The Telegraph – CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 28,928 – Dec 21 2018
Published in The Telegraph Cryptic Crossword. Tags: ANDTHEIVY, GUSHER, LAYERS, PAGEANT.
| Clues | Answers |
| & 7 Down Holy Land hit they’ve arranged for something festive to sing | THEHOLLY |
| ‘Cook me a steak’, husband interjected. ‘Hurry up!’ | MAKEHASTE |
| Animal fashioned by clay-worker without head | OTTER |
| Appreciate loch in depiction | LIKENESS |
| Big noise at university, Oxford’s No. 5 rower | UPROAR |
| Card that has a cutting edge | SPADE |
| Christmas pudding maybe with hair turning up | DESSERT |
| Church occasion? A bishop and I may be entertained by ancient priest | MARRIAGE |
| City house with French art showing parrots | ECHOES |
| Container inverted over many a pantomime character | BUTTONS |
| Contribute to ding-dong and stir the memory | RINGABELL |
| Discern unhappy girl kept at home | CINDERS |
| Dramatic performance making one gasp in time? The opposite! | PAGEANT |
| Grand guide, one exuding enthusiasm | GUSHER |
| Group of believers manifesting Oedipus complex | OPUSDEI |
| Having excessive girth, concealed by robe seemingly | OBESE |
| In harmony, lacking a yen to be avaricious | GREEDY |
| Joining senior in chorus | SOLDERING |
| Like family members, very happy after end of supper | RELATED |
| Most flavoursome champagne substitute revealed in experiment | TASTIEST |
| Plant that is trodden on by sheep | RAMIE |
| Practise act prior to lucky-dip grab | GETONESHANDIN |
| Process when spirit is released? I’d bet demonism is involved | DISEMBODIMENT |
| Report from shed outside Cheltenham? | DISPATCH |
| Reserve card for a group of readers | BOOKCLUB |
| See 23 Across | ANDTHEIVY |
| Sheets for egg producers | LAYERS |
| Tricky situation — my tie’s getting loosened | STYMIE |