The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 27,454 – Mar 12 2018
Published in The Guardian Cryptic Crossword. Tags: BACKSUP, BEHEAD, COMPLIANT, NEON.
| Clues |
Answers |
| ‘Almost clean’ Brexit arranged, that can be delivered |
EXTRICABLE |
| A game soldier first to attempt a written defence |
APOLOGIA |
| Any child is mad giving pound for a necklace |
DAISYCHAIN |
| Audacious League of Nations enterprise originally unsupported |
ALONE |
| Barrage’s fluid seal broken |
FUSILLADE |
| Bent journalist beyond suspicion |
HUNCHED |
| British state’s contribution to continental breakfast? |
BUTTER |
| Characteristic craft revolutionised nameless country |
TRADEMARK |
| Charming qualities masking Nutmeg’s ugly looks |
GRIMACES |
| Cow with last of clover to chew coming in later |
THREATEN |
| Gas, once found, regularly discharged |
NEON |
| Get dirty, menacing look after party |
DISCOLOUR |
| Grouse when main road’s used the wrong way — playing ball! |
COMPLIANT |
| Here at sea might one see son strip off? |
SUNDECK |
| Here we go for relief — relief coming up in stages |
PODIA |
| Clues |
Answers |
| In Montmartre, a joint seldom found |
UNCOMMON |
| Is rubbish put back in trunks? |
TORSI |
| Minister’s canny, calling in the artillery |
CURATE |
| Miserly investment in worthy sculpture, for instance |
FINEART |
| Music from Southern religious ceremonies? |
SPIRITUALS |
| Painter’s energy always returns |
GOYA |
| Punster’s last to cut gag |
RETCH |
| Put paid to king, moving bishop not pawn |
KIBOSH |
| Rein in twins, those running the enterprise |
RINGLEADERS |
| This is oddly coloured |
CLUE |
| Top husband in contest getting promotion |
BEHEAD |
| What contentious folk often get for seconds? |
BACKSUP |
| What Jersey did, presumably, banning English humour |
MOOD |
| Whistleblower runs, busy and able to change direction |
REFRACTIVE |
| Wild animal with truer colour |
ULTRAMARINE |