The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 27,703 – Dec 28 2018
Published in The Guardian Cryptic Crossword. Tags: APPEND, Big Dipper, Bungling Italy, MOCHA.
| Clues | Answers |
| ‘E’s upset about current criticism (one of a generation that’s easily offended) | SNOWFLAKE |
| Bluff a national treasure? | CLIFF |
| Bungling Italy on three points | INEPT |
| Carrying drugs, must stop boat | HEAVETO |
| Choice woman’s finally made to leave? Hear it’s fallacious | SOPHISTRY |
| Close to broke in most of country __ no alternative to Tory policy? | AUSTERITY |
| Course favourite gets special welcome | REDCARPET |
| Doris’s entertaining fellow when things go wrong | OFFDAY |
| Energy drink a bit special is inside talk | GOSSIP |
| Engaged Asian picked up at party | TIEDUP |
| Got near the solution to this, but not overly impressive | NOGREAT |
| Hearts lost twice __ that coach’s messed up direction to players | STACCATO |
| Historian set out for Chinese region | MACAU |
| Invest in road building | ORDAIN |
| Join in with degree course, initially | APPEND |
| Matter of disrespect | RES |
| Mike’s a different bloke after love letter | OMICRON |
| Nancy’s a fool getting man to strip | UNCLOTHE |
| New guy starts to renegotiate cheap fee for each writer | GEOFFREY |
| One piece of writing in leaflet is less convincing | FLIMSIER |
| Open jar at lunch | UNLATCH |
| Order given to ignore boner under newspaper __ a dreadful rule! | REIGNOFTERROR |
| Priest’s among non-believers | ELI |
| Prints articles initially in the City | ETCHINGS |
| Seductresses help removing our uniform __ twice | SUCCUBI |
| See 1 | SHAKES |
| See 14 | CHAUCER |
| Son went on Big Dipper in these? | SPEEDOS |
| Tap on counter __ a quarter admitted it’s annoying | BUGBEAR |
| Tea next to instant coffee | MOCHA |
| Water right for fellow in one ship | IRRIGATE |