The Guardian – Quiptic crossword No 988 – Oct 21 2018
Published in The Guardian Quiptic Crossword. Tags: ABUSER, ADULTEROUS, EATINGONESWORDS, New York.
| Clues | Answers |
| Arab uprising very soon | OMANI |
| Back end awfully sore | ENDORSE |
| Begins to tell jokes | CRACKS |
| Book reviewer half shut radio broadcast | AUDITOR |
| Bully taking gin back from drunk concierge | COERCE |
| Chicken may be stuffed with lemon finally, as intended | MEANT |
| Crowd hoot wildly for time traveller | DOCTORWHO |
| Devouring autobiography and taking it back | EATINGONESWORDS |
| Driving manoeuvres go into possible speeding penalty | Threepointturns |
| Falling out could produce equal rights | QUARREL |
| Fancy niche accommodation for sceptic | CYNIC |
| Filling for calamari: cottage cheese | RICOTTA |
| Goes on and on (in short dress!) | DRONES |
| Hidden sign for office staff | SECRETARIES |
| Huge performance trick | GIGANTIC |
| Keeper’s dog eats rodent and duck | CURATOR |
| Measure heart, taking time | CENTIMETRE |
| More paintings returned by former husband | EXTRA |
| New York landmark could be quite a mess — that’s about right! | TIMESSQUARE |
| Observer magazine | SPECTATOR |
| Pub anger produces fire | BARRAGE |
| Ridiculous cut bad editor’s taken | ABDUCTED |
| Saluted our strange type of relationship | ADULTEROUS |
| See 19 | ROOM |
| Smelly strongish cheese (Emmental not Taleggio) excites diners for starters | SCENTED |
| Someone who badly treats bear wandering around America | ABUSER |
| The matter here oddly refers to oil producer | TEATREE |
| Top tract of land rejected for clearance | HEAD |