The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 27,488 – Apr 19 2018
Published in The Guardian Cryptic Crossword. Tags: APPAL, Jane Austen, NASTURTIUM, OFFPAT, OUTNUMBERED, PUBLISHER, RILL, SENSUALITY.
Clues |
Answers |
‘Drugs kill’ bar |
ESTOP |
Acting penfriend has no measure of dismay |
APPAL |
Aged female impersonator reverses tide to pat tomcat |
BIGBADWOLF |
Book scan reveals money |
BREAD |
Case of drink (oil of rum) |
PORTFOLIO |
Casual piece — watch? |
PARTTIMER |
Colourful climber throws tantrums crossing icy Ural peaks |
NASTURTIUM |
Discovering it sends homeowner up the wall |
RISING |
Dish of pork topping and gold hog’s back |
PORRIDGE |
First two of irritating Pogues’ wayward followers |
GROUPIES |
Fit a line to break the involuntary response |
ATHLETIC |
Getting a partner rowing? |
PULLING |
Guardian nursing river country |
URSUS |
Hero cited fanciful four-syllable foot |
DITROCHEE |
Linear DIY assistance that might be quickly withdrawn |
TAPEMEASURE |
Clues |
Answers |
Model imitation houses set boundaries |
DELIMIT |
One who concludes holding company is device to make text unreadable? |
ENCODER |
Penguin’s blueish ruffles breaking up pair? |
PUBLISHER |
Pleasurable indulgence — sexed up element of Jane Austen work? |
SENSUALITY |
Provided the central of this sentence |
LIFE |
Published song by editor on the smaller side |
OUTNUMBERED |
Remembered exactly Dicky having stroke |
OFFPAT |
See 2 |
DAMP |
Sides removed from metal framework channel |
RILL |
Space station with a name |
MIRANDA |
Sweet timid sort welcomes sex |
MOUSSE |
Times cutting report base |
BOTTOM |
United’s a member of football division |
INLEAGUE |
Walked like a confined prisoner in stockinged feet, which prevents self-harm |
PADDEDCELL |
Worthy attempt to use too much |
GOOD |