – Specialist – Sunday Times GK Jumbo No 180 Clues Answers 1961 novel by 31D made into a 1996 film starring Paul Terry James And The Giant Peach 1964 western starring Audie Murphy as captain Jeff Stanton Apache Rifles 1976 comedy movie starring Burt Reynolds as an ex-con living in the Okefenokee Swamp […]
Clues Answers A blunder with fee almost embarrassed __ to be paid back REFUNDABLE A pain going uphill, plod GARDA Awkward without 18? GRACELESS Barking, mog admits arrogance DOGMATISM Before getting squeezed round back of cupboard, leaning to one side PREJUDICED Beside fire, quivering with anticipation ATINGLE County politician ousts king CLARE Europeans dressed up […]
Clues Answers “Do not open ’til ___” XMAS “Ginger” follower ALE “Let me add this” ALSO “New” is one, for the moon PHASE “That ___ to be it!” HAS “___ and the King” ANNA Apply polish RUB Big test EXAM Black-___ Susan EYED Boat bottom barrier SANDBAR Bread unit LOAF Chimney buildup SOOT Chinese calendar […]
Clues Answers “Against Interpretation” writer Susan SONTAG “Encore!” ONCEMORE “Hail, Caesar!” AVE “He’s So Fine” group, with “The” CHIFFONS “I’ll handle that right away!” ONIT “Oh, for ___ sake!” PETES “Scrub the mission!” ABORT “Stormy Weather” singer LENAHORNE “The elimination of the unnecessary,” per Picasso ART “When All Is Said and Done” group ABBA *College […]
Clues Answers A fellow lives for handsome young man ADONIS A queen mounted supporting insect appendage ANTENNA Air of innocence following the man’s cruelty HEARTLESSNESS Beams outside empty electoral broadcasts RELAYS Cheese and crackers after meal half rejected EMMENTAL Clip contains Queen period legacy HERITAGE Craving hag missing wife to begin ITCH Creature’s back showing […]
The Times – Specialist – Sunday Times GK Jumbo No 174 Clues Answers “A ____ little island huffing and puffing to keep up with Western Europe” (John Updike, describing Britain) SOGGY “Nature, in her fantastic ____ had set such a seal of maidenhood upon Tess’s countenance that he gazed at her with a stupefied air” […]
The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 1409 Clues Answers American officer, rejected by UN court, no longer working DEFUNCT Artilleryman keeping agile, having moved royal insignia REGALIA Biting pastry dish TART Dance in euphoric state with cast highland fling Di leaves daily records for person born in early April ARIES European starts […]
Clues Answers 1000 involved in strike coming off The Hill RAMP Accounting jobs they don’t have in 18 across presumably AUDITS Bloodthirsty parasite has what the spies use to listen in on honey trap perhaps BEDBUG Came alive at a wake and began to face reality WOKEUP Deliveries around old capital – the types that […]
The Times – Specialist – Sunday Times GK Jumbo No 172 Clues Answers A composer’s daughter and a composer herself, who worked as Benjamin Britten’s assistant Imogen Holst A sure thing, such as a certain winner in a race shoo-in Actor who played Sergeant Caleb Cluff in the BBC TV series Cluff, 1964-65 Leslie Sands […]
Clues Answers At last, green tailless lizard found in bath coming up for a nibble BRAZILNUT Celebrity embraced by poor love child BASTARD Convenience of Western warnings on Arab uprising WOMENSROOM Country in the centre of Europe madness ROMANIA Divine food in Asia: my best restaurant’s oriental starters AMBROSIA Essentially, copper is outside entrance to […]
Clues Answers ‘Battle of Britain’ victors RAF ‘Beats me!’ IDUNNO ‘Make ___!’ (birthday exhortation) AWISH Acad. or coll SCH Address a higher power PRAY Adversary FOE Advil, generically IBUPROFEN Arrivals at Antwerp International Airport? FLANDERSLANDERS Awkward UNGAINLY Baby’s place LAP Bathroom sight TOWEL Bird venerated by the Egyptians IBIS Bride’s destination ALTAR Bubble wrap sounds […]