The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 27,504 – May 8 2018
Published in The Guardian Cryptic Crossword. Tags: ADO, AMAZE, ANTIPROTONS, MAFIOSI, MUSTSEE, SEARING, SHAMANS, YEW.
Clues |
Answers |
A party in difficulty |
ADO |
Aims of criminal joining Italy’s No 1 illegal gang |
MAFIOSI |
Body in vehicle — something for police to investigate? |
CARCASE |
Boxer went down, with time running out |
ALI |
Clown organised teachers — fair target? |
COCONUT |
Disciple following evangelist, a man of many words |
JOHNSON |
Excellent worker — I’ll get stuck in, resisting authority |
DEFIANT |
Getting new gear? Sports official has it |
REFIT |
Hills not unusually having bird sounds around |
QUANTOCKS |
Incident is placed on record — lines of celebration? |
EPISODE |
Little women, never disheartened, about to begin again |
RENEW |
Maiden featured in special birthday poem |
DITHYRAMB |
Naughty act of sexpot, seen retrospectively |
EXPOSTFACTO |
Non-patriots in revolt — being negative, they are charged |
ANTIPROTONS |
Old friends taking care of modern miss, including minister |
COMPADRES |
Plump and old, needing exercise? |
OPT |
Clues |
Answers |
Revolutionary member of Eastern religion eating loaf |
JACOBIN |
Reward soldiers fairly |
REQUITE |
Rod deceased, having swallowed yellow chemical |
PERCHLORATE |
Rubbish blocking entrance — nasty bit of wire? |
GAROTTE |
Senior officer taking academic stream in philosopher William’s place |
OCCAM |
Simplicity I have found in nature, abandoning old city |
NAIVETE |
Skipper goes round southern island missing bit of ship’s apparatus |
CAPSTAN |
Small stone housed in French gallery — essential item for visitor |
MUSTSEE |
Spiritualists giving phoney answer |
SHAMANS |
State number being brought to head, having taken drug repeatedly |
TENNESSEE |
Submarine group very hot |
SEARING |
Surprise article, something you may get lost in ? |
AMAZE |
Theologian enthralled by church organ in Somerset village |
CHEDDAR |
Throw husband out — ancient fellow whose wife has cheated |
CUCKOLD |
Tree in river, weak top to bottom |
YEW |
Trees found by prince in a foreign country |
PHILIPPINES |