The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 27,454 – Mar 12 2018
Published in The Guardian Cryptic Crossword. Tags: BACKSUP, BEHEAD, COMPLIANT, NEON.
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| 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 |