The Telegraph – Toughie – Mar 2 2018
Published in L.A. Times Crossword. Tags: BRAINWASH, China, EREBUS, GERONIMO.
| Clues |
Answers |
| A biological group’s exact area |
TAXA |
| Around 1pm, block squirrel |
CHIPMUNK |
| Bend a hot pipe |
HOOKAH |
| Catch a US fraudster’s secret wife? |
HAUSFRAU |
| Cavers abandoned first pair to search abyss |
CREVASSE |
| Charlie’s light grip |
CLAMP |
| Cook drowned in boiling water |
IRRIGATE |
| Fan of old farming equipment |
EXTRACTOR |
| Gets to break up dirty old man’s fight |
GOAGAINST |
| Given one’s apparently sleeping, given a name |
BAPTISED |
| Grunt about facilities in northern house |
IGLOO |
| Habitual criminal runs enemy over, then guard |
REOFFENDER |
| Hell created by Elgar’s first puzzle |
EREBUS |
| Many drove to see part of China |
POTSHERD |
| One type of junction in the neighbourhood |
ROUNDABOUT |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Order parts for old wind instrument |
OBOE |
| Prospect of soldiers invading country |
PANORAMA |
| Pull or stretch |
SPELL |
| Reveal story about leaders of the Tories |
TATTLE |
| River — perfect river |
RHONE |
| Robber’s waistcoat with cuts |
BANDOLERO |
| Scottish Presbyterian announced strikes |
KNOCKS |
| Still over the moon when City’s lost |
STATIC |
| To convert drunk in bar used to be hard |
BRAINWASH |
| Turning over child, say ‘Here we go!’ |
GERONIMO |
| Want deposit — banking price raised |
SEEFIT |
| We should set about following new driver |
LETS |
| What a shame — line’s crooked |
AWRY |
| Wound that may affect fertility? |
BIOLOGICALCLOCK |