The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 27271 February 11 2019
Published in The Times Cryptic Crossword. Tags: EDEN, GLASWEGIAN, READER, UNCLASP.
| The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 27271 | |
| Clues | Answers |
| A big blow when visitor rejects hallucinatory drug | GUST |
| A graduate with a research room in the Birmingham area? | ALABAMA |
| Amount of writing covering European leader’s ancestry | LINEAGE |
| An achievement, having units of poetry recited | FEAT |
| Authorise retired military engineers to lock up prisoner | EMPOWER |
| Case in which canon takes formal wear | LAWSUIT |
| Charge for carrying horse resting in shade | TONNAGE |
| Cultural traits unexpectedly shown by current clubs | ARTISTIC |
| Curios thus gathering round maestro? | VIRTUOSO |
| Dandy clutching large bomb | FLOP |
| Executive area in feeding-place finally in regular use | MANAGERIAL |
| Fantastic, one taking pledge __ an older relative! | great-uncle |
| Fine-tune first of devices used in a fair | ADJUST |
| He may have a hissy fit __ look! | GANDER |
| Instrument from east associated with this country | UKE |
| Intelligence steward deployed having worked in S African region | WITWATERSRAND |
| Italian fellow’s extremely cool sound reproduction | CLAUDIO |
| Large vessel initially unpopular with sailors | URN |
| Maintain right for union leader to perform | PERPETRATE |
| Malign ward supervisor entertaining at home | SINISTER |
| Mature persons a police officer has arrested in the last month | ADULTS |
| Mimic provided with Italian wine, possibly, before meal | APERITIF |
| Old man developed seaside land for social venue | palais de danse |
| Release a French set finally missing end of prep | UNCLASP |
| Scot left during talk with, say, another Scot? | GLASWEGIAN |
| Self-educator executed turn with American car | AUTODIDACT |
| Society role played by an austere old Greek | SPARTAN |
| Study used by English prime minister in the past | EDEN |
| Throw rest out, returning most important fisherman’s trap | lobster pot |
| University academic, a Times subscriber, perhaps? | READER |