The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 27,751 – February 22 2019
Published in The Guardian Cryptic Crossword. Tags: CHAMELEON, Mount Fuji, RYA, SYBARITES.
| Clues | Answers |
| A Philistine in church? Christmas must be coming up for one so fickle | CHAMELEON |
| Be lavish and encourage the snake promoter | PUSHTHE |
| Boots’ foremost more luxurious make-up | BLUSHER |
| Charlie left outside in a tizzy | EXCITED |
| Copy letter in delight | EMULATE |
| Environment suitable for tailless mammal | SEA |
| Flipping competition car reverses, breaking a kneecap in bits | PANCAKERACE |
| Got hold of shank? | CONTACTED |
| Guys overwhelmed by debts start to default | DUDES |
| He dealt poorly with non-monogamous behaviour, being lazy | SWINGINGTHELEAD |
| In days gone by, receiving only television’s first channel | THESOLENT |
| Kimonos may be useful on the slopes of Mount Fuji | MONOSKI |
| Like minor German and European furore | UNDERAGE |
| Manoeuvre fails to start in range | AMBIT |
| Midsummer Day ends with a group of sailors | RYA |
| Naval administrator in picture frame turned spy | PEPYS |
| Old money does badly, if copper is involved | ESCUDO |
| Polynesian artist grabbing a paintbrush at last | TAHITIAN |
| Possible property holding in quaint, rustic setting | INTRUST |
| Quiet period for percussion, around 50 cents? | THEDOLDRUMS |
| Regularly abreast, saving time for the news? Drink up and get ready for the worst | BATTENDOWN |
| Scruffy label on scruffy item of clothing | RAGTAG |
| See 18 | OTIC |
| See 20 | THEHATCHES |
| See 26 | BOATOUT |
| See 4 | SHEETSTOTHEWIND |
| Symbolic house of the listener? | SEMI |
| Terrestrial radiophones not paid off | ONSHORE |
| There may be two edits then, corrected after the girl gets drunk (5,6,2,3,4) | THREE |
| Why said boozer is among places for those who like to indulge | SYBARITES |