The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 27,514 – May 20 2018
Published in The Guardian Cryptic Crossword. Tags: ARBITER, BEER, CALLOW, CUDGEL, HIPPOCRATES, LATHE, THOROUGH, UPPERCUT.
Clues |
Answers |
Alien hiding in public dance is lacking restraint |
OVERTHETOP |
Blunder has rascal guillotined |
ERROR |
Cad runs over appealing carnivore |
ROTTER |
Camera socket stolen by son with long-handled instrument |
HOTSHOE |
Children’s game gets you and me in river |
TAGUS |
Eat away at fuel element in heart of reactor |
CORRODE |
God’s in charge of working animal |
CARTHORSE |
Greet bad weather |
HAIL |
Hard-hearted? Girl not so much! |
RUTHLESS |
He attracts constituents but only with difficulty |
ATASTRETCH |
Immature animal eats everything |
CALLOW |
Jacob’s wife finds the meadow hot |
LEAH |
Judge a royal nipper |
ARBITER |
Look suggestively back in the dance |
REEL |
Model wearing fewer clothes? |
LESSON |
Clues |
Answers |
Mrs Mopp has time to recycle liqueur |
CHARTREUSE |
Open vessel journalist upset |
OVERTURNED |
Part of the creche longs for rank |
ECHELON |
Place trap carelessly and this could be upset |
APPLECART |
Relative gets a halt signal that’s not vindicated |
UNCLEARED |
Siren in car sent hens crazy |
ENCHANTRESS |
Stick semi-digested food with jelly |
CUDGEL |
Superior reduced strike |
UPPERCUT |
Theatre company dislike picture |
REPRESENT |
Travel across German mountain range |
RIDGE |
Trendy Italian banker boxes celebrated doctor |
HIPPOCRATES |
Turner is delayed about an hour |
LATHE |
Utter nothing in between |
THOROUGH |
Worker gets king a drink |
BEER |
Youth to generate transformation |
TEENAGER |