The Times – Cryptic – March 8 2018
Published in The Times Cryptic Crossword. Tags: BENUMB, DETERMINATION, EU, STEP.
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The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 1043
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| A family saying arising with northern Turkish | OTTOMAN |
| Able to remember role of landlord? Exactly right | letter-perfect |
| Bad poetry on poster, perhaps | ADVERSE |
| Cat good catching mice and weasel finally | FELINE |
| Causing anxiety decades before EU’s beginning | TENSE |
| Claw used in some brutal onslaught | TALON |
| Cross that is large breed of dog | SPANIEL |
| Cruel person’s beheaded river mammal | OTTER |
| Do peers meet to get involved in gauge for HS2? | SPEEDOMETER |
| Drive to discourage people on motorway | DETERMINATION |
| Get rotten referee in place years | PUTREFY |
| Military call always recalled unwell European | REVEILLE |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Missing light vessel to east of delta | DARK |
| Missionary has job cutting beer | APOSTLE |
| Nicely stranded in base invaded by sudden attack | BRAIDED |
| Number furious to see traveller | NOMAD |
| One who inherits after time what’s belonging to them | THEIR |
| Precise English — Times to take action | EXACT |
| Rebroadcast programme about natural fuel | REPEAT |
| Run found in woven tussore garment | TROUSERS |
| Second favourite reversed dance movement | STEP |
| Some cube numbers can be dull | BENUMB |
| Sound continuously from rarer bee vet treated | REVERBERATE |
| Tastelessly loud supporter’s disheartened, say | BRASSY |