The Telegraph – Cryptic – Jun 18 2018
Published in The Telegraph Cryptic Crossword. Tags: AGREED, FORGIVING, HERITAGE, INSECURE, OVERDO, PHARISEE, Spain, THRIVE.
Clues |
Answers |
A sin? Yes! |
AGREED |
Anxious batting certain to entertain most of ECB |
INSECURE |
Avoid US state borders having gone east |
EVADE |
Be quick when one leaves naturalist’s ship |
BEAGLE |
Beef’s good and ready to eat |
GRIPE |
Challenge laid out in front of you in black and white? |
CROSSWORD |
City’s angriest criminal |
TANGIERS |
Completely spotless? |
CLEAN |
Costing nothing, like used batteries? |
FREEOFCHARGE |
Cross game |
BRIDGE |
Cut directors in sign of officialdom |
CLIPBOARD |
Doctor’s wise to conserve energy for horse-riding competition |
DRESSAGE |
Exaggerate where hat might be found? |
OVERDO |
Flight approaching landing? |
STAIR |
Clues |
Answers |
Husband invested in capital with two Europeans? Hypocrite! |
PHARISEE |
In favour of charity, being magnanimous |
FORGIVING |
Jeopardise peacekeeper’s advice? |
ENDANGER |
Leader upset Euro MPs |
SUPREMO |
Make headway in smooth rivers |
THRIVE |
Mike will leave retreat to find birthright |
HERITAGE |
Miserable kind of shame? |
CRYING |
Rewritten horror finds a leading man |
HARRISONFORD |
Scratch plain material |
CASHMERE |
Sense rage damaged enthusiasm |
EAGERNESS |
Simplicity of running event crossing A1 |
NAIVETE |
Sturdy — or, on reflection, broken? |
ROBUST |
Train in Spain with Shearer playing up front |
REHEARSE |
Withdraw notice, accepting month in retirement |
SECEDE |