The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 27081 July 4 2018
Published in The Times Cryptic Crossword. Tags: AGUE, BUTTRESSED, INSECT, NONFICTION, REFRACTION, REGATTA, SALON.
The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 27081
| Clues |
Answers |
| Bony obstruction presents a challenge |
GAUNTLET |
| Churchill maybe smelt bad, heading off |
TANK |
| Distance at greens fluctuates |
ESTRANGE |
| Don’s devouring duck, giving first impressions |
PROOFS |
| Enter, as novice, golf puzzle, taking in 18 holes |
ground floor |
| First couple in capital have escaped fever |
AGUE |
| Flap of limited value wobbling round centre of mouth |
UVULA |
| Furious coalmen recalled trouble involving Henry’s black dog |
MELANCHOLIA |
| Get rollers here, some colossal ones |
SALON |
| Hang mirror, way up above |
DRAPE |
| High water that runs unevenly |
TARN |
| I spilt last of brandy thus? |
TIPSILY |
| Idea grabs new female in charge of biography, say |
NONFICTION |
| Initiates left foxhunting for one |
blood sport |
| Judge battle on river is deflecting waves |
REFRACTION |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Lots of shops charge for this bank card interest |
plastic bag |
| Minor star’s sore point |
BLISTER |
| Miss pursuing grand schooner perhaps |
GLASS |
| Outlaw some French and English in gallery |
DESPERADO |
| Panama, say, broadcast rubbish in retaliation |
tit for tat |
| Quiet as foreign article’s brought in |
SILENCE |
| Reinforced barrel, mostly with locks? |
BUTTRESSED |
| Removing piano, examine bug |
INSECT |
| Rowing here about good times among drivers |
REGATTA |
| Sea food left within range |
ALGA |
| Start to book party of happy diners? |
table of contents |
| Stop TV doctor beginning to amputate |
WHOA |
| Surrounded by charity collecting millions |
AMID |
| Without a break, treated measles with cunning |
SEAMLESSLY |