The Telegraph – Cryptic – Jul 16 2018
Published in The Telegraph Cryptic Crossword. Tags: ABSTRUSE, AIRINESS, APARTHEID, BAIT, BLAB, DOMESTICATED, TENTACLE, VELCRO.
| Clues |
Answers |
| Criticise gentle person sat around |
LAMBAST |
| Cut meat? |
CHOP |
| Deliberated dressing team in Conservative red! |
CONSIDERED |
| Fine to leave rich drunk |
LUSH |
| Flee ultimately strange old character |
RUNE |
| Fuel price finally dropped |
FEED |
| Generous description of unambiguous? |
BIGHEARTED |
| Hit gear |
CLOBBER |
| How one should build flat-pack furniture — and get it upstairs? |
STEPBYSTEP |
| Light quality’s somewhat fair, in essence |
AIRINESS |
| Monster leaves having eaten bloke with Queen |
SALAMANDER |
| Novel I daren’t exchange |
TRADEIN |
| Outdo someone gambling |
BETTER |
| Performer’s gloomy broadcast, according to some |
DOER |
| Place bet in error after account’s deemed satisfactory |
ACCEPTABLE |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Prove aunt is best at dancing |
SUBSTANTIATE |
| Quickly appear fashionable |
LOOKSNAPPY |
| Rather attractive |
PRETTY |
| Reach volunteers aboard a vessel |
ATTAIN |
| Rebellious pair hated segregation |
APARTHEID |
| Sailor’s scheme to save time is hard to understand |
ABSTRUSE |
| Share a French article in principle |
RATIONALE |
| Small Faces, briefly, could be arrogant |
SMUG |
| Sticky stuff seen in novel crop |
VELCRO |
| Talk in second-class facility |
BLAB |
| Tame doc meditates after working |
DOMESTICATED |
| Temporary accommodation left covered by one member |
TENTACLE |
| Tempt cricketer to take single |
BAIT |
| Unnecessary bad feeling on ship |
NEEDLESS |
| Write song after love outside |
OPENAIR |