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| Linear DIY assistance that might be quickly withdrawn |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 |