The Telegraph – Cryptic – Mar 5 2018
Published in The Telegraph Cryptic Crossword. Tags: DHOWS, John Lennon, OLDEN, PETUNIA.
| Clues |
Answers |
| A news journalist under contract regularly added text |
ANNOTATED |
| Abuse something that cheers patient? |
ILLTREAT |
| Bring to mind agreement accepted by the First Lady |
EVOKE |
| Coffee ultimately follows wrong dessert |
TORTE |
| Country reportedly took action on article |
SUDAN |
| Creative person reduced stock |
INVENTOR |
| Do detective’s business |
DISCO |
| Dull terror with Republican replacing last Democrat |
DREAR |
| Final passage from programmer, reportedly |
CODA |
| Genuine backing over offer to sell plant |
LAVENDER |
| Ivan set out to find locals |
NATIVES |
| Landlord with brain printed paper |
LETTERHEAD |
| Lawrence has nameless ships |
DHOWS |
| Look up and study antique |
OLDEN |
| Modern Christmas? |
PRESENTDAY |
| Nervous on the border? |
EDGY |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Night out perhaps with daughter, 25 |
DATED |
| Offensive lout hangs about |
ONSLAUGHT |
| One defends Murray’s penultimate game point |
APOLOGIST |
| One’s more uncertain on this ground |
SHAKIER |
| Place for spectators to show off |
GRANDSTAND |
| Quiet auntie fabricated what’s seen in bed? |
PETUNIA |
| Rubbish close to house, ‘Two Trees’ |
EYEWASH |
| Rude about Verrocchio’s first bust |
INSOLVENT |
| Run section of haberdashery |
DASH |
| Spotted hack, maybe, playing blinder |
BRINDLE |
| Stopped reading mystery |
CLOSEDBOOK |
| Such as John Lennon display fit of temper in review |
AIRPORTS |
| Very good prices for those from Penzance? |
PIRATES |
| Vow to meet large star |
IDOL |
| Watch old boy produce an ace? |
OBSERVE |
| When students can be seen rattling tins, making music |
RAGTIME |