The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 1147 August 1 2018
Published in The Times Cryptic Crossword. Tags: BONDAGE, BUNION, HOMEWARD, LYRICAL, MISSPEAK, RESIN, RIVER, SHACKLED.
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The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 1147
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| A boy, ten, helped out? That’s totally unacceptable | beyond the pale |
| A party in German’s capital can be embarrassing | ABASHING |
| Beautiful woman, one appearing after 60 minutes | HOURI |
| Brat wrecked bit of ski resort’s equipment | T-bar |
| Dispute about vessel used for church service? | WORSHIP |
| Drink tea sitting beside Maureen | MOCHA |
| Fail to find top of mountain: give false impression? | MISSPEAK |
| Female in ascendant movement up to now | so far |
| Fish dad cooked in white wine | HADDOCK |
| Flowering plants Doris arranged around church | ORCHIDS |
| Flowing water I have discovered in middle of burrow | RIVER |
| Formal account worker’s written about artists retrospectively | HANSARD |
| Going back to base, we do harm, becoming drunk | HOMEWARD |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Hug little son weighed down by worries | CARESS |
| I cry, all stirred up and emotional | LYRICAL |
| Just a travelling show | FAIR |
| Not on, having diamonds in the workplace? | OFFICE |
| Odd United Nations part of programme cut short | UNEVEN |
| Part to go round audibly | ROLE |
| Restricted in hut, needing source of light | SHACKLED |
| Rinse out something sticky | RESIN |
| Second-rate group of workers? That can be painful | BUNION |
| Spy facing time in servitude | BONDAGE |
| Sudden movement in bar — nothing spilt! | LUNGE |
| Twenty, about to be dismissed, becoming resentful | SORE |