The Guardian – Quiptic crossword No 969 – Jun 10 2018
Published in The Guardian Quiptic Crossword. Tags: ALMOND, CLARINET, EU, EVANGELIST, FILIBUSTER, GUNFIGHT, TRIP, UNPLEASANT.
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| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| A lone hermit | SOLITARY |
| Copy book for period in game | CRIBBAGE |
| Crafty lad gets around Scotsman for a nut | ALMOND |
| Daft tricks seen in cats playing | ANTICS |
| Decay after time to move moderately fast | TROT |
| Deceased student unknown until recently | LATELY |
| Disagreeable Nana lets up by mistake | UNPLEASANT |
| Dispense with outfit uncle got terribly hot in | UNCLOTHE |
| EU’s lot managed to make a mess | TOUSLE |
| Farm gent made up piece | FRAGMENT |
| Give in over Christian fast | RELENT |
| Hairy fly buzzing round you, say, very loudly | FLUFFY |
| Harass with live blockade | BESIEGE |
| I avoided DIY for awful family | DYNASTY |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Linguist said parrot had good luck | POLYGLOT |
| New CIA list in emphatic kind of script | ITALICS |
| Obstruction tactic, if burliest characters are drunk | FILIBUSTER |
| Organised party for Frenchman without any particular purpose | RANDOM |
| Peg to go on endlessly about each rule, initially for person who’s juvenile | TEENAGER |
| Perhaps leaving set with missionary? | EVANGELIST |
| Perhaps let in car carrying instrument | CLARINET |
| Set off in pinstripe | TRIP |
| Shooting at the OK Corral? | GUNFIGHT |
| Smooth and put in order | FILE |
| Sun on knees, they say, causes symptom of a cold | SNEEZE |
| Timeless style is first model for this artistic movement | CLASSICISM |
| Traumatised, with no idea about level | STRATUM |
| Use keyboard of a kind | TYPE |