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.
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 |