The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 1350 May 13 2019
Published in The Times Cryptic Crossword. Tags: LIP, Pay Greek, PLEAT, Remove Times.
| The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 1350 | |
| Clues | Answers |
| A blast __ methane, perhaps? | GAS |
| A drug ring supplying interplanetary travellers | asteroid belt |
| A middle section in dire tune | AIR |
| Awkward getting some sleep in it | INAPT |
| By the sound of it, taken to court for fraud | PSEUD |
| Cheek __ that’s by the mouth | LIP |
| Demon in Mephistopheles personified, originally | IMP |
| Drunk? That’s illegal | under the table |
| Execute that man bathed in a little sweat? | BEHEAD |
| First in hierarchy, number is top | HEIGHT |
| Fold petal another way | PLEAT |
| Group getting cold in tub | BATCH |
| Hit most of the spots | THRASH |
| Lass there, awfully cruel | HEARTLESS |
| One relative and one friend lacking spirit | INANIMATE |
| Pay Greek character heading for Belgium to follow truck | pick up the tab |
| Remove Times puzzle, finally | ERASE |
| Second letter in a large, complicated branch of mathematics | ALGEBRA |
| Smooth gelato melted | LEGATO |
| Stepping down, agreeing terms again? | RESIGNING |
| Strangest idea to rebuild West Sussex Town | east grinstead |
| Student, bit of a looker? | PUPIL |
| Substitute book | RESERVE |
| Upset or placate female ruler | CLEOPATRA |