The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 27,468 – Mar 27 2018
Published in The Guardian Cryptic Crossword. Tags: ADHERE, BORAT, COLDTURKEY, PLACARDS, Sacha Baron Cohen, TOUCHANDGO.
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| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| African in evening wear and I attack Scot | DJIBOUTIAN |
| Annoyingly, criminal stole my investing money abroad | TROUBLESOMELY |
| Assistant with navy, one of many on board | PAWN |
| Assurance from a doctor about pallor in odd places | APLOMB |
| Big star back to bowl a slow delivery | DRAWL |
| Bird eats hot dog, possibly uncertain | TOUCHANDGO |
| Dawn light caused a shock | STARTLED |
| Deplores what top managers are paid? | EXECRATES |
| Don’t delete this shot’s frame on film | STET |
| Fellow feeling inhibited accepts to lightly touch setter’s back | SYMPATHY |
| Fiddle with glass covering hotel — you can see through it | CELLOPHANE |
| Hedonistic ways of husband, following dainty pair of girls | PRIMROSEPATH |
| Hoping to get a small ratio using integers | ASPIRATIONAL |
| Invalid, incorrect legal document one cuts | OUTPATIENT |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Is it driver James or MP Jeremy reported persecution? | WITCHHUNT |
| Key element of air for singer | ALTO |
| Loves entertaining composer, not one to dramatise | OVERDO |
| Muttered furiously, poked by weighty girl with a stick | DRUMMAJORETTE |
| Paul left distraught, making some scoff | PLATEFUL |
| Poet’s lost face, having wagered money | ANTE |
| Religious adversary, not half grotesque | ANTIC |
| Ruler and predecessor of Sun King, one with power | SATRAP |
| See tablets pharmacy’s packaging | ESPY |
| Shot or pass defender’s stifled | BACKHANDER |
| Stick bill on present | ADHERE |
| Unfriendly bird’s way to kick horse, say | COLDTURKEY |
| Warning what a misandrist wants? | OMEN |
| What gambler may do, missing unknown signs | PLACARDS |