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.
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 |