The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 1247 December 19 2018
Published in The Times Cryptic Crossword. Tags: EXTENSION, Paris, PARTICULARLY, SHOUT.
| The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 1247 | |
| Clues | Answers |
| A king entering South Africa after old Japanese city | OSAKA |
| A refusal from Paris, soon | ANON |
| Change to grab at gets you talking | CONVERSATION |
| Cold metal, large traps | BITING |
| Consider Conservative, nothing to lose | TRY |
| Crowd beginning to build after short time | MOB |
| Don’t speak out, yell! | SHOUT |
| Extra farewell | BYE |
| Film director dropped in before one | FELLINI |
| Happy matter | CONTENT |
| Help-yourself food is hit | BUFFET |
| I’ve talent for circulating air | VENTILATE |
| Martin possibly confused Brian, the fool | BIRDBRAIN |
| Metal press | IRON |
| More extravagant lover | FANCIER |
| Players or cast, playing | ACTORS |
| Polynesian mother, or yours truly | MAORI |
| Prepared to study diligently, finally | READY |
| Present in meeting, if tired | GIFT |
| Proust novel that’s from Brussels? | SPROUT |
| Rear support | BACK |
| Relative newcomer and novice, initially | NAN |
| Sad after race, gradually deteriorate | run down |
| Sentimental feeling again lost at sea | NOSTALGIA |
| Stretching, stress now gone? | EXTENSION |
| Very typical, rural rambling | PARTICULARLY |