The Telegraph – Toughie – Aug 1 2018
Published in The Telegraph Toughie Crossword. Tags: AIRKISS, ANCIENT, ARCHDEACONS, DISHONOUR, ENCOMPASSED, LIONISE, RECOILS, Sweden.
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| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| A blue jean occasionally can be capital | ABUJA |
| A reduced flavour in jelly | ASPIC |
| A risk is diverted with this greeting? | AIRKISS |
| Become less trouble when aristocrat’s around | TAILOFF |
| Betrays sex, surrendering kiss for 50 pound settlement at first | SELLS |
| Clever St Martin extracts broken metal | SMART |
| First of July gone, fly if nice jet’s arranged economically | EFFICIENTLY |
| Food not off, no opening for bitter disgrace | DISHONOUR |
| Girl takes on commander-in-chief of the highest rank | CLASSIC |
| Immigration site’s measure is repeatedly light | ELLISISLAND |
| In a deceptive way, have little in silly EU supply | ELUSIVELY |
| Insensitive person vacantly read my cheap novel | PACHYDERM |
| Laurie’s girl discovered crook | ROSIE |
| Looking at rear, Donne’s animated | ENDON |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Madonna is frequently topless without notice | OURLADY |
| Offered protection, the woman left note, apparently ashamed | SHELTERED |
| Old soldier consumes nice bubbly | ANCIENT |
| Philosopher enthralled by trips to Iceland | STOIC |
| Plant weapon concealed by church freemen every now and then | CEDARTREE |
| Rage follows Sid reversing former confusion | DISTEMPER |
| Repair ships trapped in centre of Sweden | EMEND |
| Sentence in chapter applied to winner, or not? | CONVICT |
| Shrewd dean’s embracing company people in a higher office | ARCHDEACONS |
| Space commander flew by and circled | ENCOMPASSED |
| Stick fast with Susan, possessing a surfeit with no backer | SUPERGLUE |
| To idolise cat is ailurophile’s end | LIONISE |
| Uncovered Greco paintings for kicks | RECOILS |
| Way of recording gold stamp involves old bug | AUDIOTAPE |