The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 27125 August 24 2018
Published in The Times Cryptic Crossword. Tags: ANDROMEDA, INTIFADA, INVERNESS, MURMANSK, MWAH, UK, US.
| The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 27125 | |
| Clues | Answers |
| Antagonistic policeman bit criminal | INCOMPATIBLE |
| Ashen chief, one addicted to booze | CHALKY |
| Bad toothache inviting depression and drink | hot chocolate |
| Bury unevenly in a little grave | SOMBRE |
| Cheers Henry during defeats | THANKS |
| Current craze feeding anti bombing rebellion | INTIFADA |
| Date for races when fast start anticipated? | pancake day |
| Dog whacked, head dropping after a wallop | AIREDALE |
| Endearingly funny series of Tarzan? Yes | ZANY |
| Established religious community on site of monastery overlooking loch | CONVENTIONAL |
| Extraordinary results are rightfully examined __ but only ‘firsts’ | RARE |
| Following change of heart, mother finds God? | MAKER |
| It spreads non-European pedestrians around | dispersant |
| Long story about End of Empire | YEARN |
| Mark given after school __ zilch for numskull | SCHMO |
| Married wife and husband snatching a kiss, as announced | MWAH |
| Method of choice covering a specific period | OPERATION |
| Most of human body turning seriously ill with internal issues? | self-critical |
| Popular old writer stops for vacation in UK city | INVERNESS |
| Spirit rejected by chap getting extremely sick on port | MURMANSK |
| Stellar group along with US lawyer investing capital in Europe | ANDROMEDA |
| Successfully defeat, without having caught every branch | like a charm |
| Sugar level: attempt to conserve energy | FLATTERY |
| Understood old men fall apart | go to pieces |
| Water, perhaps, over by fish | OXIDE |
| Where change in production is the norm | royal mint |
| With due reference to speed | PACE |
| Woodlouse, perhaps, one by flower in turf | ISOPOD |