The Telegraph – Toughie – Aug 31 2018
Published in The Telegraph Toughie Crossword. Tags: ASTERISKS, CARBON, FLANKER, London, SHANDY, SOBERS, VIRGO.
| Clues | Answers |
| & 12 Down … the fourth to be deposited over front of square is returned by scorers … | LES |
| & 22 Down player, having dispersed disheartened keeper and infield, belted Nash out of the ground | BLINDSIDE |
| & 31 Across … gift for one backpedalling? Again, see ball ultimately transported over boundary’s edge … | GEESEA |
| & 8 Across … show, in shot three, spin is taken on … | THE |
| … over goes number two, not quite an exact copy … | CARBON |
| About to infiltrate working party, even now | SQUARED |
| Anagram solver with a line in workwear | OVERALLS |
| Canalman noisily deep-fried appetiser? | BHAJI |
| Clown about, lifting hearts with French horn and pipe music | PIBROCH |
| Disease caused by deficiency in an area around neck wound | PELLAGRA |
| Drink shot with charges | SHANDY |
| Image of group seeking to preserve secretary’s make-up? | PANDA |
| In harsh lesson it may be torn when taking excursion on holiday | ASTRIPOFF |
| Inability to recognise one heir when back within range | AGNOSIA |
| Individual birthday tips? | BOD |
| Like garage door, maybe — done twice | UPOVER |
| No good slipping up, wanting to do in king | RICHARDI |
| Possibly remote stronghold put in broadcast | KEYPAD |
| President’s kinky life as dame, retrospectively? | GARFIELD |
| Queen’s changing church order | SEQUENCE |
| Security of Tier F smoke screens? No | REEFKNOT |
| See 17 Across | PRISONER |
| See 19 Across | SIX |
| See 20 Across | LAYING |
| See 26 Across | FLANKER |
| Sleeps off very good brewery wares, not one English | SOBERS |
| Stars not the first to blow chances | ASTERISKS |
| Things that begin rankling Glamorgan’s outfielders? 12 is first sign … | VIRGO |
| Two goes at curling don’t get used | GOTOWASTE |
| Virgin loves talking (full of it) | VESTAL |
| What Goliath should know about David’s grief? | HASSLING |
| Woman on a meandering route out of London | NAOMI |