The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 27,452 – Mar 9 2018
Published in The Guardian Cryptic Crossword. Tags: ECSTATIC, HEBRON, Paris, PILASTER.
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| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Allied with Italian, twice scoffed about leader here | CONFEDERATE |
| Climber’s endless hunger to be among celebs | ALPINIST |
| Device that sucks up a drink | CAVA |
| Dispensing with clothing, avow gods root for cult | VOODOO |
| Does one run away? I’m not sure about run | ELOPER |
| Drops bags for one to recover | REGAIN |
| Enjoy capturing knight in Paris, who is to surrender | RELINQUISH |
| Failure to recall men deployed in the East | AMNESIA |
| Frame opening demand of horrid letter | RACKRENT |
| Game to have a couple of drinks? That’s surprising | GINRUMMY |
| Hack lies with part in column | PILASTER |
| Is he a pain in the neck? | RICK |
| Leader no longer touring round country | CAMEROON |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Make gloomy record on the period we live in | DISCOURAGE |
| Marshal competitors needing to strip off | TITO |
| Old artefact broken by boozer in China, say | REPUBLIC |
| One launching projectiles knocked over player in the slips | BLUNDERBUSS |
| Over sixteen letters | ATOP |
| Raves where ecstasy’s dropped by an underground warrior | PARTISAN |
| Repressed writer to behave like a randy animal | PENTUP |
| Setter makes unfair remarks about Irishman, perhaps | ISLANDER |
| Sort of cream pudding, one from Raymond Blanc | AFTERSUN |
| Uncovered part of New York, a holy city | HEBRON |
| Where financiers are still doolally | ECSTATIC |
| Wrong marks doubled in current exam | IMMORAL |
| £51 in cash | LIQUID |