The Telegraph – Cryptic – Oct 22 2018
Published in The Telegraph Cryptic Crossword. Tags: DISCONTENT, PATRONESS, SEALANT, SUEDE.
Clues | Answers |
A price to pay for coral? | ATOLL |
A tailless feline in toy box | TEACADDY |
Always in container, English drink | BEVERAGE |
Area coming up in murder case | ACRE |
Area of responsibility turning the clock back? | REMIT |
Bird that’s cold facing north | BITTERN |
Characters, those renting rooms? | LETTERS |
Dance beat has vitality | TANGO |
Drink at bedtime, perhaps? About time! | LATTE |
Dry sherry initially quaffed by two rugby union teams? | THIRSTY |
Embraced by hero, legendary part | ROLE |
Excited as leant closer? | SEALANT |
Foreign article held by small beams | SUNLIGHT |
Foreign national occasionally fiery on a quiz show | IRAQI |
In play, pair reinterpreted clip art | TOPIARY |
Inexperienced politician | GREEN |
Kid was vacillating, by the sound of it? | SUEDE |
Last word on capitalism’s ending in hollow reform | AMENDMENT |
Lost on a ship | ATSEA |
Lower part to bring up | REAR |
Measuring instrument for farm machinery | PROTRACTOR |
Not clever enough to bag first in physics? That’s fine | TOOTHPICK |
Old man greedy, taking every other bit | AGED |
Page covering right agreement | CONTRACT |
Relative pace beginning to slow, tries shifting | STEPSISTER |
Risk securing limp cover | BLANKET |
Root cut, average previously | PARSNIP |
Smile more fake, as wine waiter | SOMMELIER |
Sure wobbly as belly out! | ABSOLUTELY |
Transpose in mix-up that could result in woman signing sponsorship deal | PATRONESS |
Unhappiness of knight in place for camp dancing? | DISCONTENT |
Worker in ceramics nailing one more up the wall? | POTTIER |