The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 26978 March 6 2018
Published in The Times Cryptic Crossword. Tags: DRYDEN, IFFY, RECUR, USEFUL.
The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 26978
| Clues |
Answers |
| A couple of Poles taken in by purchase deal |
TRANSACTION |
| About ten monkeys playing with gas — from these? |
oxygen masks |
| Cake aims to get awards |
brownie points |
| Cheese fondue’s first for barman? |
BRIEF |
| Citizen’s food sent up with woman’s |
BURGHER |
| Court official, firm one belted by bishop? |
CORONER |
| Cover one name of course |
INSURE |
| Distributed vast incomes to defend right political ideology |
CONSERVATISM |
| Express anger about constant cavity |
VENTRICLE |
| Foreign articles extremely likely to be getting on |
ELDERLY |
| Ingredient of healthy meals? |
THYME |
| Jumper Mark has got hold of without assistance? |
polo-neck |
| Light was at the front |
LED |
| Long time taken up securing pit candidate |
NOMINEE |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Make box for holding tablet |
CREATE |
| Operated by pressure, plug still not coming up |
push-button |
| Part-time doctor and daughter keeping swine supplied with water |
HYDRATED |
| Plant takes a short while to camouflage brick container |
ASPHODEL |
| Spot one of three in Fiji |
DOT |
| Staff in courses on reflection settled matter |
SEDIMENT |
| Stubborn little chap drank bottles |
self-willed |
| Studies state on board English ship |
ESSAYS |
| This method briefly doing for a medic? |
modus operandi |
| Waste carrier avoids small vessel |
EWER |
| Wielding this could make you chesty |
SCYTHE |
| Wood popular in gym |
PINE |
| Works of obscure poetaster |
OPERETTAS |
| Wow! Is sauce included in awful local dish? |
cornish pasty |
The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 1041
| Clues |
Answers |
| Coward to cry in pain and alarm? Yes, initially |
yellow-belly |
| Did some gardening? Then have a party! |
HOEDOWN |
| Elevator not working, for start of mission? |
lift-off |
| English poet’s uninteresting study |
DRYDEN |
| Former lover of grasping lord, with a limp |
old flame |
| French philosopher’s arrest arranged |
SARTRE |
| Girl’s fabulous zeal overwhelming one |
ELIZA |
| Handy American fuel supply |
USEFUL |
| Hurried up, harshly told off, or simply told |
NARRATED |
| Minister of Sport disturbed about article |
PASTOR |
| One month, just, in London area |
MAYFAIR |
| One very loud Yankee becoming doubtful |
IFFY |
| Oscar greeting another Oscar in US state |
OHIO |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Part of core curriculum to come round again |
RECUR |
| Poles placed beneath male birds |
HENS |
| Put out from the far side? |
OFFEND |
| Reliable or false story: truth about West |
TRUSTWORTHY |
| Reluctant to keep home gleaming |
SHINY |
| Resident of Mull maybe is left with the Queen |
ISLANDER |
| Sole concern? |
fish farm |
| Something stirring like NY’s? |
SKYLINE |
| Songbook Hamlyn adapted |
HYMNAL |
| Spanish hero turning up in Icelandic league |
el cid |
| Sports ground that’s not viable on regular basis |
OVAL |
| Two Britons Down Under coming together for ball |
POMPOM |
| Work on the whole stressful: lass ultimately prepares to pray? |
KNEELS |