The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 27016 April 19 2018
Published in The Times Cryptic Crossword. Tags: AKELA, BUSIER, GRIMY, HAYSTACK, MARSUPIUM, MAYBE, Paris, SMARTENED.
The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 27016
| Clues |
Answers |
| Artillery arriving by parachute, presumably causing a bit of a splash? |
RAINDROP |
| Be marked, cut by one German with sword |
SCIMITAR |
| Bottle after bottle? |
dutch courage |
| Caterer found bananas for lengthy sporting event |
tour de france |
| Company porters attending church merge in |
COALESCE |
| Contrary old soldier, mother’s mate from abroad |
AMIGO |
| Eastern spies with yoked clothing wasted |
EMACIATED |
| Genuine theft, real criminal |
HEARTFELT |
| Harsh year, marked by pollution |
GRIMY |
| Lakeland setting for youth leader |
AKELA |
| Loner’s curious since travelling north |
SADDO |
| Mineral is extracted from fluid epoxy resin |
PYROXENE |
| Mum going round university in Paris arranged a place for Joey |
MARSUPIUM |
| Nurse, close to despair in scoundrel’s grip, fled unclothed |
CRADLE |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Obliged to survey Englishmen on vacation |
BEHOLDEN |
| Pants son’s wearing split more than once |
GASPS |
| Penchant, eg. for arresting police inspectors |
PREDISPOSITION |
| Person applying pressure on branch to supply cheese |
LIMBURGER |
| Present playing cards for the individual |
on hand |
| Queen’s night attire simply the best? |
the cats pyjamas |
| Rick and Henry always succeeded on course |
HAYSTACK |
| Shock solution’s risky, Superman from time to time admitted |
hair spray |
| Small furry animal, extremely 7, spruced up |
SMARTENED |
| Soft fabric supplier from America completely revolutionised |
LLAMA |
| Springtime sound from insect, perhaps |
MAYBE |
| The author’s facade’s put on |
IMPOSE |
| Vehicle that is top of range is less available |
BUSIER |
| What artist does is attractive |
DRAWS |