The Telegraph – CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 28,962 – January 31 2019
Published in The Telegraph Cryptic Crossword. Tags: CONFINED, OFFICE, SAMBA, UNFORGETTABLE.
| Clues | Answers |
| Contrived incentive facing debts | SPURIOUS |
| Copper seen with unusual poison | CURARE |
| Cover dictation covering sentence | VERDICT |
| Criminal given punishment is put inside | CONFINED |
| Developing pear lies against this? | ESPALIER |
| Enduring this compiler’s lesson? About time! | IMMORTAL |
| Excludes heartily upset supporters | BARS |
| Expert struggled taking day in the event | PROVIDED |
| Guard of iron runs around edge | FENDER |
| Honour of clan protecting outskirts of Uist | TRIBUTE |
| Husband misbehaving? It’s certainly fishy! | HERRING |
| Inside found hot, in loincloth | DHOTI |
| Judge again almost calm imprisoning idiots | REASSESS |
| Keen to be under canvas? | INTENT |
| Lacking a preference, purchases Sun at first | ABSENT |
| Lawman, quiet and strong, accepts rising heat | SHERIFF |
| Man in command at Waterloo? | STATIONMASTER |
| Mates with checkmate finally for match | OPPOSE |
| Old lady’s up with bachelor for dance | SAMBA |
| Passes over wild regions | IGNORES |
| Producer of French chanteuse, good for promotion | DESIGNER |
| Queen possibly concerned with prince? | REGENT |
| Recording one assuming affair | FILING |
| Rested and rose gripping large chopper | RELAXED |
| Roadblock perhaps about to block pub outing | BARRICADE |
| Rough diamonds in workplace | OFFICE |
| Spellbound, inclined to support Republican | RAPT |
| Striking and elegant but for pants | UNFORGETTABLE |
| Tract contains essence of belief giving faith | RELIGION |
| Weaving linen up as cape | PENINSULA |