The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 1045 March 12 2018
Published in The Times Cryptic Crossword. Tags: New York, NYMPH, STIRRUP, TUESDAY.
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The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 1045
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| After victory English trader, we hear, goes here for drinks? | wine cellar |
| Beautiful woman in New York taking speed? | NYMPH |
| Building we found in shelter of hill | TOWER |
| Chesspiece that is used by new recruit | ROOKIE |
| Environmental refusal supported by film magazine | ECONOMIST |
| Fight playfully with Pole | SPAR |
| Fish pies seen around South Carolina | PISCES |
| In Perth an esteemed title, once | THANE |
| Inferior old strongholds, small inside | of sorts |
| Jack in Police Department is commended | PRAISED |
| More about origins of that good and generous loan | MORTGAGE |
| More dismal, stop working clutching back? Right | DREARIER |
| Nearly all Medical Officer’s time | MOST |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Noble opposed old king initially in secluded place | NOOK |
| Not knowing inn argot, confused | IGNORANT |
| Oonagh went for reform, avoiding alcohol | on the wagon |
| Pressure over spat in part of boat | PROW |
| Purr — it’s over rider’s equipment | STIRRUP |
| Saw ankle moving in ballet | swan lake |
| Sea duty arranged — twenty-four hours | TUESDAY |
| Shot girl receives known the world over | GLOBAL |
| Some trial, a month in siege site | ALAMO |
| Spoils hay at edges, likely to get wet | MARSHY |
| Strange, like one or three | ODD |
| Suitable physical training after first of August | APT |
| Where recluse lives — male in tradition passed down | HERMITAGE |