The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 27116 August 14 2018
Published in The Times Cryptic Crossword. Tags: ASLEEP, BARGE, BLINDFOLDS, IMPORTUNE, ORGY, Paris, RECHARGE, RUCHE.
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The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 27116
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| A fragment of quartz in cuprous metal | ZINC |
| Apprentice in tie wraps up masks for pupils | BLINDFOLDS |
| Attends, and is given marching orders | takes notice |
| Aware sloppy kiss could be a problem for listeners | EARWAX |
| Bachelor evicted from house in former Italian capital | LIRA |
| Belief system primarily dividing country in revolution | ISLAM |
| Broadcast turned down from start to finish | THROUGHOUT |
| Decoration that chap’s given after police force disbanded | RUCHE |
| Doctors drop charges | CASTRATES |
| Drinking when temperature drops abroad, excusing oneself | opting out |
| Embarrassed model reinstated | STRAITENED |
| European involved in rising fools German mug | STEIN |
| Firmly secured area where one shouldn’t be hit? | under ones belt |
| First couple of keys in low type stuck together | CAKED |
| Function cannot get put off | COTANGENT |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Gallons knocked back in horrific binge | ORGY |
| Give more power to troops before onslaught | RECHARGE |
| Highly effective agent disabled metallic bug | magic bullet |
| Individual landed on radio | ONE |
| Letters referring to late rent | RIP |
| Lighter force? | BARGE |
| Like raised skin lacking sensation | ASLEEP |
| Plague from substance one used in Paris | IMPORTUNE |
| Seeks garden footwear for lady | court shoe |
| Silent pictures covering classic conference venue | dumbarton oaks |
| Singular song and dance upset good mixer | SODA |
| Stop trading in neighbouring county | close down |
| Terminator takes control of Homo Sapiens | HEADSMAN |
| The first person blocking end-of-year payments steps down | decrements |
| What defendants do first, after start of proceedings | PLEAD |