The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 27031 May 7 2018
Published in The Times Cryptic Crossword. Tags: APOSTLE, BUSHMASTER, DIVERS, IRKSOME, LASAGNE, LAYABOUT, SKID, SQUIFFY.
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The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 27031
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| American man crushing queen like a snake | BUSHMASTER |
| Chinese food that’s totally stupid? | dim sum |
| Entire amount, repellent | GROSS |
| Excellent advice corporation rejected | TIPTOP |
| Fast approaching northern English city | PRESTON |
| Fine no longer having clean teeth | FLOSS |
| Flag yours truly raised, with America retaining title | EMERITUS |
| Flexible parts to deliver, chattering away | BLITHERING |
| Fun unfortunately suffering for sure | UNFAILING |
| Green gunk, skimmed | LIME |
| Having had a few seconds, one brushed up on geometry in the end | SQUIFFY |
| Head of playwright missing, commit to the ground | INTER |
| Heart of stone, a shade open | OVERT |
| I issued new clasps good for mask | DISGUISE |
| Idiot with fanciful idea penning articles | FATHEAD |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Labouring we do in the beginning? | SPADEWORK |
| Large tomb, parent bagging a posh one | MAUSOLEUM |
| Lean man, legal official | TIPSTAFF |
| Male feeding horses in book | ROMANS |
| Material that’s checked poorly leaving Medway town | GINGHAM |
| Mink possibly, clothing slave? | fashion victim |
| Ne’er-do-well has to settle a fight | LAYABOUT |
| Rubbish plant used as dessert | RHUBARB |
| Several loons? | DIVERS |
| Silly Eccles thick, or a serious jerk? | electric shock |
| Slip, small, on child | SKID |
| Superman’s girl is about to drop Italian dish | LASAGNE |
| Trying exotic Eskimo rolls, initially | IRKSOME |
| Way to stuff a European champion | APOSTLE |
| Wind light — it’s a scorcher? | BLOWTORCH |