The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 1115 June 18 2018
Published in The Times Cryptic Crossword. Tags: ABSOLVE, BERTH, HEALTHILY, LAB, RYE, SATIRE, TIGERISH.
The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 1115
| Clues |
Answers |
| A bishop has to work out a puzzle free from guilt |
ABSOLVE |
| A lass dancing — this? |
SALSA |
| Automaton, British in origin |
ROBOT |
| Cheese on toast a little undercooked? |
RAREBIT |
| Claim Greens disrupted output from dairy |
single cream |
| Container for plant around large garden area? |
PLOT |
| Giant wave — in it chap in front of us gets swept over |
TSUNAMI |
| Hollow ringing sound found with old drum |
BONGO |
| How we are told to eat the hay I’ll put out |
HEALTHILY |
| I dare dropping king’s flag |
IRIS |
| Ill-defined item, eg a rare uncertainty finally resolved |
grey area |
| Irish get upset and fierce-tempered |
TIGERISH |
| Left a key for scientists’ workroom |
LAB |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Outburst of anger that may become inflated? |
blow-up |
| Perhaps tennis player’s run up part of restaurant bill |
service charge |
| Said when one leaves in low spirits |
SAD |
| Sailor from Costa Rica |
TAR |
| Smallest area cuts half of that? |
LEAST |
| Some slumber therein |
BERTH |
| Support objection over lock |
BUTTRESS |
| Tie is no longer important and the opposite of cool |
dead heat |
| Took a seat with anger for humorous play |
SATIRE |
| Tries cutting material in run-through of play |
REHEARSAL |
| Turns round outside of our royal castle |
WINDSOR |
| Way to completely defeat English |
ROUTE |
| You once got attached to right sort of whisky |
RYE |