The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 27,576 – Jul 31 2018
Published in The Guardian Cryptic Crossword. Tags: ADRIFT, BAYLEAF, COCKER, EMOTIONAL, MISTRIAL, MONSOON, TICKLISH, US.
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| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| 18 not 51, may be vulgar | KITSCH |
| A dreamer with no name is fragrant | AROMATIC |
| A moonlit romance ultimately makes one thus | EMOTIONAL |
| All-out extremely tight sumo wrestling | UTMOST |
| Channel something heard well | SOUND |
| Credit slip uncovered: don’t say a word — it’s sensitive | TICKLISH |
| Cultivated member ate out | FARMED |
| Decide about a city in the US | SEATTLE |
| Declared 48 hours before D-day, what makes privates presentable | BIDET |
| Evenly and softly to begin with, that’s right: not so hard | EASIER |
| Fancy diet not a cure | ANTI |
| Fiendish foxtrot gives way to tango from within | INTERNAL |
| Flinch from overflow in cesspit | WINCE |
| Going nowhere in commercial break | ADRIFT |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Had search party status evaluated externally | POSSESSED |
| Harsh lectures to the audience | COARSE |
| Help turned into helping waves | RADIATION |
| Leaves to set up taxi firm | TOBACCO |
| Poor hearing, when one is in the wind | MISTRIAL |
| See 16 | DOTE |
| Small dog locker with doubled top | COCKER |
| Some Laurel and Hardy finally in a fable that’s been rewritten | BAYLEAF |
| Start off continent expedition | HASTE |
| Sun now, then rain | MONSOON |
| The next sound as well is a bird | COCKATOO |
| Then compete and start to turn red | SOVIET |
| Those against accepting defeat are in the soup | CROUTONS |
| What covers essay by learner is found | ESTABLISH |