The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 27,473 – Apr 2 2018
Published in The Guardian Cryptic Crossword. Tags: ARMIES, DONATION, LEGITIMATE, PRACTISE, PRIM, PROMINENCE, TEMPER.
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| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Agent the Spanish hold off | REPEL |
| Boundaries some defend successfully | ENDS |
| Commander, a bit crazy, is sectioned | COMPARTMENTAL |
| Copper in Essex demolished feeble defences | EXCUSES |
| Criminal damage? Museum gets woefully slim support! | VANDALISM |
| Fabric for belt requires input of skill | TARTAN |
| Fish in burn | CHAR |
| Forceful and disagreeable when imprisoning taxmen once | VIRILE |
| Frank individuals producing subtle innuendoes | OVERTONES |
| Gasp like a man in gym | PANT |
| Go over and scrape it off | PRACTISE |
| High spirits leading to broken toenail | ELATION |
| Lesson master put into speech | MORAL |
| Moral taint engulfs sinister despot | STALIN |
| Multitudes sign to have spymaster imprisoned | ARMIES |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Native boy appears in distress | TRIBAL |
| Object to vermin carrying decay | PROTEST |
| Old relationship Ruby brought to an end | EXPIRED |
| One man begged to be moved | IMPRESSED |
| Parking by the verge is proper | PRIM |
| Ploughman makes lines in row | TILLER |
| Present and organise race | DONATION |
| Put pressure on one involved in a row | STROKE |
| Renown for coppers capturing errant minor | PROMINENCE |
| Restrain Paddy | TEMPER |
| Sceptic engaged in armed robbery? | ATHEIST |
| Weird game title I authorised | LEGITIMATE |
| Withdraw soldier’s entertainment | RETREAT |
| Workman’s first wife died in supermarket | STEVEDORE |