The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 26998
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Almost completely flat-chested? These can puff out clothes | BUSTLES |
| Apple seed, something sharp at one end | PIPPIN |
| Arab female, wife discarded on island | OMANI |
| Bit of seed or stone found in meal | TESTA |
| Criticism about goddess, mostly seen as an upstart | PARVENU |
| Earthy substance is better than greasy one | TOPSOIL |
| Flowers making Easter so special | tea roses |
| Foreign characters overthrowing country, wasting little time | ETAS |
| Gong unexciting, inadequate with echo | tam-tam |
| Good dog snatching length of cloth — one anxious to please | GROVELLER |
| In St Martin, going about, see one helping another | MINISTRANT |
| Instinctive behaviour something that Dr Jekyll acquired? | second nature |
| Legendary weapon no longer having quality, we hear | EXCALIBUR |
| Like an identifying word and number given to female learner | NOUNAL |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Men coming in wept, losing energy before a beastly fight | CORRIDA |
| Mostly old T-shirts not right for candidates being interviewed? | SHORTLIST |
| One has money, foolishly beginning to squander great riches | cash register |
| One taking stock of fine tune | goods train |
| Petitions between meetings being read out | intercessions |
| Rearrange restaurant furniture maybe to secure competitive advantage | turn the tables |
| Reluctant to declare — side lacking guts | AVERSE |
| Rising opera company has deserted Latin | CUBAN |
| Shelter protecting maiden, courageous explorer | HUMBOLDT |
| Stars in decay, about to be got rid of | ARIES |
| Unrobe us, after adjusting cloak | burnouse |
| Vehicle heading off with wine — one carrying holiday supplies? | RUCKSACK |
| What delegate did in place is recorded in legal document | DEPUTISED |
| Woman in physical game losing heart | RUBY |
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