The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 1244 December 14 2018
Published in The Times Cryptic Crossword. Tags: END, Medallion Shield, PARISHES, St Malo.
| The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 1244 | |
| Clues | Answers |
| ABC a kid learned initially, awfully relaxed | laid-back |
| Account in Financial Times is the truth | FACT |
| Appreciating commercial, note piece of jewellery | ADMIRING |
| Artist seized by girl in combat | KARATE |
| Close finishes in the Medallion Shield | END |
| Closely follow The Three Blind Mice scandal? | TAILGATE |
| Cold, boy dressed | CLAD |
| Early 17th century banjo ace played | JACOBEAN |
| Girl having wager with husband | BETH |
| Lots of churchgoers: capital fellows! | PARISHES |
| Lunchtime snack to get on publicity platform | sandwich board |
| More to benefit after reforms: none too soon! | not before time |
| Negligent on subject of young girl? | REMISS |
| Neighbour having an objection | ABUT |
| Not far from St Malo resort | ALMOST |
| One hunted for somewhere to get stone | QUARRY |
| Posh car seen in commercial | MERC |
| Rare creature? Yes, you can say that again! | aye-aye |
| Some sent back Melchizedek, overenthusiastically summoned | EVOKED |
| Something in the Cherry Orchard: Turgenev, oddly | TREE |
| The law, strangely, that can make you rich | WEALTH |
| Tories with less than intelligent contract | CONDENSE |
| When do many set out for work? | MONDAY |