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.
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| 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 |