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 |