The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 27044 May 22 2018
Published in The Times Cryptic Crossword. Tags: BRADFORD, ENRAPT, FRANCHISEE, NABOTH, OPENS, PRESS, SCOFFER.
The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 27044
Clues |
Answers |
African yak, I see, finally extinct |
GABONESE |
Boisterously play piano coming to end of concert |
ROMP |
Briefly leaving the straight and narrow, girl finds joint |
ASTRAGAL |
Cheese pie dished up with corn, nothing more |
PECORINO |
Cockney’s own greeting |
AVE |
Coffee mugs filled with last of cointreau? Cheers! |
ROBUSTA |
Copper leads a training session with a Spanish team |
CUADRILLA |
Either way, it’s unacceptable |
not on |
Gets started? Writer might not, having this |
OPENS |
Handle dog well, but only intermittently |
LABEL |
I walk about on cold frozen area |
ICECAP |
Iron stuff in cupboard |
PRESS |
Italian family by the sea here in Cannes |
MEDICI |
Joyful leading lady’s part |
GLAD |
King Charles admitted wearing something regal |
CROWNED |
Less sober Greek character brought into line |
TIPSIER |
Clues |
Answers |
Mountain, terrible threat in early part of day |
MATTERHORN |
Musical artist and I perform song: scary! |
hair-raising |
My freedom’s under threat, for sure |
ill be bound |
One rejected university study, along with guy unsuited to academia? |
ineducable |
One who’ll eat and drink, briefly entertained by sister |
SCOFFER |
One with specific rights is stopping ambassador entering European country |
FRANCHISEE |
Overjoyed gun owners checked in record time |
ENRAPT |
Pastry confection that is soft on top |
PIE |
Publicity supporting Democrat backing British city |
BRADFORD |
Sweet, shortened version of French organ work after Rossini intro |
lemon drop |
Uniform Salvation Army made without padding |
SAME |
Vineyard owner on way back hurries at first to bar |
NABOTH |
What follows first of carriages on train? |
CONSEQUENCE |
Writer excising chapter one first of all |
ECO |
Writer’s article appearing in Standard, devoid of substance |
SAND |