The Guardian – Quick crossword No 15,034 – Jul 13 2018
Published in The Guardian Quick Crossword. Tags: ABRUPT, ACREAGE, AVOID, BALTI, BURLY, CHOSEN.
| Clues |
Answers |
| Amount of land |
ACREAGE |
| Author of The Remains of the Day |
ISHIGURO |
| Baleen whale |
RORQUAL |
| Bird of prey |
KITE |
| Brusque |
ABRUPT |
| Busily working |
HARDATIT |
| Cowardly |
YELLOW |
| Express eager enjoyment |
ENTHUSE |
| Foxtrot follower |
GOLF |
| Great sadness |
HEARTACHE |
| Harass vocally |
HECKLE |
| Legendary female warriors |
AMAZONS |
| Material for violin strings |
CATGUT |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Pakistani curry dish, originating perhaps in 1970s’ Birmingham |
BALTI |
| Principal city of Siberia — UK skirt (anag) |
IRKUTSK |
| Relating to flowers |
FLORAL |
| Selected |
CHOSEN |
| Short-legged hound |
BASSET |
| Shun |
AVOID |
| Smelling salts |
SALVOLATILE |
| Soothing |
RESTFUL |
| Strong and heavy in build |
BURLY |
| Underskirt |
PETTICOAT |
| Very much |
NOEND |
| Zigzag ski race |
SLALOM |