The Telegraph – CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 28,984 – February 26 2019
Published in The Telegraph Cryptic Crossword. Tags: RADICALLY, South America, STAGEY, TERRIER.
| Clues | Answers |
| ‘Accio Pint!’ cooked up, with one about to leave person doling out glasses | OPTICIAN |
| … dim, initially boring, Shakespearean character | BLEAR |
| … Edward providing glacial material for building? | EDIFICE |
| 24-hour hallucinations or hopeful aspirations? | DAYDREAMS |
| A number rule the roost, to some extent | ETHER |
| Absolute ruler in temper, originally | EMPEROR |
| Beg to go first after parking | PLEAD |
| Change coaches with one leaving behind time | TRANSLATE |
| City that’s dull — it may get wet after a shower | BATHMAT |
| Conservative given a long time in prisons | CAGES |
| Dog that’s more like Terence? | TERRIER |
| Essentially sharp about appearing in motoring event | RADICALLY |
| Flag displayed next to short girl — a flag! | SALTIRE |
| Geordie mate gets a place in the mountains … | NEPAL |
| Harassed press for introducing old don? | PROFESSOR |
| Inhabitants of planet getting listening device, then trapping leader of Martians | EARTHMEN |
| It can locate things in the dark or fog, either way | RADAR |
| Large-scale place to live, needing half of great wealth | HOMERIC |
| Much too theatrical: buck up you old … | STAGEY |
| Nervous — and imperfect, perhaps? | TENSE |
| Observer’s a weekly publication | SPECTATOR |
| Pal can tip off one looking for a job | APPLICANT |
| Pulled out of contest that’s marked | SCRATCHED |
| Second Reagan in charge? That’s stupid | MORONIC |
| Show organiser putting scoundrel on a high spot | CURATOR |
| Slick sergeant-major facing soldiers | SMARMY |
| Something to savour: the setter attending a dance | MEATBALL |
| Tangier confused North American: it’s in South America | ARGENTINA |
| This should be the very solution that you enter | ANSWER |
| Went quickly back, made an assessment and told a story | NARRATED |
| Write about a male water bird | PEAHEN |
| You could see this on a cake in the freezer? | ICING |