The Telegraph – Cryptic – Apr 16 2018
Published in The Telegraph Cryptic Crossword. Tags: AGENT, EMPTYHANDED, London, MEGALITH, SCINTILLA, SCRABBLE, STRAFE.
Clues |
Answers |
A university bags retiring writer |
AUSTEN |
Attack part of latest RAF effort |
STRAFE |
Be with artist breaking tiles in church |
BIRETTAS |
Cheer European and others on the way up |
ELATE |
Clean finished? |
WASHEDUP |
Cleric short of work wears precious stone that’s worthless |
RUBBISHY |
Complaint about parking left anger |
DISPLEASE |
Crowd supports occasionally sick game |
SCRABBLE |
Deny temp had worked without reward |
EMPTYHANDED |
Discourage fellow cleaner |
DETERGENT |
Fighting in Bill’s honour |
AWARD |
Imagine being before nurse |
PRETEND |
Instruction to ignore Beatles song |
LETITBE |
Jump to follow cool modern music style |
HIPHOP |
Leave part of London when husband’s promoted |
SHOO |
Clues |
Answers |
Leaves time for bed? |
LIGHTSOUT |
Make old books for spy |
AGENT |
Phone system’s temporary, the second one replaced by company |
INTERCOM |
Plot scam with father to seize power |
CONSPIRE |
Private dance, silent, moving |
CLANDESTINE |
Problem children |
ISSUE |
Reportedly shout verse that’s scanned |
BARCODE |
Risk losing daughter’s needle |
ANGER |
See ‘The Sixth Sense’ on YouTube initially |
ESPY |
Select a fancy keyboard |
CELESTA |
Shouts of encouragement about good looks |
OGLES |
Stone married English girl, then engineered hit |
MEGALITH |
Trace audible fault with steering mechanism |
SCINTILLA |
Upset after performance one’s created |
ARTEFACT |
Wrongly arrest existentialist |
SARTRE |