The Telegraph – TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,230 – May 17 2019
Published in The Telegraph Toughie Crossword. Tags: BLOTTO, JEOPARDISE, QUARTERSTAFF, THEDEVILYOUKNOW.
| Clues | Answers |
| Argument can end in dismissal, I’m sure | QUODLIBET |
| Bats and elves trapped? | ENSLAVED |
| Book about one prisoner’s facial expression? | EMOTICON |
| Dressed in black and very mature | BANDAGED |
| Drink with introverted guards | SHANDY |
| Gangster, better one | CAPONE |
| Ground cover often hides first of leaves | MULCH |
| Huge prison in Palma? | MAJORCAN |
| Investigate crashed cars here | RESEARCH |
| Kid given posh pasta sauce | RAGU |
| Like ice, sparkle on the house? | FREEZING |
| More than happy with start of board game | BLOTTO |
| Nessun Dorma’s concealed release | UNDO |
| Off road, jeep is put at risk | JEOPARDISE |
| One’s very short but ultimately long | TITCH |
| Putrefaction in a seed plant | PROTEA |
| Quandary __ ‘Birdsong’, unfinished novel | TRILEMMA |
| Scottish jury in part of area, perhaps | ASSIZE |
| See whiskey bottles near wife | BATHANDWELLS |
| Sour beer turned into average lager | ALEGAR |
| Suspended writer, awfully loud American | PENDULOUS |
| Test papers? Test for one cabbie | TAXIDRIVER |
| Tidy up old vehicles | TRAMS |
| Tragic hero’s family belongings left inside | KINGLEAR |
| Tropical fruit always eaten by dad | PAPAYA |
| Weapon of old station workers | QUARTERSTAFF |
| Would they invoke bad for something better? | THEDEVILYOUKNOW |
| Yearbook article in 25 | ANNUAL |