| The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 27127 | |
| Clues | Answers |
| A funny brother, exceptional person who has “a whale of a time”? | HARPOONER |
| Avoid accepting points __ there’s obscurity here | MISTINESS |
| Bitty food melts away, isn’t to be eaten | DAINTIES |
| Boy clear and always poetic, becoming an imitator of Shakespeare? | SONNETEER |
| Cat not wanting piano as musical instrument | UKE |
| Course of a good person holding firm | ASCOT |
| Dog kept by wise person is better protected | SECURER |
| Encouraged to be purified with head obscured | URGED |
| Fish __ is one netted in that country? | TUNISIA |
| Follower of artistic style, pop, as it changed | DADAIST |
| Fusses about drink | SODA |
| Greek tyrant insidiously bad, one beginning to lash out | DIONYSIUS |
| Hard worker needing good support in the house? | GRAFTER |
| Hears confession of hers: is Rev ultimately devious? | shrives |
| Lexicographer’s beginning with novel headword | LEMMA |
| Male circle is broken with female finally out in priestly system | clericalism |
| Man maybe cut short in trick move | DISLODGE |
| Nasty odours __ that’s disgusting bread! | SOURDOUGH |
| National figure in America needing staff | STATESMAN |
| Optical device functioning gets one fooled | led on |
| Overworking, Carol catches what can be caught | STRAINING |
| Primate I listened to repeatedly | aye-aye |
| Rocks in circle, odd ones invisible | ICE |
| Scrutinise noise over a Roman way somewhere in Europe | SCANDINAVIA |
| See maiden being put off by head of faculty in school | ROEDEAN |
| Shop to take risk with minimal light? | BETRAY |
| Slippery customer in group that’s dancing | REELING |
| Study of chin is agreeable | CONGENIAL |
| The old man needs two assistants | PAPA |
| Trance is back, one knocking son out | REVERIE |
| Victor appears to be most important in call | VISIT |
| Yen after study to make dosh | READY |
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