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.
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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 |