| The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 1220 | |
| Clues | Answers |
| Article acquired by remote ancestor | FATHER |
| Awful toothache swallowing most of cold drink | hot chocolate |
| Bay and hazel, perhaps, on either side of box tree | horse chestnut |
| Benefactor’s name inside entrance | DONOR |
| Bursar, more confident following adjustment of rate | TREASURER |
| Collector’s top bid for chest | COFFER |
| Continuous let near resort | ETERNAL |
| Creature in a stream grabbing frantic duck | ARMADILLO |
| Duck, left out for meal | TEA |
| Dug up material coming over | MINED |
| Fairy in novel (fantasy) | ELF |
| Finger broken after headcase forms group of extremists | lunatic fringe |
| First man heading off for weir? | DAM |
| Gem carved in relief arrived with ring | CAMEO |
| Gruesome Hardy monster | HYDRA |
| In favour of not running quickly | PRONTO |
| Material vital to many Londoners | NYLON |
| Prejudiced against fine amusement park | FUNFAIR |
| Primate in cloak, not cold | APE |
| Problem caused by too much reading, of course, in English school | EYESTRAIN |
| Screen restaurant close to home | GRILLE |
| Taken from album not intended for release? | off the record |
| Trust I placed in big hospital | FAITH |
| Variety of Argentine fruit | TANGERINE |
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