The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 27,582 – Aug 7 2018
Published in The Guardian Cryptic Crossword. Tags: ABIDES, ADVISORY, BISCUIT, England, NOVICES, THEIST, YELLOWPAGES.
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| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| American and European’s short match | AGREE |
| Awake, man on a toilet bent over making disturbance | UPHEAVAL |
| Before round, about to be drunk by piss artist | PICASSO |
| Change blue carpet | DRESSDOWN |
| Correct my issue — good after work? | COSMETICSURGERY |
| Dance round mother’s bra (without padding) | SAMBA |
| European wine boxes for old England striker | GREAVES |
| Following pair of jumpers going over highest part of the building | ROOFTOP |
| Helping upset diva with heartless apology | ADVISORY |
| Intelligence to grasp new words | NOUNS |
| Losing wicket at the start, spoils period at the crease | INNINGS |
| One believes he is only seen once in the robbery | THEIST |
| One’s secure getting key | ISLAND |
| Outstanding score for other side securing victory | OWING |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Penguin to take one swimming about ice, lost chick briefly | CHOCOLATE |
| Plucks out, at last, name amongst sporting partners | TWANGS |
| Result revealed on show | OUTCOME |
| Right back with players and supporters | TRIPODS |
| See 22 | BISCUIT |
| Stands when straddling bidet, having wiped bottom? | ABIDES |
| State and prep schools initially fudged exams | TESTPAPERS |
| Steal piece | SNIP |
| Strengthen Aldi: on Tesco struggles | CONSOLIDATE |
| Students — completely clean? | NOVICES |
| The Sun will do this to newspaper numbers here? | YELLOWPAGES |
| They ban kinky mum, sex actor and icon | EXCOMMUNICATORS |
| Travels with strange duo on tour | GETSAROUND |
| Two times? Perfect | MINT |