The Guardian – Quiptic crossword No 969 – Jun 10 2018
Published in The Guardian Quiptic Crossword. Tags: ALMOND, CLARINET, EU, EVANGELIST, FILIBUSTER, GUNFIGHT, TRIP, UNPLEASANT.
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 |