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 |