The Guardian – Quiptic crossword No 970 – Jun 17 2018
Published in The Guardian Quiptic Crossword. Tags: ACTUAL, AMONG, CARRIED, ENTER, Los Angeles, PRETTIEST, REACTIONS, REGION.
| Clues |
Answers |
| Avoided fog by the sound of it |
MISSED |
| Bouncy castle I burst |
ELASTIC |
| Converted pantheist once |
INTHEPAST |
| Dodgy uncle with a right sort of family |
NUCLEAR |
| Dopey puts up papers |
STUPID |
| Enormous soldiers |
GIANT |
| Examining reading, ‘riting or ‘rithmetic sometimes leads to mistakes |
ERRORS |
| Go in with key |
ENTER |
| Ignore troubled area |
REGION |
| Impressed by brief herd movement |
STAMPED |
| Italian jerks are dreamy types |
ROMANTICS |
| Kind of car with a man who says it’s deceptively spacious? |
ESTATE |
| Lay a friend you are texting! |
AMATEUR |
| Los Angeles city cut fish back — that’s handy! |
PRACTICAL |
| Lusted after teacher indeed |
DESIRED |
| Members of commune are really not so far away |
NEARER |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Nelson losing house that is small in proportion |
RATIO |
| Opera music: latest Rameau aria will finally be real |
ACTUAL |
| Prick not big in Brighton — unusual! |
THORN |
| Protection from age developed with nature |
GUARANTEE |
| Responses in reference to lawsuits |
REACTIONS |
| See 7 |
AGENT |
| Setter tip-off for the best looking |
PRETTIEST |
| Small drink |
SHORT |
| So, free other suspect |
THEREFORE |
| Soldier’s uniform |
REGULAR |
| Subtly act out ‘I am unconscious’ |
AUTOMATIC |
| Surrounded by some roving nomads heading west |
AMONG |
| Wept about Alpha Romeo being transported |
CARRIED |
| What solver does with soft seats |
PARSES |
| What to wear — after dark that is! |
NIGHTIE |
| Wilde’s award |
OSCAR |