The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 1120 June 25 2018
Published in The Times Cryptic Crossword. Tags: AYR, DORMER, EQUAL, FUN, HAUNT, STRATAGEM, THEREIN.
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The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 1120
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| “Nothing right!” — one going on about instrument | ORGAN |
| After short time employer gets cat | MOUSER |
| Armies in peril worked out first things to be done | preliminaries |
| Behaviour of French less generous, by the sound of it | DEMEANOUR |
| Capitalist wearing garment with gold | INVESTOR |
| Chess opponents in a sort of photo | black-and-white |
| Clever folk in dirty places limiting damage | SMARTIES |
| Crazy, like a diving bird? | LOONY |
| Endless supply of money for amusement | FUN |
| Good walker, one taking risks | GAMBLER |
| Keep an eye on fool entering desolate area | MONITOR |
| Man dropped to ground with cry of pain | FELLOW |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Manoeuvre to find precious stone under geological layers | STRATAGEM |
| Mum is boss, not son | MATER |
| Neither can move in that place | THEREIN |
| Peer of incomparable quality | EQUAL |
| Performer embracing jolly types seen in window | DORMER |
| Pole needed by firm as tailor | MAST |
| Port making one weary, we hear | TYRE |
| Scottish town with little sunshine, first to last? | AYR |
| Search outside a favourite location? | HAUNT |
| Shop beginning to suffer with rent | STORE |
| Statement from firm with a thousand workers taking time | COMMENT |
| Tied up, making terrible grunts | STRUNG |