The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 27051 May 30 2018
Published in The Times Cryptic Crossword. Tags: CEDE, DA, ERSATZ, JURYMAN, OXFAM, SPHINXLIKE, UNTWINE, VATICAN.
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The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 27051
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Boy or girl one announcer holds up briefly | KIM |
| Britain’s ready for something to chew on | QUID |
| Champion oarsmen eclipsing a slightly larger crew? | FAVOUR |
| Chap appearing every so often in Kiev court | IVOR |
| Comprehensive reportedly encouraging sort of scholarship | Fulbright |
| Cream mostly containing syrup: there’s port here | BRUGES |
| Crook in outlet in centre scrubbed intention | u-bend |
| Enigmatic husband in extra large lace trousers | SPHINXLIKE |
| Fitting term’s test material around seminars at first | mot juste |
| Going off end of April, stopping work for the summer? | ADDLING |
| He sang especially for God | GANESH |
| In which DA gives consent | RUSSIAN |
| Interprets fresh comments on promotion campaign? | lip-reads |
| Musical devices featuring in hits by The Police | fuzzboxes |
| One would be respectful to this national anthem — or mean | stand for |
| One’s descent in a plane? | family tree |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Palace the holders, having overcome Ipswich originally | VATICAN |
| Panellist — one of twelve nailing track — a lover of pop? | JURYMAN |
| Part of boot for hiker? | UPPER |
| Relinquish saw erroneously picked up | CEDE |
| Separate strands of investigation commonly acquire point | UNTWINE |
| Sparkling set Americanism a Jordanian uses | canis major |
| Steer celebrity away from European charity | OXFAM |
| Substitute monarch posed with Zulu | ERSATZ |
| Tax done by the book? | OVERWORK |
| The trouble Chicago’s in | ILL |
| Very old date skins, hard leaves | IDES |
| Video maker misrepresented card votes | vodcaster |
| Washington-Brussels summit on peace to finish | use up |
| What French can put in report is entertaining on grand scale | banqueting |
| Wrong to disown a fine cabinet maker | SATINWOOD |