The Telegraph – Cryptic – Jun 26 2018
Published in The Telegraph Cryptic Crossword. Tags: ARMADILLO, GROTTO, OBTUSE, REHEARSAL, SOLID, TARRIED, TASKS, UNDERCOAT.
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| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Awkward writer reflected in it | INEPT |
| Be uncomfortably hot right in front of kiln | ROAST |
| Chicken in yard man decapitated | YELLOW |
| Contest fewer in number, being without equal | MATCHLESS |
| Creature in a stream grabbing frantic duck | ARMADILLO |
| Crime writer tells about that woman topping husband | SAYERS |
| Crossing river, reached cave | GROTTO |
| Cutting remarks, primarily in bar | EXCERPT |
| Duck swimming over shell | SHOVELLER |
| Errand boy committing serious crime in minister’s house | PARSONAGE |
| Female and I restore hearth | FIREPLACE |
| Gossip present, reportedly with chance to speak | HEARSAY |
| Ice, mostly, round Irish lake | RESERVOIR |
| If in no end of doubt before close of play, declare! | NOTIFY |
| Jobs — first in there enquires | TASKS |
| Large vehicle parking by Irish lake | PLOUGH |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Nigel, clumsy chap, careless | NEGLIGENT |
| Not awake when cover pulled up | ASLEEP |
| One who keeps records about substance almost like gold dust | REGISTRAR |
| Opening, working with group | ONSET |
| Painter’s work that’s rarely seen? | UNDERCOAT |
| Phone up about last of gladioli in bloom | LILAC |
| Put down good name | CREDIT |
| Rider at races, delayed | TARRIED |
| Slow on the uptake, but so excited by note, finally | OBTUSE |
| Stout, a novelist | HARDY |
| Therefore, top must be reliable | SOLID |
| Trendy little drink I had in flat | INSIPID |
| Tries to divide existing practice | REHEARSAL |
| Type of energy supply also run | SOLAR |
| Volley from Slav drifting over | SALVO |
| World Cup hero injured netting second | HURST |