The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 27,522 – May 29 2018
Published in The Guardian Cryptic Crossword. Tags: AUNTIES, CLASS, LIETO, TART, TEASE, WITHCHILD.
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| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| … Boatman on, say, tea and a pastry | TART |
| A big effort? No: Boatman, an unconventional father, lacking human resources | NOMEANFEAT |
| Add pressure to big cats, as being wiped out with their young | PUMPUP |
| Boatman’s infant is not bright! | FAINT |
| Born not quite wealthy, they’re developing fast | BRIC |
| Brits are confused about who should settle disputes | ARBITERS |
| Calls offspring ’round the bend’! | RINGSUP |
| Dashing young socialite supported by eldest sibling, say | DEBONAIR |
| Discontinuing treatment: cunning letters sent out to people acting stupidly | IDIOTS |
| Eldest daughter initially conceived internally with AI | FIRST |
| Family of 100 dined with grisly … | CATE |
| Get product to make babies | MULTIPLY |
| Going round by word of mouth, part gets assimilated | ORBITAL |
| Gull to stop moving on water | LIETO |
| Happy to keep small family member in stable | CONSISTENT |
| It goes out like a lamb, coming back a sheep | MAR |
| Likely to be a funny child | ODDSON |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Love takes many forms — they’re central to making babies | OVARIES |
| Mockery or send-up? No, I became a father | DERISION |
| Mother, perhaps first of women in family environment | WIFE |
| Nurse, a beauty, stern inside | LOOKAFTER |
| Odd procedure to make babies | REPRODUCE |
| Once quick humour, hot and cold — the French put out? | WITHCHILD |
| One relaxes bonds with familiar relatives | AUNTIES |
| Orders scrap on board | SORTS |
| Painfully rips an ankle liable to this injury | SPRAIN |
| Sacrilege for kinsfolk to replace male, 50, by new model | PROFANITY |
| See 25 | GORY |
| See 28 | CLASS |
| See 6 | TEASE |
| Some gamin: orphaned child | MINOR |
| That Latin kid is awkward | ILLA |
| Treasure trove yields antique | RETRO |