The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 1293 February 21 2019
Published in The Times Cryptic Crossword. Tags: AILMENT, EMU, GLADE, WELCOME.
| The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 1293 | |
| Clues | Answers |
| Big tree a jazzman originally identified in Washington | WELLINGTONIA |
| Brought from a distance? That’s unbelievable! | far-fetched |
| Composer upset about pistol case | HOLSTER |
| Control male ox | STEER |
| Dreary routine involving stags in autumn? | RUT |
| Fawn upon grown-up relative finally touring area | ADULATE |
| Flightless bird in Prague museum | EMU |
| Greeting the Spanish commended at first __ in women, mostly | WELCOME |
| Military tribunal heard top officer when speaking | court martial |
| Original, having first half of month on lake | NOVEL |
| Persian ruler’s quiet expression of satisfaction | SHAH |
| Resilient young male worker inspiring union leader | BUOYANT |
| Rodent initially caught on yellow plant, unfortunately | COYPU |
| Scavenge at great length, never finishing | FORAGE |
| Shrub in untidy garden surrounded by fresh hay | HYDRANGEA |
| Sick inmate nursing ultimately fatal illness | AILMENT |
| Slight breeze extremely rare in Somerset city | BREATH |
| Some strapping lad entering forest clearing | GLADE |
| Time to abandon hackneyed ceremony | RITE |
| Tiny worker marking time on watch, perhaps? | minute hand |
| Trembling, seeing second colony of bees by railway | SHIVERY |
| Woodworker’s writing instrument pinched by carrier | CARPENTER |