The Telegraph – Toughie – May 15 2018
Published in The Telegraph Toughie Crossword. Tags: ASTERN, BACKSPIN, CHAT, ELYSIAN, EXOPLANET, SANDBAG, South American, TESLA.
Clues |
Answers |
Address nail left on top of escritoire |
TACKLE |
Advertising professional in general so phoney |
SLOGANEER |
Article on Thailand, mostly — and where it is? |
ASIA |
Ball slower? Second hurries up |
BACKSPIN |
Bob, perhaps, one inspired by tough love |
HAIRDO |
Bully, time and time again taken down |
THREATEN |
Burning’s burning sensation |
HOTSHOT |
Collector — of girlfriends? |
RAKE |
Controller of current that rose at sea |
RHEOSTAT |
Dry soldier disturbed drunk partner? |
DISORDERLY |
Female with organ removed, afraid of nothing |
FEARLESS |
Fire in valley extinguished at the bottom |
INGLE |
Flower bearing towards the back |
ASTERN |
Herb accompanying woman back, extremely lazy to vacillate |
DILLYDALLY |
In manifestation of God, image recalled freedom |
EMANCIPATION |
Clues |
Answers |
In on |
HAPPENING |
Island taking a wallop in the midst of action |
TAHITI |
Lift some valuables I, arguably, must return |
RAISE |
Like paradise, any isle in a storm |
ELYSIAN |
Looking up, disease on the way in alien world far away |
EXOPLANET |
Old setter good with child |
EXPECTING |
Part right, but on the periphery |
EXCERPT |
Physicist entering coordinates latterly |
TESLA |
Possible ballast to drop, with balloon initially secured? |
SANDBAG |
Some talking bird |
CHAT |
South American once preserved? |
INCAN |
Treasure something sweet on some bananas, say? |
HONEYBUNCH |
Ultimate in diseases one’s caught, evidence of chickenpox, say? |
SCAB |
Verify gold teeth? I can’t when false |
AUTHENTICATE |
Where pub landlords are in prison |
BEHINDBARS |