The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 27,568 – Jul 22 2018
Published in The Guardian Cryptic Crossword. Tags: CHAMBERPOT, LIGHTS, MACEDONIA, MESSENGER, TARSI, TYPESETTER, US.
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| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| … caught en route to bed | PATCH |
| Actor died having lost odd set of principles | CODE |
| Agent with old anecdote about one in vault | REPOSITORY |
| Band with penny at the end in small amount of prize money | JACKPOT |
| Bank upset over money transfer | REMIT |
| Cheer when doctor visits surgery | WHOOP |
| Comedian sacked by head of austere region of Greece | MACEDONIA |
| Construction materials impounded by sensible government | LEGO |
| Doctor sees about fastener for shrouds | ECLIPSES |
| Drink containing calcium and root of acacia tree | JACARANDA |
| Drug rejected by learner in struggle to be excellent | TOPFLIGHT |
| Easy setter — female — in run-of-the-mill setting | INFORMAL |
| Girl supported by both parents has a broad outlook | PANORAMA |
| God right to desert French artist? | ODIN |
| Keep going from US city getting southern trade | LASTOUT |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Men trial new marking on tennis court | TRAMLINE |
| Part of cell released by sumac pollen | NUCLEOPLASM |
| Predicament encountered by awfully green go-between … | MESSENGER |
| Press employee temporarily on vacation to exercise dog | TYPESETTER |
| Refuse to be taken in by swaggering gait of the fashionable set | GLITTERATI |
| Reminder for politician to attend closing of parliament | PROMPT |
| See 1 down | CARTER |
| Simple introduction to solutions to be found in a grid | LIGHTS |
| Take supplement primarily found in fish bones | TARSI |
| Trainees in pubs covering short part of academic year | INTERNS |
| Unusually hard arrow traced to 14’s finder | HOWARD |
| Verbal leaders of outspoken rabble are lefties | ORAL |
| Vessel containing another meat socially acceptable for ancient king | TUTANKHAMUN |
| Waste 11 with slight convexity around top of handle and upturned lid | CHAMBERPOT |
| Wife leaving Jack the Lad for dedicated follower of fashion | HIPSTER |