The Guardian – Quick crossword No 14,980 – May 11 2018
Published in The Guardian Quick Crossword. Tags: AMERICA, BREAKS, BURNISH, COVE, EXPORT.
Clues |
Answers |
Back of the head |
OCCIPUT |
Beguile |
SEDUCE |
Biscuit — firework |
CRACKER |
Cord conveying liquid by capillary action |
WICK |
Fir or larch, for example |
CONIFER |
Frightful |
HORRIFIC |
Hair |
LOCKS |
Herb of the onion family |
CHIVES |
Keyboard instrument |
HARPSICHORD |
Made level |
EVENED |
Make bright by rubbing |
BURNISH |
Muscles |
BICEPS |
Paid out — exhausted |
SPENT |
Clues |
Answers |
Quickly |
POSTHASTE |
Respond |
REACT |
Rest periods |
BREAKS |
Rigid bar |
LEVER |
See eye to eye |
CONCUR |
Sheltered inlet |
COVE |
Squirm |
WRITHE |
Supervised |
OVERSEEN |
Teller of anecdotes |
RACONTEUR |
The New World |
AMERICA |
Transfer abroad |
EXPORT |
Varied |
DIVERSE |