The Guardian – Quiptic crossword No 999 – January 7 2019
Published in The Guardian Quiptic Crossword. Tags: CAGY, ENTREES, HOUSEWIVES, TEEPEE.
| Clues | Answers |
| All one’s worldly goods consist of a broken tea set | ESTATE |
| Arrange to tie one tag in knots | NEGOTIATE |
| At risk of death by exploding grenade | ENDANGERED |
| Balance shown by officer class | OFFSET |
| Caught editor tucking into awfully hard cheese | CHEDDAR |
| Communist on quiet journey to work | COMMUTE |
| Country airs active round America | RUSSIA |
| Drink given by school before toddlers’ sleeps | SCHNAPS |
| Give out retro magazine | EMIT |
| Give way about setter as a pet | BUDGIE |
| Guarded silver in hollow cavity | CAGY |
| Hasty examination reveals inflammation of a gland | STYE |
| In taxi, I take home a piece of furniture | CABINET |
| Insect taking time to find a source of sugar | BEET |
| Mad sunbathers out to get opponents of blood sports | HUNTSABOTEURS |
| Mark granted a wish to go with the others, uninvited | TAGALONG |
| Midweek mash of swede and last of parsley | WEDNESDAY |
| Obscure university hospital’s third contribution to breast reconstruction | ABSTRUSE |
| Partially conscious, conservative used offensive language | CONCUSSED |
| Poirot asked to get hold of duty lists | ROTAS |
| Raise and care for chick starting to fly over ridge | FLEDGE |
| Sheath of the sword found in tent | TEEPEE |
| Shoes, nevertheless, dislocated toes | STILLETOS |
| Short and extremely sexy movement made by a woman | CURTSY |
| Silver coins given for processed grains | GROATS |
| Space given to plants in dishes | ENTREES |
| Turned up perfect piece of bone | TIBIA |
| Women in queenly residences accepting open place to learn to use a needle | HOUSEWIVES |
| Youngster getting Torquay’s first American sausage | TWEENIE |