The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 1166 August 28 2018
Published in The Times Cryptic Crossword. Tags: AFRO, England, OBSOLESCENT, OCTUPLET, STOLEN, TANGIBLE, TORUS.
The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 1166 | |
Clues | Answers |
Arrest chemist that’s turned out to be source of dropped needles | christmas tree |
Cast a spell on the way in | ENTRANCE |
Dated old boy with exclusive perfume | OBSOLESCENT |
Don’t allow animal doctor round | VETO |
Flag hanging with knight for days | PENNANT |
Group arriving together in hotel put cost up | OCTUPLET |
Hairstyle for a revolutionary | AFRO |
I pinch coils made up for part of electronic circuit | silicon chip |
Irishman perhaps leads Church of England spiritualist meeting | SEANCE |
Light exercises taken in by sailor | TAPER |
Little success finding what ignited chip oil? | flash in the pan |
Nearly trapped in Malmo street | ALMOST |
Put back rubbish American doughnut | TORUS |
Question run badly arrives at wrong conclusion | non sequitur |
Real big name turned up in story | TANGIBLE |
Regular social occasion finished early | EVEN |
Resistance cutting charge for services no longer fixed | FREE |
Rich German loaf, left out, is pinched | STOLEN |
Strong influence of one politician on some legislation | IMPACT |
Travel with small fur, girl __ that can’t be wrong | gospel truth |
Where one might get a train for a queen? | VICTORIA |
Where young offenders went to drill endlessly, mostly looking tired? | BORSTAL |