The Telegraph – Toughie – May 23 2018
Published in The Telegraph Toughie Crossword. Tags: Africa, DEBONAIR, EDITED, GIVEITAGO, INLOCOPARENTIS, SLOBBER, STATIC.
Clues |
Answers |
Almost, but not quite, round number? That’s tidy |
NEATEN |
Argument with everybody blocks someone broadcasting circus act |
SWORDSWALLOWER |
Base returned broadcasting with style |
DEBONAIR |
Blubber sandwiches European exhibited with half-American dairy business |
CREAMERY |
Carry out recall of legislation about working of visa denial |
DISAVOWAL |
Caught? Run out? Yours truly being dismissed in restrained game |
CROQUET |
Complain about foul when hacked down |
CAVIL |
Concern about politician’s ability |
CALIBRE |
Criminal group’s protecting racket set up in island |
TRINIDAD |
Discussion group supporting doubtful response? |
FORUM |
Finishes article about senior officer of a religious area |
DIOCESAN |
Fish haul brought in ray without tail |
BELUGA |
Fixed problem with radio |
STATIC |
Given job around sick ward, being determined |
HARDWIRED |
Happen again on short cut |
RECUR |
Clues |
Answers |
Hard mineral perhaps unexpectedly cracked open by one |
SAPPHIRE |
In which one collects drinks provided by parliamentary official |
WHIPROUND |
It’s most suitable when catching just a bit of sleeping? |
BEDSTEAD |
Lion going round lush hot country in Africa |
LESOTHO |
Narrow backing for programme already shown (though no duplication) |
TAPER |
No longer big enough for instance |
EXAMPLE |
One weeping to see 50 on board slaver |
SLOBBER |
Organised pic with son and relation having guardianship role |
INLOCOPARENTIS |
Present sex in the past as experiment? |
GIVEITAGO |
Revised and cut down, putting third item first |
EDITED |
Row about a vacated tenement looking increasingly shabby |
TATTIER |
Shakespearean heroine mostly quick to embrace love, on reflection |
VIOLA |
Subtle quality of a city according to locals |
AROMA |
Teacher’s first reprimand — may leave child this? |
TEARFUL |
View of satellite? No sign, looking back around West |
NEWMOON |