The Telegraph – Toughie – Jun 26 2018
Published in The Telegraph Toughie Crossword. Tags: AIDA, DAUBY, OOPS, SKEW, TARIFF, TRIFLE, WHEEDLER, YOUTH.
Clues |
Answers |
Asymmetrical small garden in capital |
SKEW |
At home approve old colour |
INDIGO |
Average chap conserves energy |
MEAN |
Beg naughty child to leave learning |
LORE |
Cause for debate |
REASON |
Crackpot mostly red tomato lover |
AMORETTO |
Dessert for 16 |
TRIFLE |
Epic song Kelly plays after throwing out unknown instrument |
GLOCKENSPIEL |
Excellent hairstyle for opera |
AIDA |
Fishy-looking cloud formation? |
MACKEREL |
Heather’s abbreviated language |
LING |
Jane’s disaster in film? |
CALAMITY |
Knight jumped, it’s said, over madman keen to help himself? |
KLEPTOMANIAC |
Learner swamped by faults swerves |
DEFLECTS |
Not impressed when ruled out by male editor |
UNDERWHELMED |
Clues |
Answers |
Old orderly’s regularly proud to accompany heartless lady |
RULY |
One who cajoles cyclist to go round head of Dales |
WHEEDLER |
Sailor providing force in charge |
TARIFF |
Salesman, creative-sounding, makes witty retort? |
REPARTEE |
Scholarly, you are, they say, banned from books |
LITERATE |
Service? Don’t stand on this |
CEREMONY |
Sluggish island resident catches cold |
INACTIVE |
Some try out hiking in the period before getting old |
YOUTH |
Sticky having primarily used brush in 24 hours |
DAUBY |
Student�s university taken in by top grades at cooking |
POSTGRADUATE |
Though not loud, rising hoax produces exclamation |
OOPS |
Tiny amount for Hellenic character |
IOTA |
Twice converted those, not English, to be successful people |
HOTSHOTS |
Whole numbers of greetings going astray — not good! |
INTEGERS |
Wrongly try to exonerate a no-gooder, initially? This person might! |
ATTORNEY |