The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 27020 April 24 2018
Published in The Times Cryptic Crossword. Tags: AUGUSTAN, GROUND, GRUMPY, PIETISTIC, SANBENITO, STEPSON, UNIVERSE, UNTIED.
The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 27020
| Clues |
Answers |
| Backslapping woman with little bottle |
JOVIAL |
| Bovine creature young kids raised |
STOT |
| Building material this person included in first catalogue |
LIMESTONE |
| Carrier having legal proceedings connected to diamonds, perhaps |
SUITCASE |
| Charming lass’s last gains |
WINNINGS |
| Clamouring for ropes in stormy ocean tracts |
roaring forties |
| Determining age of a metal key found by 007 beside vehicle |
carbon dating |
| Distribute notes on drama, turning out article for nothing |
DEPLOY |
| Early Christian confusing to a sinner |
NESTORIAN |
| Fish one consumed as main ingredient |
BASIS |
| Flyer exulted so vocally, welcoming young male castaway |
robinson crusoe |
| Greek character curiously cites it as over-godly |
PIETISTIC |
| Instinctive feelings exist between woman and son |
VIBES |
| Instrument identified by man in Church Army |
CELESTA |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Labour leader takes direction — the bare minimum! |
LEAST |
| Like Tyneside woman uncompromising about article? |
north-eastern |
| Like Virgil’s works, say, noble and detailed |
AUGUSTAN |
| Part of system protecting casual worker |
TEMP |
| Petulant medic imbibing spirit before close of party |
GRUMPY |
| Pulverised earth |
GROUND |
| Released at one, reversing it in the centre |
UNTIED |
| Shame about limits of grass in animal enclosure |
PIGSTY |
| Sphere of activity of one dipping into a French poem? |
UNIVERSE |
| Surgical procedure overcoming twitching of the eye |
OPTIC |
| Violently beat son in heretic’s garment |
SANBENITO |
| Walk round pub hosting end of international summit |
PINNACLE |
| Way informer turned up, trapping quiet family member |
STEPSON |
| Yorkshire fellow originally delivering drinks to crew |
DALESMAN |