The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 27,708 – January 3 2019
Published in The Guardian Cryptic Crossword. Tags: DECAMPED, MASSACRE, PLURAL, TESTER.
| Clues | Answers |
| Animation features design of green and yellow, initially | ENERGY |
| Bishop always has time for a drink | BEVERAGE |
| Computer giant hosting an American gets general approbation | APPLAUSE |
| Convey old Bob’s demise | SEND |
| Courageous chap embracing sovereign | BOLD |
| Enthusiast protects weak young animal | FAWN |
| Father takes advantage of breaks | PAUSES |
| Fathom the meaning of last month’s poem | DECODE |
| Former site of a trade fair | EXPOSITION |
| Frenchmen, capturing a wild beast, showing bottle | MAGNUM |
| Going round to corrupt a politician | ROTATORY |
| Gracious girl coming out and being broadcast | DEBONAIR |
| Inspiration from touching in jacuzzi | BREATH |
| Irritable, having no more classes | OUTOFSORTS |
| Leave note without regrets? That’s horrible! | GRUESOME |
| Length of time in the middle | CENTIMETRE |
| Man gets bounty for old insurgent | HEREWARD |
| More than one comrade touring Lima, an old city | PLURAL |
| One checking a canopy | TESTER |
| Pam ceded building and made off | DECAMPED |
| Patrol leader engulfed by storms in cataract | RAPIDS |
| Shortage of spun thread | DEARTH |
| Tense when in charge for function | FETE |
| Teresa treated sharp edges | ARETES |
| Time for skip to be transported | SPELLBOUND |
| Wipe out an extensive area | MASSACRE |
| Worries about second stroke | CARESS |
| Writer entertains holy man in cafe | BISTRO |