The Guardian – Quick crossword No 14,933 – Mar 19 2018
Published in The Guardian Quick Crossword. Tags: BEYONDMEASURE, DOSSIER, EMBER, US.
Clues |
Answers |
Animal of the giraffe family (much loved by crossword setters) |
OKAPI |
Atomiser |
SPRAYER |
Beach fortification? |
SANDCASTLE |
Beguile |
ENCHANT |
Brown pigment produced from cuttlefish ink |
SEPIA |
Called on |
VISITED |
Cornucopia — superfluity |
PLETHORA |
Fellow prisoner |
CELLMATE |
File |
DOSSIER |
Greek letter — second in order of importance |
BETA |
Humble request for help |
PLEA |
Clues |
Answers |
Implore |
PRAY |
In an intimate manner |
FAMILIARLY |
Lifting device |
ELEVATOR |
Loop formed by means of a slip knot |
NOOSE |
Maraud |
RAID |
Money-making scheme |
EARNER |
Residential district on a city’s outskirts |
SUBURBIA |
Still smouldering fragment of wood or coal |
EMBER |
Too much to be reckoned |
BEYONDMEASURE |
Typical Mississippi vessel |
PADDLESTEAMER |
US president, 1929-33 |
HOOVER |