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 |