The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 27049 May 28 2018
Published in The Times Cryptic Crossword. Tags: AIRING, FREEWHEEL, GAMIN, GEL, INTRADOS, SLAPPER, TABLELAND.
The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 27049
Clues |
Answers |
Academic stumbled over words at the outset |
FELLOW |
Advertise cut of steak in Tweets regularly |
TRUMPET |
Artist briefly pens label for pictures |
MONTAGE |
Assume worker will swallow yellow linctus |
EXPECTORANT |
Bank introducing easy loans from the outset? Nonsense |
DOGGEREL |
Beach souvenir girl left, eaten by marine creature |
sea shell |
Beyond bend German river turns, skirting northern region that’s unknown? |
pastures new |
Boat that’s unwieldy however capsizes |
TUB |
Brave chap guarding borders of Thebes |
GUTSY |
Christian group having variable influence |
SAY |
Cook first portions of beef rib with alternative to lard? |
BROIL |
Definitely a period of nine months? |
YEA |
Displaying top-quality jewellery item |
AIRING |
Face punishment, omitting initial on census |
COUNTENANCE |
Finish series of festivities, principally |
round off |
Francophile presumably mentioned plant growth |
Gallnut |
Clues |
Answers |
Hardly our French friend |
not really |
Here’s what I think about former style of painting |
IMPASTO |
Large antelope chasing mammal over plateau |
TABLELAND |
Look carefully at what makes a typical Tory? |
CONTEMPLATE |
Met doctor on train |
ran into |
Not many are inclined to shelter on coast |
FREEWHEEL |
Portion of feta’s typically pleasing to the palate |
TASTY |
Promiscuous woman rebuffed by theatre luvvies? |
SLAPPER |
Provide drink before journey regularly |
SUPPLY |
Series of books kept by coppers showing future promise? |
POTENCE |
Street urchin playin’ for money |
GAMIN |
Trains do crash in part of arch |
INTRADOS |
Tussle fixing plug? Tool needed |
BRADAWL |
Unqualified, one abandons English course |
ENTREE |
Upper-class female in pin-up |
GEL |
Wincing a bit during lively dance |
FLINCHING |