The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 1157 August 15 2018
Published in The Times Cryptic Crossword. Tags: ARC, China, EMIRATE, PAVLOV, REMINISCENT, WARSAW, WIN, YELLOWHAMMER.
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The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 1157
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Badger has to eat tops of radishes and swedes | HARASS |
| Bar supporters from the football ground? | GOALPOSTS |
| Battles a western city | WARSAW |
| Call for Tom to cut grass around one area | MIAOW |
| Changing a reformed group of prisoners | chain gang |
| Chicken with batter — or a different bird | YELLOWHAMMER |
| Chopper with a cross on rotating handle | AXEMAN |
| Curvature observed in turning aircraft | ARC |
| Devil’s lair imprisoning little Maureen | DEMON |
| Drink half of just frozen water | JUICE |
| Free travel by horse without tail | RID |
| Leave the country, missing golf in Dubai? | EMIRATE |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Method of calculating the Great Wall of China, say? | long division |
| Nursery rhyme from storytelling show cut by a third: presenter unwell | jack and jill |
| One, then two marks added to spoken exam — that’s unethical! | IMMORAL |
| Re-attempt shifting diminutive bouncer | trampette |
| Russian scientist who regularly produced a dog’s dinner? | PAVLOV |
| Style of fancy red coat | art deco |
| Success with batting | WIN |
| Suggestive short skirts with modern clothing | REMINISCENT |
| Time church benches must be lifted and brushed | SWEPT |
| Useless Edmund ignoring odd characters | DUD |
| We initial forms to prepare for attack | lie in wait |
| Worked miracle to recover | RECLAIM |