The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 27,581 – Aug 6 2018
Published in The Guardian Cryptic Crossword. Tags: ABBOT, ABC, CRANMER, CREPITANT, FACECREAM, STEMMED, WILLIAMS.
Clues |
Answers |
ABC sure to injure back |
RAMSEY |
ABC, bird catching worm finally ending in despair |
CRANMER |
ABC, gesture eloquent in the extreme |
BECKET |
ABC, mind and body ultimately |
CAREY |
ABC, old character touring Sark etc |
RUNCIE |
Capital briefly storing pretty vacant old documents |
PAPYRI |
Capital punishment method once |
STOCKS |
Challenging in game, chip balls up? |
IMPEACHING |
Church ABC |
TEMPLE |
Cutters suffice, or otherwise |
COIFFEURS |
Dignitary ill-equipped? |
NOTABLE |
Father ABC |
ABBOT |
Figure everyone can see boarding express |
STATUE |
Five notes on paper this soothing? |
FACECREAM |
Happy with Conservative post, perhaps? |
UPRIGHT |
Clues |
Answers |
Held back — like flowering plants, perhaps? |
STEMMED |
In crib, a beautiful young child |
BABE |
In decrees, I declare myself ABC |
WILLIAMS |
Just light |
FAIR |
Nectar: it’s spread around top of pork crackling |
CREPITANT |
Not prepared for a picnic to be free? |
UNHAMPERED |
Praise ABC |
LAUD |
Psycho’s screen exhibitionist meeting death shortly |
SHOWERCURTAIN |
Raise male |
COCK |
Revolutionary abroad embracing victory swagger |
BRAVADO |
Summer in effect’s beginnings for ABC |
AUGUSTINE |
Unfortunately, dieter’s eaten last of gateau, it’s learned |
ERUDITE |
Voice carried beyond state bridge |
RIALTO |
Where people tried to crawl drunkenly around middle of pub |
LAWCOURT |