The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 27,498 – May 1 2018
Published in The Guardian Cryptic Crossword. Tags: ARSENIC, ERBIUM, Latvia, LAUDED, QUEUE, Terminate Sierra.
Clues |
Answers |
… one agrees for fool to come in |
ASSENTER |
100 locks for furniture |
CHA |
1000 + 1 + 50 + 0 + 50? It’s about a unit |
KILOLITRE |
Answer parsed cryptically and placed far apart |
ASPREAD |
As football team loses a league, 1 to 100 |
ARSENIC |
At position in A&E wanting 6 |
ASTATINE |
Backtrack with Poles moving in … |
SPONSOR |
Be 51 stone in front, without odd tummy |
BERYLLIUM |
Capable of two thirds output? That’s dodgy |
UPTO |
CD music made poorly, lacking special energy |
CADMIUM |
Co-pilot finally completes putting fuel over nose of Boeing |
COBALT |
Delivered my first line? |
QUEUE |
Democrat very upset by party’s old computer system |
DOS |
Earl with posh car? Perhaps this is to be human |
ERR |
Er … er … twice the amount of hesitation |
ERBIUM |
EU’s regret over drug |
EUROPIUM |
Clues |
Answers |
He’s a priest, surrounded by noise |
HELIUM |
I dine out after 10 |
IODINE |
Important old city fellow |
URGENT |
In wind, I umpire inside |
INDIUM |
Measure direction using sound |
WEIGH |
No prize? I’m to receive 2nd cup |
NOBELIUM |
O’Grady in orthodox drag to make endings funny |
OXYGEN |
Perfect summer month for record drink |
MINTJULEP |
Praised young Miliband after his elevation, say |
LAUDED |
S-setter retired to tour the capital of Latvia |
SULFUR |
See 16 |
IRS |
Substitute for axes |
PROXY |
Terminate Sierra, Romeo, Quebec, Papa? |
STOP |
Toy eaten up by Lord Wolf |
COYOTE |
Writer like Nelson? |
COLUMNIST |
Youngsters left inside discos |
CLUBS |