The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 27,492 – Apr 24 2018
Published in The Guardian Cryptic Crossword. Tags: APRON, BAROQUE, CHANDLER, DESTINY, DUKE, FIELDING, SAND, STEIN.
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| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Advanced spin-doctoring working as protection | APRON |
| Alcohol and nuts spiked with drug | MEAD |
| Balt featured in nasty Victorian story | VILLETTE |
| Car benefiting driver leaving river behind | FORD |
| Criminal admits passion to deceive | CHEATON |
| Dead ends from copper, drug affair regressing | CULSDESAC |
| Did model dishearten younger, lusty fellow? | SATYR |
| Don’t admit catching the clap? It’s what you get in life | DESTINY |
| Fill end on cracked carving resembling fabric | Linenfold |
| Genius dismissing what he’d call a mug | STEIN |
| Grant for films runs out of support | CARY |
| Group of stars, one parading topless | ARCHER |
| He exercises command over two monarchs | WALKER |
| Isn’t solve exciting to get the down solutions! | NOVELISTS |
| Name put in coat from clever retailer | CHANDLER |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Office worker, one doing her nails? | FILER |
| Old couple needing time on the wagon | TWAIN |
| One girl or another at the French seaside? | MEREDITH |
| Peer expected to pocket a thousand | DUKE |
| Playing cricket, competitors now favoured golf | FIELDING |
| Pro cultivating trees? | FORESTER |
| Requesting to put away a second piece | KING |
| Sailing ship carrying nothing ornate | BAROQUE |
| Server’s trouble, unfortunately forgetting round | BUTLER |
| Smooth, low, captivating note | SAND |
| Soldiers list second site of English defeat | ORLEANS |
| Try hard with something corny? | HEAR |
| We pass on perverted, seedy things | SNOWPEAS |
| Well-bred gentleman has an advantage | EDGE |
| What soldier may have worn to pace around | CAPOTE |