The Telegraph – Cryptic – May 9 2018
Published in The Telegraph Cryptic Crossword. Tags: AMEND, BRIAR, EMIGRATE, EYESHOT, FORCE, Northern Ireland, SPITANDPOLISH.
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| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| ‘Ton’ that was once part of a county? | HUNDRED |
| Beginning to collect bids for chests | COFFERS |
| Boss of kitchen finishes early, admitting a problem | HEADACHE |
| Disaffected foreigner on date getting confused | ALIENATED |
| Egg producer’s embargo on eastern plant that’s poisonous | HENBANE |
| Endless rancour, with European smartness | SPITANDPOLISH |
| Excitement caused by whisky with a chaser? | DRAMA |
| Expected to eat quietly, but jumped | HOPPED |
| Fans of referendum among rejected children | DEVOTEES |
| Flyers, for example, and engineers regularly failing in test | EGRETS |
| Go in feeling jittery about other ranks in military unit | FOREIGNLEGION |
| High season will be issue | OFFSPRING |
| Improve notice when employing workers | AMEND |
| In cold wind leaves get smaller | DWINDLE |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Lazy, and lacking a work pattern | SHIFTLESS |
| Leave the country for golf in Dubai, say | EMIGRATE |
| Loved changes with capital for sports venue | VELODROME |
| Organs stolen may be visible within this | EYESHOT |
| Person who goes over fault with unprotected work | DEFECTOR |
| Pipe or rail oddly found in pub | BRIAR |
| Pressure exerted on behalf of the church | FORCE |
| Prisoner joined out of order | CONFUSED |
| Rejection of trade across Northern Ireland | DENIAL |
| Remains with mineral deposit on dry land | ASHORE |
| Run in hose — it’s needed by firemen | LADDER |
| Scrapes part of sleeve in case of shingles | SCUFFS |
| Under an obligation, actually accepting telephone company | INDEBTED |
| Work on outsize problem for an animal | OPOSSUM |