The Guardian – Quick crossword No 14,985 – May 17 2018
Published in The Guardian Quick Crossword. Tags: ABDOMEN, ANAGRAM, AVOW, CANASTA, North America, OUTAGE, SLEEPY.
| Clues |
Answers |
| ‘Master’ of ‘stream’, say |
ANAGRAM |
| A poetical tear? |
EYEDROP |
| Adult females |
WOMENFOLK |
| Card game — as an act (anag) |
CANASTA |
| Excited by desire |
EAGER |
| Grating |
HARSH |
| Green fruit |
LIME |
| Hundredth of an old Deutschmark |
PFENNIG |
| Insect’s body part |
ABDOMEN |
| Maize |
SWEETCORN |
| More spirited |
GAMER |
| Mural painted on wet plaster |
FRESCO |
| Narrow gorge with a stream in North America |
GULCH |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Nodding off |
SLEEPY |
| One in possession |
OWNER |
| Powder used on the body |
TALCUM |
| Related to language |
LINGUAL |
| Ring shaped to line a small hole |
GROMMET |
| Set out (on an enterprise) |
EMBARK |
| Sewed together quickly |
RANUP |
| Sewing tool |
DARNINGNEEDLE |
| Short passage |
EXCERPT |
| State openly |
AVOW |
| Temporary suspension of operation |
OUTAGE |
| Top |
EXCEED |
| Very tasty |
MOUTHWATERING |