The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 1354 May 17 2019
Published in The Times Cryptic Crossword. Tags: Educating Rita, New York, Originally Vicky, SIEGE.
| The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 1354 | |
| Clues | Answers |
| Alcohol initially banned in skating area | RINK |
| Atmosphere Old Boy found in Northern Ireland’s capital city | NAIROBI |
| Cardinal slow on way back, everybody disheartened | WOLSEY |
| Chess player’s success welcomed by bridge partners | WHITE |
| Encirclement, say, if enemy gets energetic at outset | SIEGE |
| Erotic dancing outside church — rebound hard to predict? | RICOCHET |
| Film “Titanic” — argued new version is needed | Educating Rita |
| Flier’s usual nonsense? | PARROT |
| Foxtrot and tango as alternatives in soldiers’ place? | FORT |
| In from France, happy to embrace new country | ENGLAND |
| Irritable as vessel held in New York | narky |
| Like sheep or like cow (not British) | OVINE |
| Loudly announce point in cellar | CRYPT |
| One in boat dispute? I’m not sure | ROWER |
| Orchestral musician, popular, into red wine | CLARINET |
| Originally Vicky learned about perfume | LAVENDER |
| Our group by Irish river feature | WEIR |
| Peer over lavatory, close, to see senior minister | Lord Privy Seal |
| Present lady, without publicity, in kind manner | TENDERLY |
| Privateer recalling Capri as rocky in part | CORSAIR |
| River in the news oddly | TEES |
| Scoundrel in vogue given new start | ROGUE |
| Slogan from shaman tradition | MANTRA |
| Stable worker in extremely grazeable clearing in forest | GLADE |
| Style of rock music that could get you back on road? | GARAGE |
| Unrealistic upper-class head boy | UTOPIAN |