| The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 27183 | |
| Clues | Answers |
| Article you once left incomplete | THE |
| Close friend frequently mislaying ring before journey | alter ego |
| Country with no popular resort | SPA |
| Detective frequently spotted in school canteen? | DICK |
| Drop in property rental is disappointing | letting down |
| Dry, short reference penned by politician | torrefy |
| Entreat her, nastily intimidating one | THREATENER |
| Escorted solicitor round old fair | took out |
| Fool suggesting somewhere to eat in Times Square? | NINNY |
| Front torn off, making alterations to decorative fabric | HANGING |
| Function of heads of state in Near East | SINE |
| Geezer extremely wary about fish smell | wide boy |
| Here we go __ breathing with difficulty, lacking energy | WHEE |
| Husband noticed gossip standing up in laundry | bagwash |
| Kid coming in to consider employment as story-teller | RACONTEUSE |
| Like colour of North African city, grey? Not right | ORANGEY |
| Mate excitedly clutches extremely useful trinket | AMULET |
| Maybe one moving round capital city gets the bird | BUDGERIGAR |
| Model Charley and Pat constructed | ARCHETYPAL |
| Notice of delivery agreement: I prematurely terminated one | CONTRACTION |
| One way to dispose of European dog | e-tail |
| Perky neighbour in a street in south coast town | bright as a button |
| Publish a book in anger | put about |
| Question master in quiz broadcast between Greek and Italian men | grand inquisitor |
| Singer not allowed to be heard in transmission of sorts | BASEBAND |
| Somewhere to eat in Times Square | MESS |
| Storm cone atop completely borderless city | TORONTO |
| What new school must first do to make progress | get ahead |
| Wife wants absolute guarantee | WARRANT |
| Yikes! No turning back for statesman | AMISS |
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