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 |