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.
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| 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 |